4 ways managers can help employees find career clarity during coronavirus

By Alyssa Place, This is my expertise
Published 2 Min Read

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The monotony of remote work has employees questioning the value they bring to the workplace, forcing many to tackle some uncomfortable truths about their careers, says Tracy Timm, founder of the Nth Degree, a career coaching company.

“Isolation is really increasing our unhappiness, and a lot of people are taking a critical eye toward their career and questioning if this is really where they want to be right now,” she says. “People are asking if their career path has been intentional or reactionary, and taking a microscope to the things that aren’t working for them.”

Go back to the basics of what really matters in a job or in a career. When you figure out your core values, you can look objectively at your current work situation and ask, “Where am I getting these values satisfied? What’s missing?”

Put a value in the middle of a piece of paper and then look at your workday and think about the parts of your workday that align with that value. If something gives you satisfaction, that goes on the plus side. And then anytime you feel like your job is in opposition to that value or pulls you away from that value, put that on the negative side. You can start to get a sense of if your job is balanced or if you’re out of alignment and then advocate for yourself from an objective place.

Alyssa Place
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Alyssa Place is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News and has been with the team since 2019. Her work covers mental health, DEI, women at work, financial wellness, retirement and workplace … Read full bio


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