5 Ways of Knowing If Your Job Is For Keeps

You look forward to going to work. Starting your day with a smile is sometimes an effort for people whose jobs have sucked the life out of them. If you find yourself raring to go to work and to get going with the current project you are working on, it is a great sign that you enjoy your job. A happy worker is a productive worker. If this job makes you want to bring your breakfast to work, not for the reason that you do not have the luxury of time to eat it at the breakfast table but because you are excited to get on with your job, then hold on to this job; it fulfills your need for self-actualization.

You have a happy bank account. One of the basic requirements of survival these days is to be able to afford our very basic needs. If you barely break even with what you currently earn, then that is somehow considered as a job not worth keeping. But if you get to afford you basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter, pay the bills, and get to have a whole lot of extras for savings, you are definitely working in the right place. Being able to afford life's necessities is already a hallmark of a good job, but having something extra to save as well means that your compensation package is really a generous one that you should really hold on to your job.

You work hard for career opportunities that seem to be within your reach. Attainable goals make you want to work harder for it because you know and see that it is possible to achieve. Employees seek career progression because mainly, they do not want to be stuck in the same position for the rest of their lives. Advancement in their career is one of the things that motivate workers to perform exemplary. So if you are feeling the buzz and excitement to keep moving forward because your goals seem to always be at arm’s reach, your job is definitely for keeps.

You are rarely stressed. Stress is our body's reaction to pressure and other negative stimuli. It is detrimental to our well-being and it keeps us from performing to our utmost potential. If your job gives you stress, it won't be long until your body gives in to the tiresome condition of being stressed. However, if you rarely feel pressure at work and are able to be in control at all times, this job is an amazing job – keep it.

You get to enjoy your personal life. Some people get so muddled up in their work life that they cannot find the distinction between their work life and their personal life. If you still find the time to be at your kid's play or his little league game, take your wife out to dinner regularly, spare some time to play golf and exercise to stay fit, it shows that you are able to do the things that keep you happy and that your job does not deprive you of these things.

While everyone might have a different priority when it comes to happiness, these are merely guides to determine that you are on the right career path. It is different for everybody but surely if you experience being two or three or all of these things, then that job is a keeper.