In this discussion, Tessa West, a psychology professor and author of "Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You," explores the emotional dynamics of job satisfaction. She compares our relationship with work to romantic partnerships, highlighting five common signs of job dissatisfaction. Tessa emphasizes the importance of self-reflection, networking, and understanding your fit within a role. She also delves into the impact of AI on careers and offers practical strategies to navigate overwhelming situations in the workplace.
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Explore Before Quitting
Explore new career identities before quitting your current job.
Network and have informational interviews to understand the realities of different careers.
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Moonlight to Test the Waters
Try moonlighting in your desired field to gain practical experience.
This helps determine if the new career truly suits your personality and preferences.
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Diversify Your Network
Network with diverse individuals in your field of interest.
Avoid relying solely on contacts within the same organization to gain broader insights.
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In 'Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You', Dr. Tessa West helps readers understand the deeper psychological reasons behind their job dissatisfaction. Through her research, which includes interviews with thousands of people who have recently switched jobs or undergone career changes, she identifies five common sources of career frustration: identity crisis, drifting-apart, torn between places, runner up, and underappreciated star. The book provides a working week audit to help readers identify their unique psychological stressors and offers insights on networking and hiring to help them find a career that aligns with their needs and aspirations.
You have a relationship with family, with friends, with a romantic partner. You may not have thought about it this way, but you also have a relationship with your job — a quite serious one, in fact; after all, you spend a third of your life working.
Just like the relationship you have with your significant other, there are ups and downs with your relationship with your job. It can start out with exciting honeymoon feelings, but along the way, you can end up drifting apart from your job, lose interest in it, or not feel appreciated. And there can come a time when you start wondering if you and your job should part ways.
Here to help you figure out if you should break up with your job is Tessa West, a professor of psychology and the author of Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You. Tessa interviewed thousands of people who have recently switched jobs or undergone career changes and found that there are five forms that job dissatisfaction typically takes. Today on the show, Tessa shares those five job dissatisfaction profiles, and how to know when you need to try to move into a new role within your company, or move on altogether and even change careers.
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