是否在心中没有工作计划的情况下就去上班?你是否付出了努力却没有收到回报?你的老板是否经常给你拆台,并且在同事面前让你难堪?
如果你对以上一个或者全部问题的回答都是肯定的,那么现在或许是做出改变的时候了。
以下10个信号或许标志着你是时候离开现在的岗位抑或是所在公司、开始一段新征程了。
1. 迷恋社交网络而非工作
Facebook、LinkedIn和Twitter等社交网站是不是比准备PowerPoint幻灯片占用了你更多的工作时间?如果你的公司不允许登录这些网站,或许你就会把精力用在寻找代理网站,以登录到被公司屏蔽掉的网站上。
或者,你干脆就是害怕上班,盼望着一天赶快结束?
如 果一个星期当中有好几天都是这样,那么你可能真的需要休假了。“但是,如果你超过一个月都在Facebook上玩Farmville农场模拟游戏,那么没 错,你在停滞不前,而且需要换个工作了,”孟买一家管理咨询公司Shilpusti Consultants的首席执行长布尔维•塞丝(Purvi Sheth)说。
2. 轻车熟路、缺乏新鲜感
如果你的工作变成了例行公事或者变得单调乏味,以至于你不用 怎么动脑筋就能完成大部分工作,那么这份工作还有什么意思呢?重要的是,你在这个职位上学不到太多东西,也没有办法获得提高,所以你无法长时间地保持工作 的动力。“事业不是一潭死水,而是源头活水,它必须从一个地方流到另一个地方,”位于德里的招聘公司Edge Executive Search Pvt. Ltd.的主管东尼•库利亚科塞(Dony Kuriakose)说。“如果你不在前进,你就是在原地踏步。”
切记,如果你变得过于自满,而且开始把工作看作是理所当然的事,那么你的老板就会很快发现这一点,你在公司的地位也有危险之虞了。
3. 挑战性不足
这 和上一个讯号有关联。但是,如果你觉得公司没有给你适当的表现机会,或者职位的挑战性不够,你可能会变得非常沮丧。“主动跟(你的)老板谈谈……要求承担 更多的责任,”企业咨询与和审计公司Protiviti Consulting Pvt. Ltd的董事总经理潘卡吉•阿罗拉(Pankaj Arora)说。如果这么做不起作用的话,那么就在公司内外寻找其他的挑战吧。
4. 未能实现职业目标
虽然你希望成为一名团队领导或者业务负责人,但是你的老板却把你在不同的部门之间调来调去,而不曾真正地提拔你。“如果你觉得你的老板未能帮你实现职业目标,那么就是时候换个工作了,”塞丝说。
5. 无法胜任工作
你因为第一份工作干得不错,随后便受到了层层提拔。但是现在的职位让你难以胜任。这种情况通常被称为“彼得原理”(Peter Principle)。 该原理称,在一个等级制度中,员工会趋向于上升到他所不能胜任的地位。
要么你需要抓紧学习新技能改造自己,保住现在的工作,要么就应该换一个更适合你的职位。
6. 不能顺应变化
如 今的公司经营灵活多变,经常会改变工作程序或经营模式来应对物流和成本的压力。如果你囿于自己的行事方式而不能顺应变化,那么你可能就要掉队了。或者,你 的理念或行为准则并不认同公司的变化。“你在一个地方工作必定出于某些原因,而且那里也有激发你热情的某些东西,”库利亚科塞说。“如果这些核心的东西都 发生了变化,你突然发现你在为一个你根本不会加入的公司工作,”那么可能就到了重新考虑的时候了。
7. 关注办公室政治超过工作技能
每个公司都有自己的办公室政治,对公司的重大变化以及权势人物做到心中有数是明智之举。但是如果公司的人际关系已经复杂到让你无法工作的程度,那就有问题了。不要让办公室政治变得比工作技能还要重要。
8. 经常被忽视
你 的中学和大学同学比你更成功吗?或者,你的公司会提拔比你经验少、成就小的人吗?想想为什么会发生这样的事。如果他们工作更加努力,也比你更加聪明,那么 就要考虑学习一下妨碍你获得下个职位的任何技能。但是如果你的公司忽视了你,那么就可能是时候去一个让你能够获得更多认可的地方了。
9. 不想得到老板的职位?
我 们通常会羡慕老板,不光是因为他们薪水高,还因为他们承担的责任和拥有的权威。但是如果你不希望在将来的某个时候坐上你老板的位置,那么就应该四下环顾, 重新考虑你的职业规划了。你不可能永远都呆在现在的位置上。不是每个人都一定要成为成功人士,但是能够走上一条让你获得晋升和满足的职业道路还是不错的。
10. 仇视你的老板?
