The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states that 4.2 years is the median amount of time the average American worker remains at a job. People with a career development plan will chose the right time to switch jobs.
Career or Job The first thing you need to ask is whether you are in a ‘career’ or ‘job.’ It doesn’t matter what you are doing in hospitality jobs. Maybe you are a waitress. The question is, are you a hospitality industry career professional working towards a restaurant manager, or general manager’s job? Or are you job hopping? How you view your current job directly shapes your future. The first thing you need to do is determine whether you are on a career path, or are a serial job hunter. If you are the second, then the best advice is to stay as long as you can at your current job, and leave it on the best terms possible. If you are in a hospitality career then you need to ask yourself a few questions. 1. Do you know what a hotel or restaurant manager does? Not the day to day stuff. You need to learn what the manager does when everyone else has gone home. You can learn this by contacting a hospitality recruiter. I have talked to several of the restaurant recruiter and the main problem is that it is hard to find a qualified management candidate. Most people who want to move from staffing to management only understand the parts of the manager’s job that they see every day. They don’t see the most valuable tasks that are done in an office, or after hours. It is these tasks that are the manager’s real job. 2. You have lost your passion. You don’t like going to work. There is no right answer here. If you don’t like your job then it can be difficult to do a good job. Your lack of interest will be noticeable. But, if you leave restaurant jobs just because you don’t like your boss or team members then you will soon be seen as a job hopper, and emotionally immature. It doesn’t matter whether you are right. Your resume won’t show that your leaving was justified. What it will show is that you are not leadership material no matter how much experience or education you have. 3. You don't fit in with the corporate culture. You don't believe in the company. This is another version of the above problem. It is hard to give 100% to a company that you do not believe in. Job hopping while you look for the perfect company to work for can destroy your chances of reaching a manager’s position. Professionals do the best they can where they are work. They don’t bring their personal feelings to work. We all have our own priorities. We all have strengths and weaknesses. No one is perfect. The best career development device is to learn how to leave your personal life at home. On the reverse, leave your job at work. Learning how to leave your work stress at work is the best way to improve your family relationships. It will also protect your health, stress levels, and wellness.
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