| Everyone gets to a point in their lives where they feel | | | | contemplate leaving the one you are at. Five to ten |
| like they're in a rut. Especially with a slow economy, this | | | | years ago, you could have walked out the door |
| can be a more popular feeling than ever. People are | | | | without thinking twice and found another job within a |
| grasping at anything that they can to hold on to the | | | | matter of days. Today, that is not the case and you |
| jobs that they have, and since there is little room for | | | | need to understand how truly valuable your job is. |
| progression, they feel stuck in their position and unable | | | | Don't take it for granted, because some people don't |
| to move. Now is definitely not the best time to go job | | | | have a job at all. This is yet another reason why you |
| hunting or switch careers just because you want to. | | | | need to keep the job that you have, no matter how |
| With jobs being as scarce as they are, it is often best | | | | miserable it makes you, until you find another one. |
| to hang on to what you've got and take it for all that it | | | | You can guarantee that even when you're in a career |
| is worth. | | | | rut, you'll be less miserable working somewhere that |
| However, some people can't stand that feeling that | | | | you hate than being unemployed and not able to pay |
| they're stuck. They don't want to be in the rut that | | | | your bills. If you want to find a new job, that's |
| they are in, and are willing to go to any extreme to get | | | | absolutely fine. You just need to do so while working |
| out of it. If you're in this situation, you need to | | | | at the one that you have so that you don't lose |
| understand a few things. First, jobs are scarce. | | | | everything or end up working in a worse job because |
| Second, many people would kill to have your job, just | | | | you jumped the gun. Getting stuck in the rut of a day-in |
| for the sake of having a job. And finally, if you are | | | | and day-out job that you hate is never a fun |
| going to do anything, you need to be prepared for | | | | experience. However, given the current state of the |
| what's ahead. | | | | economy, you need to be very careful in planning your |
| Take the time to prepare a resume and search for | | | | career switch or change of jobs before you do |
| jobs around your area BEFORE you even | | | | anything drastic that will cost you dearly in the end. |