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(Create your ideal job or career before you leave)
May 27, 2004
Copyright © 2004 by Bill Dueease
Job dissatisfaction has reached an all time high for
corporate employees. Most employees have felt the sting of downsizing,
out placement, and compensation cutbacks over the past two to five years.
Employees that remained through all of this were given additional duties
and responsibilities, (normally of those employees laid off by the company),
without additional compensation. The prevailing corporate attitude was
that employees should consider themselves lucky to have a paycheck.
Corporate employee improvement services, like training, counseling or
coaching were greatly reduced or even eliminated. Corporations no longer
had the money to invest in their employees, nor did they know which
employees to invest in.
Employees were almost considered a necessary burden. Benefit
packages have been reduced or dismantled. Many corporations have converted
employees to independent contract labor, to lower costs, commitments,
and benefit obligations. There has also been a well-publicized movement
towards outsourcing labor to countries like India with much lower labor
costs, as an attempt to shed or reduce this burden. Being an employee
under these circumstances has probably been less than enjoyable, and
has certainly not created any loyalty by employees to the corporations
who have treated them in this manner. Certainly, employees have discovered
that achieving job security by working for a corporation is just a myth.
But like most other economic trends the pendulum is now swinging
the other way. Corporations are beginning to grow and prosper. Corporations
are looking to hire more employees to accommodate this new demand. This
demand for additional employees presents an opportunity for existing
employees to escape the unfavorable conditions they had to endure during
recent years. I predict that there will be a very large exodus of employees
who will seek employment with other companies to take advantage of the
apparent grass is greener scenario. It appears that the migration has
already started. "Newsweek" reports in their article entitled
"Quitting Time" in their May 24, 2004 issue that Monster.com
reports “a 44% increase from a year earlier in resume postings,
and an increase of 13% of "confidential" postings (usually
made by people trying to hide job hunting from their bosses.)”
If you are considering joining the exodus, there are some things you
might want to consider, before you make a hasty exit, just because you
can.
Getting another job to escape the bad conditions and memories of your
present job will not be positive for you. You can only escape the problems
of your past employment by focusing on achieving a new positive career
situation. When you focus on past negativity, it follows you, wherever
you go. Sure the conditions might appear to be unbearable, but leaving
only because of the bad will make it more difficult to focus on the
improvements you want and need.
You have the right and obligation to take advantage of the opportunity
to improve your work status by seeking employment that will be a true
improvement for you. You will want to concentrate on creating a new
more positive career situation, rather than focusing on the bad things
that happened to you. When you concentrate on the positive aspects of
your new career that is what you will attain.
The next few years will offer you a host of opportunities to improve
your work situation, and you will want to make the right career choices
while the time is right. You will want to discover your priorities;
passions, talents and self imposed obstacles. This way you can determine
the right career situation that will fit you. As opposed to having to
adjust to fit the work situation as you have in the past. Once you are
clearly aware of what career best suits you, you will have a much easier
chance of attaining it.
You owe it to yourself and those who depend upon you to take the steps
to improve your career whenever you can, especially when doing so allows
you to improve your family and personal lives. Most likely the corporation
you are working for only considered fulfilling their needs. Your loyalty
to you and your family will undoubtedly outweigh any loyalty you might
have to your company. Grant yourself permission to pursue your career
improvements without guilt or hesitation.
Your current employer might be very receptive to you staying under the
new terms and conditions you present. There is a real good chance that
your current employer is also experiencing successful growth and prosperity.
If so, you now have considerable leverage to ask for and attain the
improvements you want. Why? First, you were part of the reason they
became successful. Second, they will be counting on you to achieve even
bigger future success. Third, your departure will have serious negative
consequences. It has been reported that the cost to replace an employee
ranges from $10,000 to over $75,000 per employee. You will create a
significant void in knowledge and continuity. They will have to train
your replacement, which will take time, effort, and money, not to mention
the break in productivity your departure creates. Your departure will
also make it somewhat more difficult to entice new employees.
Smart employers will want to make adjustments to retain the employees
that formed the core of the company during the bad times. Employers
who continue to disregard your personal needs and priorities do not
deserve you. By asking your present employers for the things you want,
assuming they are capable of providing them to you, will present an
excellent indicator of the intent of the company decision makers. Because
you will most likely be afforded other opportunities outside your present
employment, you will eventually have little to lose by asking.
If your present employer cannot, or will not meet your required conditions,
then search for those employment or income producing careers that will
meet your conditions. Be sure to communicate to other employers who
might meet your requirements what you want and why. But do not forget
that you have an obligation to produce the results in your new position
that will generate more profits to the company than their cost to compensate
you. By knowing the value and profits you will provide new employers,
you will be able to show them how meeting your requirements will be
a real good deal for them. In addition, since you have chosen the new
position to meet your personal passions, priorities and desires, you
will have a natural enthusiasm for the position that will be hard to
turn down.
Your career choices will have an extremely powerful affect on your life,
and you will want to make the next selections count the most for you.
Getting help from someone you trust, who has your best interest at heart,
who will be strong enough to tell you the truth and caring enough to
not impose their agenda or opinions on you, will be priceless. The two
of you can objectively search for, investigate, and evaluate career
options to meet your true priorities, passions and needs. You two can
develop plans to actually pursue your career choices and work together
to actually implement your plan to completion.
A career coach will fill all of these desired requirements
and more.
Finding and connecting with the right career coach for
you will create remarkable results in discovering and actually getting
the next work position that truly suits you. You want to find the career
coach whom you really like, and the two of you make an excellent equal
partner team to discover and transition to your ideal income position.
Employment times are improving, and you can maximize the short and long
term value of changing your work situation to meet your requirements,
if you do it right. It is a very important part of your life, and making
the most of these career opportunities will certainly be worth doing
right.
We welcome your opinions and comments.
Bill Dueease
Editor
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