Many people only think of the monetary value of our jobs when we lose our job.
Instead of reacting to a job loss start thinking what your career is worth to you outside the monetary pay cheque? We spend many hours at work, do you enjoy it? Is it giving your personal satisfaction? Are you meeting financial obligations for the present and tomorrow? Are you being challenge enough? Is your educational or professional development courses helping you doing your job better? Is your current position leading to career growth? Is your career moving forward or do your feel stuck?
Is your work a job or a career? In the labour market today, people are changing jobs to meet their individual motivation and taking control of their career progression. People are not willing to stay in a job they do not enjoy or be there until they retire. Research has indicated that many people will change careers 5 times in their lifetime of working. As well Millennials have showed employers that if the position is not meeting their personal satisfaction, they will change jobs every 2 or 3 years to gain more experience, to advance their careers or do something totally different. This morning I spoke to an individual who described his job search as being in job purgatory as he was applying for jobs just to pay the bills and many employers were telling him he was overqualified. So one of his challenges is to find jobs that match his education levels that will be interesting for him for a period of time.
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