That Bad Fit with Your Job Might Be a Necessary Short-term Career Investment - The Tarot Lets You Know If You Can Handle the Stress

 Money is real. So are those employer-provided benefits such as medical insurance. Also, some work situations provide a real shot at upward mobility.

The poster on Reddit Jobs got caught up in that need-cluster. He parachuted out of the work he loved - radio - to take a job at IBM. Now he is miserable and eventually will try to circle back to radio. Here is the thread.

That is a common "bad decision." But it's so understandable, especially in this era of inflation. 

What I do in my intutive career coaching is helping clients assess the tradeoffs from a variety of perspectives. Those include money, of course. But they involve necessary investments in a career path. The typical example are the new law school graduates who opt for 14-hour days in Big Law in order to nail that resume credential. In two years they know they will be able to have more choices in what kind of work situation they want. 

Those young lawyers, some of whom I have coached, are totally strategic. That has to be the mindset of all workers. More of my clients are willing to labor at bad-fit employment in order to save funds to finance a startup. During this era when so many workplaces are experienced as toxic, entrepreneurship has caught fire.

In making these decisions, it's imperative to know yourself. That self-awareness provides the data you need to determine  how far you can go in accommodating an organizational culture which is not for you. In April 2021, The New York Times saluted reading the Tarot as a tool for self-knowledge and introspection. That's one option for shaking loose all those career "oughts" in your head screaming at you what you must do. Choices about work are much more complex. 

Here is my guide for your DIY Tarot readings. 

However, if you are not up for learning that, I am here. Let's do one-card pulls of the Tarot cards. We will discover the sacrifices you can handle to make it big your career. A lousy fit might be the investment required for unleashing your potential.

Your just-right professional fit. You can bypass the usual pain points. You may need to change jobs, careers, or from being a worker to entrepreneurship. So many are at a crossroads. Complimentary consultation for coaching, job-search materials, and interviewing. The menu of services includes Tarot readings, both spreads and one-card pulls. Please contact janegenova374@gmail.com or text 203-468-8579.