Career-Hopping

Are you happy with your job?

I’m sure many of us who are already employed ask this question to others and to ourselves. It’s a fact that more than 50% of those who are working are not happy with their jobs.

Those who got their dream job on the first try are probably wondering why employed people pose this query on themselves. They would most likely even answer it for them with sarcasm, saying that they shouldn’t have applied for their current post in the first place. Well, all I could say to these people is this – easy for you to say!

I’m one of those who didn’t get the job that I wanted on the first try. I was desperate in landing any job that pays well because I don’t want to bother my parents anymore for my gas money. Not everybody gets what he wants. That’s a flat fact. It’s not surprising then that most of the people who are currently employed are not exactly happy or satisfied with their position.

I started out in an insurance company, entering as a clerk then later on as a policy salesman. The job pays well, but it wasn’t really fulfilling. You wouldn’t want to build a career in an insurance company unless you’re its owner. I don’t even know if my job helped people. I’m sure you’re aware of the joke about life insurance – a contract that keeps you poor all your life so that you can die rich :)

I love my current job. I get to help people locate their lost loved ones through people searches, or find out the truth about their spouses or would-be partners by going through divorce files and other vital records. It’s mostly paperwork for me, none of the Sherlock Holmes things that you might be imagining. But hey, it’s exciting and rewarding just the same.