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How to make your current job your dream job
Now fill in the ‘if only’. It could be ‘if only I could work a three-day week’, or ‘if only I could work from home a bit’, or ‘if only I didn't have to do all this paperwork’, or whatever it is that would make the job ideal. When most people get to this point, they start looking for a new employer. But before you resign (and start a new job that will have problems of its own), consider whether your current job could be improved. Here's how:
1. Draw up your dream plan. Forget reality for a moment. If your current job could be anything you wanted, what would it be? What would you do on a typical day? Write a detailed description, and think big.
2. List your next steps. Now that you know what you want, think about how you might make it happen. Let’s say you want to work from home two days a week and go to the office on the other three. Your first step would be to research teleworking and to find out what your company currently offers. Or perhaps you'd like to work part-time, but still keep the same pension and position? Your first move would be to find out the company's ‘official’ policy on this and then – if necessary - start looking around the office for exceptions. As you go down your wish list, keep notes on how you might make each thing happen.
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