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Agei sonl yanumber–t heexper tgui deonhow t o over comecar eerf earandf i ndgenui nehappi ness -Januar yi st hemostpopul armont ht ochangecar eer -Ol derpr of essi onal sar emor ef ear f ult hanmi l l enni al s -Busi nesspsychol ogi stPennySt r ut t onsaysi t ' snevert ool at et omakeachange
Pennybel i evest hati ti snevert ool at et ochanget hi ngs,butt hatt her el ent l essness ofwor kcanmakei tappeart hatway .Heradvi cef orol derpr of essi onal si st ost ep awayf r om t her atr acet or ef l ectonwhatt heyt r ul ywant :
Newr esear chf r om Thi nkFor war dConsul t i nghasr eveal edt hat75% ofpeopl ei n t heUKar eunhappywi t hi nt hei rr ol e.I nasur veyofal most1500wor ker s,t hef i ndi ngswer er ef l ect i veofal ar gel yunsat i sf i edwor kf or ce.Thi sunhappi nessappear st o bedownt ot hr eekeyi ssues:passi on,r ecogni t i onandenvi r onment .
“ Anybi gl i f echanger equi r est i meandspace.I fyouf eelr est l essandt r appedwi t hi n yourcar eer ,Iwoul dadvi seyout akeabr eakandr est or et hewor k/ l i f ebal ancet hat wear eof t endepr i vedof .Ourr et r eatcent r epr ovi desani dyl l i cbackdr opf oryout o wor khar dwi t hspeci al i st st hatcanr econnectyouwi t hyourst r engt hs,i nt er est sand pur pose,openi ngupdoor st onewj obr ol esandi mpr ovedl i f eandwel l bei ng.We wantyout or et ur nhomewi t hadef i nedout come,r eadyt omaket hecar eerchange youdesper at el ywant ” .
Onl y19% ofr espondent ssai dt hatt heywer edoi ngt hei rdr eam j ob.Ast agger i ng 83% sai dt hatt heywer enotr ecogni sedf ordoi ngagoodj ob,andonl y18% ofr espondent swer eal l owedt owor kf l exi bl y .Thesef act or sal lconspi r et ocr eat eal ar gel yunsat i sf i edwor kf or ce.Themal ai segr i ppi ngt heUKwor kf or cedoesn’ tdi scr i mi nat e wheni tcomest oage,butt het endencyt ost ayi nanunhappysi t uat i ondoes. LastyearaDel oi t t esur veyof10, 455mi l l enni al s( pr of essi onal sundert heageof35) uncover edsomet el l i ngt r ends–43% ofmi l l enni al spl ant ol eavet hei rcur r entj obs wi t hi nt woyear sandonl y28% pl ant ost aybeyondf i veyear s.Thi sshor t t er mi sm i s i ndi cat i veofami l l enni alf ear l essnesst hatel udest heol dergener at i on.Mi l l enni al s ar enotasaf r ai dt oactupont hei rdi ssat i sf act i on.Theybel i evet heyhaveopt i ons wi t haconvi ct i ont hatol derpr of essi onal sdon’ t . TheThi nkFor war dConsul t i ngr esear chr eveal edt hatoveraquar t er( 26%)ofr espondent sf eelst ucki nt hei rr ol e.Thi si spar t i cul ar l yper t i nentt opr of essi onal sbet weent heageof3544,amongstwhom 28% f eelst uck.26% ofpr of essi onal sover t heageof55bel i evei t ’ st ool at et ochanget hi ngs,compar edt o12% of 1824year ol ds.Busi nesspsychol ogi stPennySt r ut t onsayst hecar eerf eart hat comeswi t hagecanbeover come: “ I t ’ scommont hatpeopl ebecomemor ef ear f ulwi t hage:chi l dr en,mor t gagesand ot herobl i gat i onscombi net ocr eat eani l l usi ont hati t ’ st ool at et ochangecar eer .But t hi si sj ustani l l usi on–peopl eal wayshavet hepowert ochanget hi ngs,t heyj ust needal i t t l er emi nderoft hatandsomehel pal ongt heway” .
ForPennyt hi sonedeci si oncoul dbel i f echangi ng.I nhervi ewt hef eel i ngofbei ng st ucki sl i nkedt ot heconf i nementoft hewor kenvi r onmentandanol dbel i eft hatyou haveaj obf orl i f e.Ther el at i vef ear l essnesst hatmi l l enni al senj oyi spossi bl ef ort he ol derpr of essi onal .I t ’ snotanexcl usi vepr i vi l ege. ForPenny ,t hekeyi sst eppi ngaway: “ Myhopei st hatol derpr of essi onal sdevel opt hesameat t i t udeasmi l l enni al st ot hei r car eer .I ’ dadvi set hem t hatagemeansl i t t l e–oneofourai msi st oal t ert hatmi ndset ,andt oshowt heol derpr of essi onalt hatt hei rpot ent i ali sl i mi t l ess.Ul t i mat el y ,we spendal otofourl i vesi nwor k,andweal ldeser vet of eelhappyi nt hatenvi r onment ” . Rel easef r om Ki nCommuni cat i ons
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