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CAREER SATISFACTION

 

This profile is based on the habits of people who are in the right job and love their work.

 

Wouldn't it be good to have a job that you loved so much you'd do it for nothing, but which you did so well you'd be paid handsomely? Find that job and both the Buddha and Confucius said you don't have to do another day's work in your life.

 

Give yourself a score out of ten, appropriate for your performance on each of  the ten questions below. A good score is a high score. A poor score is a low score.

         

1.

Closeness to your ideal job

How close are you to doing the job you'd really love to be doing?

Wouldn't it be good to have a job you love doing so much that you'd do it for nothing, but which you did so well you'd be paid handsomely?

Score '10' if you're there. Score '0' if you don't yet know what you really want to do.

I'm miles away

I'm there

     
 

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Are you in the right job for now?

No

Sure am
     
 

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How stressful do you find your work?

Is work giving you life or sucking life out of you?

Sucking

Giving
 
 

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Career options

Are you focused on your career options or leaving them to chance? If you're at an age where it doesn't matter, score 7 if it doesn't matter.

Unfocused

Focused

 
 

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Feedback and appraisal

Do you get good feedback from your manager?

No

Yes

 

 

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Financial reward

Do you get an appropriate financial reward for the work you do?

No

Yes

 
 

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Appreciation

Do you feel that you and your work are valued and appreciated?

No

Yes

   

 

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Caring organisation

Do you work for an organisation that cares about people, including yourself?

No

Yes

 
 

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Relationship with work colleagues

Do you enjoy the company of your work colleagues?

No

Yes
 
 

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Morale

What's morale like in your workgroup?

Dreadful

Great
 
 

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YOUR RESULTS

If you scored more than 70 there is a good chance that you're in the right job for now. You're probably doing what you want to do and the level of support is at least satisfactory.

 

If you scored less than 70 there is the wisp of a suggestion that you're not in the right job.

 

If you scored less than 60 there is a high likelihood that you're not in the right job.

 

This is not always the case. There are some people who have good internal drivers who couldn't care less what other people thought of their work and who don't need constant pats on the head and bags of lollies. However, they're few and far between.

 

If you scored less than 40 you're definitely not in the right job. It's probably sucking all vitality out of you.

 

If you're not in the right job, put your thinking cap on. Go to somewhere like www.tickle.com and do some IQ and personality tests. Go to your employee assistance program. Talk to your manager. Set yourself a deadline to move somewhere else where you can be richly fulfilled by your career.

 

If you can find a job that suits your personality and your intelligence strengths and/or something about which you're passionate, you will, as the Buddha said, not have to do another day's work in your life. Confucius is reported to have said the same thing. If you want to know more about what Confucius said Google 'Confucius say'.