For more than a year, ever since the recession started taking its massive toll on the job market, it has become clear that the jobs are much harder to find, and the ones that are available offer far less to employees than they once did. With a recently announced unemployment rate of over 10 percent, the news doesn’t sound like it’s going to get better anytime soon.
And for those in the “be happy you have a job” crowd, is that really the case? Web sites are littered with comments about companies that don’t have employee interests at heart. And once the jobs come back, historically the unemployed will not only have to compete with each other, but also the employed trying hard to get out.
The question then remains, why do you remain in your current state? If you’re unemployed and didn’t exactly like your last job in the first place, why would you want to go back to that?
Understandably, there’s a great deal of fear involved; the fear of not having a job, the fear of being out of the workforce too long. Most of all, it’s the fear of trying something new and the fear of failure.
It’s this situation that you find yourself in, when you feel you can’t stay and can’t leave, that is part of the same game you’ve probably been playing since you started working.
Now is the time to change your game.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll examine how you can take what you know, figure out what you don’t know, and put a plan together to get you out of your bad situation and on the road to a better life, because, in the end, that’s what we all want. Among the questions we’ll answer:
- Are you better off on your own?
- Is going back to school necessary?
- Should you manage or fly solo?
- Is your current work situation really that bad?
At the very least, you’ll learn a little more about yourself, and know that you are not alone in your struggles. We’ve all been there, and with a little guidance, these tough times, too, shall pass.
