These days, there’s lots of talk about the crisis of meaning spawned by the pandemic and the reckoning with toxic workplaces that have many leaving companies in droves. Indeed, recent research suggests more than half of all Americans are considering a job change because they feel their employers don’t care about their concerns, and they want flexibility to become a permanent part of their work lives. Some have felt a sudden burst of clarity about what they do — and don’t — want next for their career.
The Upside of Feeling Uncertain About Your Career
Recent research suggests more than half of all Americans are considering a job change because they feel their employers don’t care about their concerns, and they want flexibility to become a permanent part of their work lives. Living in between career chapters can feel maddening. Given the choice, we’d all prefer to have clarity instead of facing the fog of not knowing. But for many, finding clarity is an iterative, sometimes necessarily messy process. Grasping for false precision to quell your angst will likely lead to greater discomfort later when you realize you jumped from the proverbial frying pan into the fire. Unburden yourself from the false obligation to know something that might not be knowable now. Shaping the next chapter of your career deserves all the time, care, and attention you can give it. The authors present five ways to take advantage of not knowing what’s next.