Brent Mitchell
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I was talking with a co-worker today about how often people leave a long time job to go where the, “grass is greener” -- only to find out they don’t like the new job as much. Sometimes, they even learn that they are not really the best fit for the company and end up without a job. <continued>

 When one does a good job at a company for a long time, one builds up a reputation and increases their value to the company.  On the other hand, the new company (where the grass is greener) doesn’t necessarily appreciate that reputation and you don’t have the same value to them.

Could it be that a sound motto to live by is: “If you can’t have the job you love, love the job you’re with!”  Maybe, maybe not.

The flip side of this includes mottos like: “You need to follow that dream!” and “You’ll never know unless you try!”

These are tough decisions to wrestle with and there are many variables to consider. For example, one could ask themselves, “how important is my income stream?” and “What are the risks involved?”

We live in a free market society and are inundated with hundreds of choices all around us.  Is it too much choice?

Barry Schwartz has studied the paradox of choice and found that people who don’t have a choice are actually happier with what they have then those who do have a choice. Check it out:  The Paradox of Choice

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