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From: NPR

Unhappy at Work? How to Plan Your Next Move

To find a job you actually enjoy, figure out what’s making you unhappy and move forward from there, says Tessa West, author of the new book Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You. West offers practical exercises to help assess your strongest skill sets, your stressors and what you need next from your career.

SEGARRA: I wonder if you’ve ever had a moment like this. You’re brushing your teeth or driving your car or riding the subway, getting ready for work, and you think, what am I doing? I hate this job. Is this what I signed up for?

TESSA WEST: It’s a little like looking over at your spouse in bed and thinking, who are you? You aren’t the person I married. You aren’t the person I became committed to at some point in time.

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