In the days of our parents it was a lot less common than in our generation:changing jobs. Still, switching a job can bring you a lot. Just think of personal growth and development in another job. And perhaps a different salary and/or different working conditions. I myself changed jobs 5 years ago and this year I am changing again. It somehow feels very scary to leave your permanent contract behind. Especially with a family. But I believe in the motto:happy mom, happy family!
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First let's start with the reasons why you would like to change your job.
Maybe not the first thing that comes to mind, but when you get another job, your network grows. And a network is handy, you never know what you'll need it for. Someone with a large network is more likely to find another job quickly and therefore feels calmer and less anxious than someone with a small network.
Of course everyone has to smoke the chimney. But if you get the chance to perform a job where you experience more job satisfaction, this has a huge positive effect on your health, your mood and your energy. It is debilitating if you are in a work atmosphere where you don't feel comfortable or you don't feel seen. By choosing for yourself and your own happiness, you also build your self-esteem and take good care of yourself.
I myself changed jobs once; from teacher to counselor of students with special needs. And in January I will start another job. This is because school had to cut my hours more and more and I now also have to stand for 5 classes with teaching tasks in addition to my current job in order to keep getting my appointment. I notice that I no longer want this:the feeling of falling short towards the children, the parents and myself. That I start to dread things more and more and that I can cry about the stupidest things or just have that damn short fuse. Terrible.
I have discovered that I prefer writing, that it combines better with my family and that I do want to work with special needs students, but no longer with all kinds of groups next to it. In that sense it is a good lesson and experience for me.
When you get a new job, it's your chance to negotiate your salary right away. A higher wage will certainly work, especially if an employer wants to have you as an asset in his or her company. When negotiating, also consider days off, company car, training and the possibility of an interview for a permanent contract. Even if more pay is not the motivation, you can sit down for the negotiations at another job.
At every job there are people you meet who you like to see and with whom you feel comfortable. You may well make friends at your new job, but it's not appreciated everywhere. For example, at my first job she really didn't want friendships in the workplace. Something I do understand from the situation we were in as a team at the time. At my second employer, friendships were stimulated.
I notice that if you have friends in the workplace, you have to make sure that you don't talk about colleagues or your boss. But besides that, it can really provide more job satisfaction if you work in a team where you are with a friend or friend. And you are also more committed to the company or the boss, you have a common goal.
You always learn something new in a new job. About the system, life wisdom, the way of working at the company, the software and the approach to projects. Or the way they deal with difficult situations, for example. That alone is pure profit.
Your new job may give you more responsibilities. For example, that you go from employee to team manager. Because of the knowledge and experience you become more and more attractive to fulfill a role in higher positions.
At first I had a travel time of almost 50 minutes. This was partly because there was a lot of traffic jam at the junction I had to pass. By changing jobs, I now have a travel time of 30 minutes and in the future it will be 0. I will mainly be working from home. In my case, less travel time means:a quieter evening rush hour. In addition, I feel less stressed myself, I can pay more attention to putting my children to bed and I also have more evenings myself. For example to do some sports or other hobbies.
It can take up to a year before you feel a bit familiar in your new working environment, know all colleagues by name (well not if you work in a mega large international) and have mastered the customs in the workplace. If it turns out that the new job doesn't bring you what you thought or hoped, know that there is no man overboard. Maybe you can go back to your old employer or now is the time to follow a course. You can also create a different division of roles at home, become self-employed or temporarily do very practical work instead of doing a lot of thinking in a job in order to relax.
In any case, take the time to get used to another job. And didn't you get used to it? Then just keep looking!
