Comments on: Five situations when you shouldn’t change careers http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:06:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Geoff http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-143522 Geoff Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:22:19 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-143522 What was the interesting thing? Oh! That. Yeah. I should have guessed. This post is good, but not good enough. What was the interesting thing? Oh! That. Yeah. I should have guessed. This post is good, but not good enough.

]]> By: Knowing When to Quit Your Job - Identifying the Point of No Return : Slow Down Fast Today! http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-106557 Knowing When to Quit Your Job - Identifying the Point of No Return : Slow Down Fast Today! Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:59:56 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-106557 [...] But Penelope Trunk cautions that there are Five situations when you shouldn’t change careers [...] […] But Penelope Trunk cautions that there are Five situations when you shouldn’t change careers […]

]]> By: Corporate Engagement http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-91855 Corporate Engagement Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:34:56 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-91855 <strong>Leaving your job is not always the answer...</strong> Five situations when you shouldn’t change careers » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk.... Leaving your job is not always the answer…

Five situations when you shouldn’t change careers » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk….

]]> By: Peter http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-90506 Peter Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:56:39 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-90506 Are you having a laugh?? there are times when all those reasons for staying are good ones for going. Are you having a laugh?? there are times when all those reasons for staying are good ones for going.

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]]> By: Know when not to change careers « Lawyer’s Right Hand http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-81109 Know when not to change careers « Lawyer’s Right Hand Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:50:24 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-81109 [...] May 8th, 2007 at 12:18 am (Careerism, Work/Life Balance) Fed up with lawyer egos, boring baymates, and work that probably isn’t contributing anything positive to society? Considering a career change? If so, this recent post by Penelope Trunk, a/k/a the Brazen Careerist on five situations when you shouldn’t change careers. is a must-read for coming back around to reality. The situation that meant the most to me: You want more meaning in life. A job does not give life meaning. And anyway, people have been searching for the meaning of life forever. It’s a highly disputed topic, and probably too charged an issue to lay on your career. [...] […] May 8th, 2007 at 12:18 am (Careerism, Work/Life Balance) Fed up with lawyer egos, boring baymates, and work that probably isn’t contributing anything positive to society? Considering a career change? If so, this recent post by Penelope Trunk, a/k/a the Brazen Careerist on five situations when you shouldn’t change careers. is a must-read for coming back around to reality. The situation that meant the most to me: You want more meaning in life. A job does not give life meaning. And anyway, people have been searching for the meaning of life forever. It’s a highly disputed topic, and probably too charged an issue to lay on your career. […]

]]> By: Working on Career Change http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-77009 Working on Career Change Sun, 27 May 2007 03:32:36 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-77009 I would agree with the first 3 and disagree with the last 2. I doubt John Wood, author of Leaving Microsoft to Change the World and founder of Room to Read, ever regrets his decision to change careers in favor of a career and life mission that had more meaning. Secondly, if you dislike your job and wish you were doing something different, you will probably be unhappy. Meditation may make you less unhappy, but I disagree that it can make you truly happy. It's hard for people to find the courage to change their careers. And there are certainly careers that provide more or less satisfaction in terms of the impact on other people's lives. In your other post on this topic, you state, "Work does not need to give your life a grand purpose in order to be a good experience." That's true. You don't HAVE to find a job that you believe has some lasting impact on society. But if someone DOES want a more meaningful career, then that is a very valid reason to consider a career change. I met someone who left a job as a used car salesman to enter the clergy. His wife said he was very glad to have made the change. Good thing he didn't read this column. I would agree with the first 3 and disagree with the last 2. I doubt John Wood, author of Leaving Microsoft to Change the World and founder of Room to Read, ever regrets his decision to change careers in favor of a career and life mission that had more meaning.

Secondly, if you dislike your job and wish you were doing something different, you will probably be unhappy. Meditation may make you less unhappy, but I disagree that it can make you truly happy.

It’s hard for people to find the courage to change their careers. And there are certainly careers that provide more or less satisfaction in terms of the impact on other people’s lives.

In your other post on this topic, you state, “Work does not need to give your life a grand purpose in order to be a good experience.” That’s true. You don’t HAVE to find a job that you believe has some lasting impact on society. But if someone DOES want a more meaningful career, then that is a very valid reason to consider a career change. I met someone who left a job as a used car salesman to enter the clergy. His wife said he was very glad to have made the change. Good thing he didn’t read this column.

]]> By: Career Development for Scientists » Blog Archive » When NOT to make a change http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-76824 Career Development for Scientists » Blog Archive » When NOT to make a change Sat, 26 May 2007 17:13:23 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-76824 [...] Penelope Trunk has a couple of recent articles on this topic, Five Situations When You Shouldn’t Change Careers and Five situations when you shouldn’t go to graduate school . [...] […] Penelope Trunk has a couple of recent articles on this topic, Five Situations When You Shouldn’t Change Careers and Five situations when you shouldn’t go to graduate school . […]

]]> By: JustForKicks http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-75397 JustForKicks Wed, 23 May 2007 10:22:08 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-75397 A job is nothing but a vehicle for your dreams and ambitions. If you feel that your current job is not the right vehicle that will help you realize your dreams, then it is time to hop off and look for alternatives. A job is nothing but a vehicle for your dreams and ambitions. If you feel that your current job is not the right vehicle that will help you realize your dreams, then it is time to hop off and look for alternatives.

]]> By: Roger http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-74157 Roger Sun, 20 May 2007 20:46:48 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/05/07/five-reasons-not-to-change-careers/#comment-74157 Interesting column, as usual. I have to take a bit of an issue with #4 though. Many people have a job / career to fund the "real" stuff they want to do. In that situation you are on the money - no pun intended. However, many people chose a job / career because they LIKE it and want to spend their time doing something they consider important. In such cases their career DOES bring meaning to their life in a very real way. What they sometimes find is that the job or career is not what they expected or what they were "sold." That's a good time to re-examine and consider a change. Interesting column, as usual. I have to take a bit of an issue with #4 though. Many people have a job / career to fund the “real” stuff they
want to do. In that situation you are on the money - no pun intended.
However, many people chose a job / career because they LIKE it and want to spend their time doing something they consider important. In such cases
their career DOES bring meaning to their life in a very real way. What they sometimes find is that the job or career is not what they expected or what they were “sold.” That’s a good time to re-examine and consider a change.

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