How to break free when you're stuck in a career rut

Aspiring professionals who feel stuck in a rut at work need to make some changes. (Shutterstock)

If you're feeling like your career is going nowhere slowly, it probably is doing just that. Here's how you can get back on the fast track to success again.

Steve Jobs once said, “Do a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.”

Well, Mr Jobs, not everybody has the luxury of getting a job they love. Whether it’s lack of opportunity or growth, a string of bad choices, too little experience to land anything better, pure laziness, duties that are so easy they're boring, or horrible colleagues and terrible working conditions, thousands of employees are simply unhappy in their current roles.

Signs you’re stuck

But how can you be 100% whether it’s time you change jobs, change industries, or wait it out and continue with boring business as usual? Firstly, you never have to wait it out. And secondly, there are 5 signs you’re in the wrong job and another 9 signs that shows you need to change jobs.

Not only is it soul-crushing to be stuck in a job you loathe but it could get you fired too.

Unmotivated, uninspired, and labelled the office slacker could also be a tell-tale sign that you’re stuck in a dead-end job. If you take part in these harmful career habits, you could be one of these 2 employees who are next on the chopping block. Ensure you aren’t about to be fired by impressing your boss and actively avoiding these 4 bad habits that bosses can’t stand.

Become unstuck

But before you throw in the towel, you can stay motivated, stay inspired, and fall in love with your job again.

Make the most of your current job by filling your workspace with cool gadgets. Recharge your career by stepping out of your comfort zone, learning new skills, work for that promotion. If you put all your efforts into becoming the next manager, you can accelerate your career growth by not only being the most incredible employee but also to become an irreplaceable employee. And never ever forget these productivity hacks  and productivity apps to help you get you back into the mood.

There are plenty of ways to recharge your career but if you still don’t feel like working, you don’t have to trick management into giving your lazy bum a raise. Rather, brush up on your job hunting skills, dust the cobwebs off your CV, and look for a career that better suits your personality.

Come on, you can do better!