Thanks. The insomnia is killing me right now. That’s one of the worst parts. I started talking to a therapist a year and a half ago thinking that might help, but so far it’s done nothing.
I have pretty bad imposter syndrome, which always makes it hard for me to look for jobs. A few years back my boss had me review a job posting for a job I had done in the past, excelled at, got promoted out of, set process for, hired people for, and built a whole training process for, and built tooling and automation to make the job easier…. Reading the job description, I wouldn’t have applied and would have felt it was beyond me, lol
I’m pretty well compensated and have some golden handcuffs, so I’m expecting a jump will lead to a significant pay cut. I had head hunters and former co-workers reach out in the past and the offers are always a big step down. I probably need to accept that’s going to happen in the name of actually having a life worth living, because right I don’t have much of a reason to wake up in the morning. My dad took a 50% pay cut to move jobs once when he was really unhappy. Maybe I should talk it over with him to get some perspective.
You don’t necessarily have to take a pay cut to take a new job. You won’t know until you try. You’re not obligated to accept jobs you’re offered, so you really have nothing to lose by looking. Start interviewing for a few positions you’re qualified for and a few that you think are out of your league. You can probably move up instead of down, if you can stuff the imposter syndrome down long enough to apply and interview. Good luck!
Thanks. The insomnia is killing me right now. That’s one of the worst parts. I started talking to a therapist a year and a half ago thinking that might help, but so far it’s done nothing.
I have pretty bad imposter syndrome, which always makes it hard for me to look for jobs. A few years back my boss had me review a job posting for a job I had done in the past, excelled at, got promoted out of, set process for, hired people for, and built a whole training process for, and built tooling and automation to make the job easier…. Reading the job description, I wouldn’t have applied and would have felt it was beyond me, lol
I’m pretty well compensated and have some golden handcuffs, so I’m expecting a jump will lead to a significant pay cut. I had head hunters and former co-workers reach out in the past and the offers are always a big step down. I probably need to accept that’s going to happen in the name of actually having a life worth living, because right I don’t have much of a reason to wake up in the morning. My dad took a 50% pay cut to move jobs once when he was really unhappy. Maybe I should talk it over with him to get some perspective.
You don’t necessarily have to take a pay cut to take a new job. You won’t know until you try. You’re not obligated to accept jobs you’re offered, so you really have nothing to lose by looking. Start interviewing for a few positions you’re qualified for and a few that you think are out of your league. You can probably move up instead of down, if you can stuff the imposter syndrome down long enough to apply and interview. Good luck!
I’ve tried a couple times in the past and looked around. Maybe not, but I think I need to be prepared for the possibly.