Three strategies for navigating a period of uncertainty in the workplace

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After working in the workplace for a while, contemporary young people – sometimes even after only working for half a year to a year – often feel lost: What am I doing? Is it to achieve one’s own ideals? 　　Can my company provide the opportunity to realize my dreams? 　　Do I need to look for a new opportunity? …… 　　Generally speaking, there are three strategies: upper, middle, and lower. 　　The lowest strategy – complaining: 　　Mindset: Feeling dissatisfied, not understanding why. 　　Behavior: Complaining about the company, complaining about supervisors, complaining about customers, complaining about colleagues, complaining about oneself, … Before even succeeding in one’s current role – which usually takes about two years to understand – people start looking for other opportunities. 　　Analysis: A lack of sense of responsibility (primarily towards oneself), poor work ethic, insufficient utilization of the opportunities provided by the current position, and ability levels that do not meet the threshold required for a job change. 　　Result: If they hadn’t changed jobs, they might have given up on themselves, which would significantly affect their future throughout their lives, and even impact others as well ； 　　If you change jobs, it’s unlikely to find a good opportunity right away; on the other hand, it’s very likely that you’ll have to go through the painful experience of switching jobs frequently at a low level from then on. Medium strategy – Patience: Thought: Same as before; there is dissatisfaction, but it’s not clear why. 　　Behavior: Patience, slightly nervous. 　　Analysis: Lack of a sense of responsibility and drive; insufficient awareness and utilization of the opportunities offered by the current position; lack of a sense of achievement. 　　Result: If, after some time, you figure out why you’re dissatisfied, identify the root cause, and adopt the best approach, things at work will become much clearer ； 　　If one fails to find a solution after a long time or does not take enough action, they may end up staying mediocre and declining, and may even develop an incorrect view of the workplace, which can affect their development for life. 　　Best approach – seek to maximize the value of the current position: Mindset: Similar to the previous one; there is dissatisfaction, but it’s not clear why. 　　Behavior: It’s not that one can’t change jobs, but it’s more important to do one’s current job excellently until there are particularly good opportunities available. Ask yourself what else you haven’t thought of, done, or done well enough; strive to achieve excellence first, and believe that things you don’t understand will gradually become clear. 　　Analysis: A strong sense of responsibility (especially towards oneself) and a proactive attitude; one makes use of the opportunities available in the current position to build a sense of fulfillment. 　　Result: If the effort put in is not sufficient or the direction is incorrect, the problems will persist over time; this can be very disheartening, leading to self-doubt, and one may end up in a state of complaining or enduring. But if one continues to strive to find new directions and keep working hard, there is still a chance ； 　　If the direction is correct and the effort is sufficient, problems will be easily solved, and confidence in the workplace will be established. 　　It’s best when some people can understand things from the start, have the right direction, and take sufficient action ； 　　Some people, when faced with problems and without thinking things through, change jobs blindly. If they happen to come across a good opportunity and then see their career progress smoothly, then such people truly deserve congratulations – they are extremely lucky, and belong to the minority ； 　　More people, when faced with problems and lacking good luck or opportunities, can only choose from the aforementioned three options: low, medium, and high. It can be seen that the difference among the three strategies lies not in the issues (ideas), but in actions and outcomes. 　　To change one’s fate, action is key!