It feels like changing my hair could be the start of changing jobs
I ask whether I should change the length in front of the salon mirror, then bring up changing jobs too. I think there’s something to check before the hairstyle.
Scenes
- It feels like changing my hair could be the start of changing jobs — I ask whether I should change the length in front of the salon mirror, then bring up changing jobs too. But even as the scissors move, the difficult moments at work remain.
- I thought a new look would help me sort out my feelings — After cutting my hair, I feel like a different person, but thinking of my morning alarm makes me feel stuck again. The person I want to become and my work have gotten tangled together.
- I said I was thinking of changing jobs, but I still don’t know where I’d go — When the stylist asked if I had an interview coming up, I gave a vague answer. Even after I got home, I pictured escaping my current company before I pictured a new one.
- Why you want to leave and what you need next are different — “I want to get out of here” is your reason for leaving. “What will I need next?” is a condition to look for in your next job. You need to separate the two to narrow down where to apply.
- Tonight, try writing just two lines — On the back of the receipt, write down one scene at your current job you never want to see again and one condition your next job absolutely needs to have. They don’t have to match.
- The answer about changing jobs takes shape outside the mirror — What changed at the salon was your appearance; what you need to check when changing jobs is the work itself. I start by looking at where the two come apart.
Stories by Baekho
- Baekho
- I open the handover file before bed.
- At a red light, I think of what I’m good at in my work.
- The day before an important meeting, I swallow my words again.
- It feels like I’m giving up my career.
- When a request comes up in the group chat, I reply first.
- Every morning, it feels like I have to leave my career behind.
- Even while folding laundry, I find myself going over the reasons for the team’s decision.
- I answered for them again on my way home.