没 错,我们每个人都会时不时地对我们的老板有些敌意。这是正常的。如果你恨他/她,那就着手应对。但是如果你的人际关系因此而饱受困扰,那么你就有困难了。 “你必须能和各种各样的人一起工作,”库利亚科塞说。然而,如果老板总是给你拆台而且会在同事面前让你难堪,那么就可能会对你的信心和今后的发展造成伤 害。是时候反省一下自己,或许是到了离开的时候了。
Do you get into the office without a plan of action for the day? Are you not being rewarded for your efforts? Does your boss often pull you down and embarrass you in front of colleagues?
If any or all of these ring true, it might be time to shake things up.
Here are 10 signs that could indicate that it's time for you to move on - either from your current job function or from your organization - to other adventures.
1. Social networking but not working
Are Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter taking up more of your working day than preparing that PowerPoint presentation? If your company doesn't allow access to these sites, perhaps your energies are focused on finding proxy sites which allow you to access sites that have been blocked by your company.
Or, do you simply dread coming to office and wait for the day to end quickly?
If this happens some days a week, then maybe you simply need a holiday. 'But if one spends more than a month populating Farmville on Facebook, then yes, it's stagnation and you need to move on,' says Purvi Sheth, chief executive officer of Mumbai management consulting firm Shilpusti Consultants.
2. Been there, done that
If your job has become so routine or monotonous that you can do most of it without thinking much, what are you doing in it? Essentially, you are not learning much or growing in that role, so you won't be able to stay motivated for long. 'Careers are not ponds, they are streams; they have got to be going somewhere from somewhere,' says Dony Kuriakose, director of Delhi-based recruitment firm Edge Executive Search Pvt. Ltd. 'If you're not moving, you're dead in the water.'
Remember that if you have become too complacent and start taking the company for granted, your employer will soon recognize that, putting your role in jeopardy.
3. Not challenged enough
This is related to the point above. But if you feel that your organization is not giving you the right exposure or a challenging enough position, you could end up becoming very frustrated. 'Take the initiative of engaging with (your) employer and ask for more responsibilities,' says Pankaj Arora, managing director of Protiviti Consulting Pvt. Ltd, a business consulting and audit firm. If that doesn't work, look for challenges elsewhere within or outside your organization.
4. Unmet goals
You want to become a team leader or a business head but your employer is moving you around into different departments without really promoting you. 'It is time for you to move on when you feel your career objectives are not being met or fulfilled by your employer,' says Ms. Sheth.
5. Too big for your shoes
You were good at your first job, so you were promoted to the next level and the next level and so on. But now you have reached a position which is too much for you to handle. This is popularly referred to as the Peter Principle which states that in a hierarchy, employees rise to a level of their incompetence.
Either you need to re-skill and reinvent yourself pretty quickly to survive in that role or you need to move into another position which is a better fit for you.
6. Closed to change
Today's organizations are nimble on their feet and are often changing their processes or businesses to meet delivery and cost pressures. If you can't handle that change because you are too set in your ways, you could end up getting left behind. Or, maybe you don't agree with your organization's changes at a philosophical or an ethical level. 'There are certain reasons why you work at a place and there are certain things that enthuse you,' says Mr. Kuriakose. 'If those core issues change and you suddenly find that you're working for a place that you wouldn't have joined' it might be time to rethink.
7. Politics over mechanics
Every organization has politics and it's smart to keep on top of major changes as well as the movers and shakers of your organization. But if your professional relationships at work have become so entangled and complicated that they are keeping you from your work, that's a problem. Don't let politics become more important to you than the mechanics of your job.
8. You've been overlooked - again
Are your batch mates from school and college more successful than you are? Or is your company promoting people with less experience and fewer achievements above you? Figure out why that is happening. If they're working harder and are smarter than you, then consider adding to whatever skills are keeping you from that next job. But if your company is overlooking you, then it might be time to go where you get more recognition.
9. Don't want your boss's job?
We typically envy our bosses not only for their higher salaries but also for the responsibility and authority they command. But if you don't aspire to be in your boss's position at some time in the future, then it's time to look around and reconsider your career plans. You can't stay in your current position forever. Not everyone has to be the top dog, but a career path that promises advancement and satisfaction is a good road to be on.
10. Evil thoughts about your boss?
Ok, so all of us have some evil thoughts about our bosses every now and then. That's normal. If you hate him or her as a person, deal with it. But if your professional relationship is troubled, then you have a problem. 'You have to work with all kinds of people,' says Mr. Kuriakose. However, a boss who is always pulling you down, and maybe embarrassing you in front of colleagues, could be harmful for your morale and progress. Time for some introspection and perhaps an exit strategy.