changing jobs

Avoiding grass-is-always-greener syndrome

Posted August 8, 2007 - 02:31 by Philip Brewer

Career and Income

Greener grass
For a worker down in the cube farm, it's easy to see the dysfunction of your own company, and to imagine that almost anyplace else would be better. I don't have any data to back this up except my own personal experience, but I've worked at enough companies and seen enough others up close that I'm willing to go out on a limb here: All companies are dysfunctional. The thing is, they're all dysfunctional in different ways. This means that it's possible to pick an employer whose dysfunctions are ones that will bug you less. The key is to understand what it is that's really bugging you, and then to check for those particular dysfunctions at the new company.

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How to inspire corporate confidence

Posted August 7, 2007 - 13:25 by Julie Rains

Career Building

cubicles

A recruiter friend once told me that working at one employer for more than 15 years was a red flag to his client companies. At best, the long-standing employee is seen as unwilling to make a move; at worst, a loyal employee is seen as unable to make a move. From your senior manager's perspective, there are two kinds of people. 1) those who pursue, embrace, and thrive on change and 2) those who avoid and resist change.

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