Everyone knows someone like this. They are the person who has a degree and a masters, but choses to work on the check-out at Tesco or as a telephonist in a call centre. And they will balk at any opportunity to become a supervisor or team leader.
The reason I'm writing this blog post about them, not to them, because I don't expect job-plodders to read a career coach blog!
I see these people as close to being lost causes because they're not happy in their job decisions. They see all jobs above the one they've got as potential stressful and too much hard work.
The fact that they have qualifications means they have an intelligent mind, so I'm not talking about the people who can't cope with a different (a harder or more challenging) job; they just can't see the positives that come with a different job.
These people are actually the ones who need my services the most.
They need someone to help them decide what they want out of a job and then direct them in the right direction to get one.
I'd love to help everyone in this situation discover the job that's right for them - because it would be so fulfilling for both of us. Unfortunately, and frustratingly, these people don't want my help.
