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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think I have ended up regretting about half of my career decisions after three decades in the workforce. Sometimes companies or industries cratered and, in hindsight, I missed the warning signs. I definitely skipped on two jobs that would have taken me in a much better and more lucrative direction. And I've gotten lucky a couple times.
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I have definitely seen, from my experience and others, that  being without a job makes getting a new job about 10 times harder.[/b] When the job situation stinks, put on a smile, put in your daily work, check out when you get out the door. Put your prime energy and hours into finding your next job (don't relegate your search to the late hours before bedtime if you're like me). Forget the job boards and websites; you need to talk / meet with people and sell them on how you will contribute on day 1.

Good luck and hang in there. [/quote]

OP here.  Yes, I agree with that statement.  One of the reasons I didn't accept the offer I got a little while back is because I also think it's difficult to find a new job if you've only been in the current job for a few months.  My fear was that if the red flags I sensed were real and I ended up unhappy in that position, it would be harder to find something else.  In a sense, I'd be more stuck.

My thinking at the time was also that I have a lot of time in at my current job.  And I (mistakenly) assumed that that meant some stability/security.  (It's not private sector, but it's also not protected.)  It's really only recent developments that have caused me to fear that it doesn't matter how much time in I have.  There are undercurrents that are shaking up the whole operation in not so good ways, and I can't imagine the dust is going to settle any time soon.

I was afraid of going from something that wasn't satisfying to something that wasn't satisfying and had me even more "stuck."  What kind of has punched me in the gut is the feeling that I was mistaken in my belief that my current job is just kind of an unhappy situation.  I realize now that there are far worse things happening.  I still don't know the whole picture.  But I'm worried.

And I could kick myself because before I thought I was just comparing jobs on the basis of which would be more satisfying, better paying, more opportunity, better hours.  Now, I realize that it could be a comparison of which job is actually more secure.  And if I knew then what I know now, I would have, without reservation, taken the offer.

There is this secret hope that "maybe they'll call me back!"  or "maybe the person they hired when I turned it down won't work out," but that's right along with the "maybe I'll win the lottery!" hope.  None of it's likely to happen.

So I'm back to square one.  I'm feeling defeated.  [/quote]

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