Career Advice - Incorrigible Job Hopper

Reason People Switch Jobs In The Midst of Their Careers

By
Relationship Advice Expert April Masini

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Q: Dear April Masini,

I'm worried for my best friend because she never seems to be able to hold down a job. She's had four jobs in three years and is looking to switch careers again. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? What causes someone to keep changing jobs April?

Sincerely,

Ms. Worry Worry

A:

Dear Ms. Worry Worry,

There is one main reason that people make changes in their careers: fear. Fear of success and fear of failure. While it’s true that people don’t like being dumped on, insulted and not getting along with co-workers and bosses, it’s not their dislike of the situation that motivates them to change careers — it’s their fear that the bad treatment will never end.

When someone feels unchallenged, it’s not their discomfort at not being challenged that motivates them to change careers. It’s a fear of becoming stagnant or a fear of never getting the attention that they want as a rising star in their field, that motivates them to change careers.

Changing a career is not a simple thing to do. Changing careers is different from changing behavior — it’s changing a group of behaviors, and employing discipline and higher, complex reasoning — in order to implement a successful change.

None of this is to be confused with people who have addiction personalities whereby they have trouble staying at peace and are constantly or regularly stirring up drama which may include not holding a job because they become serial job-jumpers or career changers. These are not usually successful people.

 

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