When You Are Miserable On The Job But Too Busy For A Job Search
When You Are Miserable On The Job But Too Busy For A Job Search
When You Are Miserable On The Job But Too Busy For A Job Search
By Caroline Ceniza-Levine
August 31, 2020
Summary
I once had a client in the legal industry who hated his job but was so busy at work that he had no time for his job search.
He was miserable on the job but too busy for a job search that would enable him to leave.
Changing your work schedule to carve enough time for your job search requires that you push boundaries both at work and with yourself.
If that's the case, keep a ready list of job search actions that can be taken in 15-minute sprints - e.g., three people you can reach out to, one company you can research.
Do not assume that a few minutes here or there is insufficient for your job search.
If your goal is to be in a new job, better to use your PTO for that job search over a vacation that may just stress you out, thinking about returning to your miserable job.
Another advantage of PTO to look for a new job is that there are some job search tasks that require a longer stretch of focus and uninterrupted time.
If you are in the interview stage, taking a full day off, even if you have just one or two interviews that day, helps you stay 100% focused on the prospect of a new job and not pulled back into the negativity of your current job.
If you really want to leave your job, you have to make the time to land a new job.
Do a good-enough job, and save the extra effort for your job search.
Reference
Ceniza-Levine, C. (2020, August 31). When You Are Miserable On The Job But Too Busy For A Job Search. Retrieved September 01, 2020, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecenizalevine/2020/08/31/when-you-are-miserable-on-the-job-but-too-busy-for-a-job-search/