What Does It Take To Finally Get Career Satisfaction As A Kenyan Professional?

By Perminus Wainaina
What are you yearning for in your career this month apart from the paycheck?
Is it peace at work, a chance to pitch your ideas for the first time ever or is it a satisfying feeling that you are indeed at the right place with the right employer?
According to a survey carried out late last year about the Kenyan Job market, 80% of Kenyan employees today are unhappy about their work.
And they listed bad pay, job security and the proximity of their work from their home as the main determinants of their work satisfaction.
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Also, some of the other reasons could be the feeling you get the first thing you get into the office and you start counting down the hours until it’s time to go home.
You generally feel as though you have nothing else left to give.
Having coached professionals for several years now, I can boldly advice you that satisfaction has to come first from within before looking to solve any other any external factors.
So let’s look at 5 of the probable reasons why you are not getting the satisfaction you need at work
1. You are working because ‘you have’ to not because you actually want to
You come into the office very early in the morning and work on tasks that feel meaningless and of less importance to you.
You ultimately do it because you are asked to and because you know results will be expected from you, but if you were given the option to decline the task, you would do so in a heartbeat.
2. Your work does not allow you to grow
The job you have faithfully worked for in many years does not allow you room to expand or climb up the career ladder, or simply not possible.
You are the Assistant accountant and it will remain so until you finally quit.
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