 Lack of opportunity to advance is regularly cited as the most common reason for leaving a job, but maybe what's really holding you back is yourself and your career envy. A recent workplace study found that nearly 80% of employees are actively disengaged at work, reporting little scope to grow, expand and advance. This level of dissatisfaction is fuelled by modern life, with its culture of constant comparison and that's where career envy comes in. In the modern culture of constant comparison and carefully curated content, it can easily seem like everyone else is living their best career, with their talents recognised and needs and ambitions met, while we languish unacknowledged and unappreciated. That sinking career feeling Career envy is real. It's that nagging feeling that everyone else is getting all the breaks while your own progression stalls. Seething at the friend or colleague who seems to hop off a call and straight onto a surfboard is career envy at its extreme, but it occurs at a lower level, too, feeding frustration and keeping our focus from where it should be. Jobbio x Metro: Unlocking your potential We are excited to announce a strategic partnership between Metro and Jobbio's Amply network. This partnership will transform the way job opportunities are shared, making it easier for job seekers to connect with their perfect positions. When all our energy goes into envying those we think don't deserve the praise or promotion, we have no energy left to chase those things we want ourselves. Further, because a natural reaction to experiencing envy is feeling bad about bad feelings, the shame can spiral into career self-sabotage. In other words, we feel stuck. In common with stress, envy is a negative energy according to how we manage it. Harnessed correctly, career envy can be a force for good, spurring us to focus on what we want and don't want, nudging us to make){kind=link}
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Lack of opportunity to advance is regularly cited as the most common reason for leaving a job, but maybe what’s really holding you back is yourself and your career envy.
A recent workplace study found that nearly 80% of employees are actively disengaged at work, reporting little scope to grow, expand and advance.
This level of dissatisfaction is fuelled by modern life, with its culture of constant comparison and that’s where career envy comes in.
In the modern culture of constant comparison and carefully curated content, it can easily seem like everyone else is living their best career, with their talents recognised and needs and ambitions met, while we languish unacknowledged and unappreciated.