Job Change - The Agony of Transition (and it unhinges everyone in the loop)

 According to Joblist, one-fourth of the 20 million who changed jobs during the first five months of 2022 regret that, reports Bloomberg. The reasons ranged from the new situation not being what they expected to missing the social connections of the previous job.

That shouldn't be a surprise. The big nut to crack in changing jobs - and why there had been such foot-dragging to do that pre-COVID - is that it entails adjustment. Much can be different, including the simple thing of the parking place and the more complex reality of what kind of personality is in the next cubicle or office. Simultaneously those in close relationships with you have to adjust to your adjustment process. 

In giving intuitive readings what I have encountered over and over again is that the remorse about switching jobs is not recognizing that the transition could be soul-wrenching. Through tapping into intuition they then search for insight on how to navigate the newness and find the lessons to be learned. Adversity is the master teacher. One common lesson is this: Give time time. 

There is an exception to this phenomenon of job changer upheaval. If you read regularly Subreddit Big Law you will notice that often a change of job turns the dial on the contentment meter. The Big Law goes in-house or to government. The midsize goes Big Law. Small Law goes into residential real estate. 

That pattern has become so pervasive that fewer join a Big Law firm intending to stay. The new objective is hanging out there two to three years for the resume credential, then taking on another career path. 

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