Why leaving a job that’s perfect on paper can be a success, not a failure
Author of ‘Pivot’ talks about making a change at the prime of your career
Jenny Blake spent five years working at Google, the best place to work in the US.
So why ever leave?
Inspired by her own experience of making periodic career changes when everything seemed to be going well enough, Blake penned “Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One.”
The former Googler and current career coach spoke to Farnoosh Torabi on Torabi’s podcast So Money to dive into the truths and challenges surrounding career transitions.
One point she made was that too many of us have a mistaken mentality around career transition. We see leaving a great job or a promising career path as a sign we’ve made a mistake, that we’ve failed.
In fact, we’ve probably made a smart career move. The successful people Blake terms “high net growth” individuals, who are looking for meaning in their careers above all else — and who are the intended audience of her book — are excellent examples of this mental reframe.