JOB HOPPING, IS IT WORTH?

[kiran2710]

Go through the following, It is really nice piece of an article I found, WORTH READING!


There are never better pastures - only other pastures!

Move from one job to another, but only for the right reasons

It's yet another day at office. As I logged on to the marketing and advertising sites for the

latest updates, as usual, I found the headlines dominated by 'who's moving from one

company to another after a short stint', and I wondered, why are so many people leaving

one job for another? Is it past now to work with just one company for a sufficiently


long period?

Whenever I ask this question to people who leave a company, the answers I get are: "Oh, I

am getting a 200% hike in salary"; "Well, I am jumping three levels in my designation"; "Well,

they are going to send me abroad in six months".

Then, I look around at all the people who are considered successful today and who have

reached the top - be it a media agency, an advertising agency or a company. I find that

most of these people are the ones who have stuck to the company, ground their heels

and worked their way to the top.

And, as I look around for people who changed their jobs constantly, I find they have

stagnated at some level, in obscurity! In this absolutely ruthless, dynamic and competitive

environment, there are still no short cuts to success or to making money. The only thing

that continues to pay, as earlier, is loyalty and hard work. Yes, it pays! Sometimes,

immediately, sometimes after a lot of time. But, it does pay. Does this mean that one

should stick to an organization and wait for that golden moment? Of course not. After a

long stint, there always comes a time for moving in most organizations, but it is important

to move for the right reasons, rather than superficial ones, like money, designation or an

overseas trip. Remember, no company recruits for charity.

More often than not, when you are offered an unseemly hike in salary or designation that is

disproportionate to what that company offers it current employees, there is always unseen

bait attached.

The result? You will, in the long-term, have reached exactly the same levels or maybe lower

levels than what you would have in your current company.

A lot of people leave an organization because they are "unhappy". What is this so-called-

unhappiness? I have been working for donkey's years and there has never been a day

when I am not unhappy about something in my work environment-boss, rude colleague,

fussy clients etc.

Unhappiness in a workplace, to a large extent, is transient. If you look hard enough, there is

always something to be unhappy about. But, more importantly, do I come to work to be

"happy" in the truest sense? If I think hard, the answer is "No". Happiness is something you

find with family, friends, may be a close circle of colleagues who have become friends.


What you come to work for is to earn, build a reputation, satisfy your ambitions, be

appreciated for your work ethics, face challenges and get the job done.


So, the next time you are tempted to move, ask yourself why are you moving and what

are you moving into?

Some questions are:

· Am I ready and capable of handling the new responsibility? If yes, what could be the

possible reasons my current company has not offered me the same responsibility?

· Who are the people who currently handle this responsibility in the current and new

company? Am I as good as the best among them?

· As the new job offer has a different profile, why have I not given the current company the

option to offer me this profile?

· Why is the new company offering me the job? Do they want me for my skills, or is there

an ulterior motive?


An honest answer to these will eventually decide where you go in your career- to the top

of the pile in the long term(at the cost of short-term blips) or to become another average

employee who gets lost with time in the

wilderness?



"DESERVE BEFORE YOU DESIRE"

[WISDOM]

FIrst deserve, then desire....loved.

very nice article. thx for bringing it.

[Spoorthi]

nice one.....

[vjsreevs]

nice post ... thnx for bringing it up here ....

Originally Posted by kiran2710

Go through the following, It is really nice piece of an article I found, WORTH READING!


There are never better pastures - only other pastures!

Move from one job to another, but only for the right reasons

It's yet another day at office. As I logged on to the marketing and advertising sites for the

latest updates, as usual, I found the headlines dominated by 'who's moving from one

company to another after a short stint', and I wondered, why are so many people leaving

one job for another? Is it past now to work with just one company for a sufficiently


long period?

Whenever I ask this question to people who leave a company, the answers I get are: "Oh, I

am getting a 200% hike in salary"; "Well, I am jumping three levels in my designation"; "Well,

they are going to send me abroad in six months".

Then, I look around at all the people who are considered successful today and who have

reached the top - be it a media agency, an advertising agency or a company. I find that

most of these people are the ones who have stuck to the company, ground their heels

and worked their way to the top.

And, as I look around for people who changed their jobs constantly, I find they have

stagnated at some level, in obscurity! In this absolutely ruthless, dynamic and competitive

environment, there are still no short cuts to success or to making money. The only thing

that continues to pay, as earlier, is loyalty and hard work. Yes, it pays! Sometimes,

immediately, sometimes after a lot of time. But, it does pay. Does this mean that one

should stick to an organization and wait for that golden moment? Of course not. After a

long stint, there always comes a time for moving in most organizations, but it is important

to move for the right reasons, rather than superficial ones, like money, designation or an

overseas trip. Remember, no company recruits for charity.

More often than not, when you are offered an unseemly hike in salary or designation that is

disproportionate to what that company offers it current employees, there is always unseen

bait attached.

The result? You will, in the long-term, have reached exactly the same levels or maybe lower

levels than what you would have in your current company.

A lot of people leave an organization because they are "unhappy". What is this so-called-

unhappiness? I have been working for donkey's years and there has never been a day

when I am not unhappy about something in my work environment-boss, rude colleague,

fussy clients etc.

Unhappiness in a workplace, to a large extent, is transient. If you look hard enough, there is

always something to be unhappy about. But, more importantly, do I come to work to be

"happy" in the truest sense? If I think hard, the answer is "No". Happiness is something you

find with family, friends, may be a close circle of colleagues who have become friends.


What you come to work for is to earn, build a reputation, satisfy your ambitions, be

appreciated for your work ethics, face challenges and get the job done.


So, the next time you are tempted to move, ask yourself why are you moving and what

are you moving into?

Some questions are:

· Am I ready and capable of handling the new responsibility? If yes, what could be the

possible reasons my current company has not offered me the same responsibility?

· Who are the people who currently handle this responsibility in the current and new

company? Am I as good as the best among them?

· As the new job offer has a different profile, why have I not given the current company the

option to offer me this profile?

· Why is the new company offering me the job? Do they want me for my skills, or is there

an ulterior motive?


An honest answer to these will eventually decide where you go in your career- to the top

of the pile in the long term(at the cost of short-term blips) or to become another average

employee who gets lost with time in the

wilderness?



"DESERVE BEFORE YOU DESIRE"