Reviews for Managing career development

The average rating for Managing career development based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-08-17 00:00:00 Martin Jungverdorben Other reviewers on Amazon said that this book was short on solutions, that is, how to find the particular work that suits a highly sensitive person. I would agree with this--there was no methodology offered for figuring this out for yourself. However, I found the framework of her ideas very useful. I found myself completely described, from the need for an emotionally supportive workplace, the need for stimulation but not too much. That every few years, I lose interest in what I am doing and have to change it somehow. That I see all sides of an issue. That I have had a lot of trouble sticking up for myself in the workplace. And it's very nice to be able to recognize all these things and accept them as part of your personality and not something to change. I had done most of that personal work already, but it was helpful to see all of the characteristics together and the picture it painted. For instance, it affirmed my belief that it's a waste of my energy to do battle with these very basic things about my personality--the key is getting into a place where there are enough of the things that I need to prosper. And it helped me see that while I like some aspects of my current profession, it is not a calling and highly sensitive people are usually dissatisfied until they find their calling. Now, finding the calling or finding a calling where you can get paid sufficiently, the book offered no help in this direction. It's really not surprising though, that is such an individual thing. The book also supported what I have suspected: that if I want to stay self-employed, it would be necessary for me to evolve and change the business as I found what I liked and didn't like. Highly sensitive people have a tendency to stay with work they don't like (drudgery) because they find it difficult to say no, do things for themselves, etc. A worthwhile read if any of the above applies to you.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-12-12 00:00:00 Bruce Williamson Don't judge me for reading this. Actually, judge away because I found this book quite helpful. I fit the profile of a 'Highly Sensitive Person' to a tee and have been unhappy in every job I've ever had. I read this weeks after having been forced to resign from a job that made me very unhappy (to the point it was affecting my physical/mental/emotional/spiritual health) and as I have been preparing to start a job that is effectively one step away from being self-employed. When I was in grad school my adviser told me that I'm incredibly bright and think and feel more deeply than most of my peers which would either make or break my social work career. On one hand I have an enormous capacity for empathy and compassion however on the other hand, 40 hours of work per week drains my soul. Not to mention bullshit bureaucracies and paperwork. It's nice to know that I'm not crazy for having so many fucking feelings and to be able to maybe start identifying ways to trust my intuition.