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I don't have career goals
It's annual review/self evaluation time and I'm at the final section: Development and Career Planning.
As I stare at the blank spaces for short term career objective and long term career objective, I realize that I don't have any. I spent a year looking for a job, then I spent a year in this job focusing on doing it 100% to the best of my abilities and surviving my first year of being a mom of 2 and the changes that came with losing 2 very important people in our lives this year.
I've whined about it before, but really this year was just about surviving.
I love my job and the company I work for, but I haven't thought about my career goals.
Do you find it hard to define your career goals and put them down on paper?
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Re: I don't have career goals
All of this. My priorities have definitely shifted over the years, and I always feel stuck with those types of questions. I have no advice at all, but just know that you're not alone!
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
Same here.
I like my job, and find it interesting, but I have no goal at this point to move beyond my current position. I like being a lawyer, and the next progression in my agency is to be a supervisor, and I have no desire to move away from legal work and manage people. Maybe someday, but no time in the near future.
I always try to answer those questions with something like "improve my skills in this area___, learn more about ___, etc."
Ditto this entirely. Just change "lawyer" to "architect" and "legal work" to "design work".
And I totally know what you mean, Amy. 2011-early 2012 was just about survival for me, too. Now that we have finally adjusted to life without FIL and T is finally sleeping well and I'm settled at my job....it feels like we've finally found our new normal. Hopefully it sticks around a while...
(I spent 3 days staring at my self-evaluation form before I filled it out.)
Wouldn't that be nice? I think you are more motivated than I am. I feel pretty much the way Amanda does. I put in the time for my master's degree but really, I've known for a long time that my joy and satisfaction in life would not come from my job. And I like my job, most days.
this, exactly.
I too am in the work to live camp. I am always surprised when I get good reviews, because I don't really care all that much about what I do. Although the development section is probably the easiest part for me - I don't really look at it from a long term perspective, but use it to ask to work on things that I want to work on, training that I'd like to take, etc.
This is so me! Working is a means to an end. Thus far my job has offered me the ability to bring home some bacon without taking me away from my kids too much, but I don't have any goals I'm passionate about beyond keeping things the way they are! Self evaluating is such a waste of time!
This! Thank GOD I am not the only one who feels this way.
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i agree with this. In my case, my boss pushes us to explore other areas of our company ( if we want to stay and grow with it, that is). So, I've shadowed other areas and will put that in my review to show that I'm looking to advance myself (whether or not I really am at the time).
As you said, it's ok to just get by bc of work/life balance. As women, we have a lot more to juggle then men and we have to choose our priorities. Good luck - I'm so glad ours had to be done by Christmad!
My three sons!