Should I Change Jobs? — Rune Reading
There is a difference between wanting to leave and being ready to move. You might have a clear reason for changing jobs yet struggle to decide when to act. Waiting can become a habit. This free online rune reading considers the direction of your next step without treating a resignation as the only sign of progress. The Elder Futhark brings a focus on movement and resistance, which suits the practical work of preparing for a career change. You can consider whether the time feels right, then look separately at staying and moving on. Each path has demands of its own. Another part of the spread addresses what could hold you back, followed by a starting point for preparation. Keep your current role in mind rather than an ideal job that no employer has offered. You do not need a vacancy in hand to consider what you are ready to change. Use the interpretation alongside what you know about your circumstances, including the income you need while searching. A useful next step may be small enough to try before any final decision. Sending an application gives you a chance to learn more, and you can still turn down a role that does not suit you.
What the reading reveals
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Is It Time to Change Jobs?
How ready you are to leave your current role. Whether the decision has had enough time to settle when you want to move forward but still worry about the cost of rushing.
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Where Would Staying Lead?
The consequences of continuing in a familiar role. Whether there is room to grow along this path while handing in your notice remains just one option under consideration.
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Where Would a Job Change Lead?
The direction a move could take and the demands of leaving familiar ground. How closely a transition fits what you want from the next stage of your working life.
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What Could Hold Back My Move?
A weak point in your decision that enthusiasm for change can obscure. What could delay your move even with a finished resume and a list of jobs you have already checked.
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Where Should I Begin Preparing?
A manageable step that gives your plans a firmer footing. Where to put your effort at the beginning so you spend less of it repeatedly trying to get yourself started.
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When to do a reading
Keep waiting for a quieter spell
There is always something to finish before you leave. Your manager needs cover, a deadline moves closer and the quiet spell you were counting on disappears. You can explain why this is a bad time to resign. It is harder to say what a good time would actually look like.
Give the same job another chance
A familiar routine has its comforts. You know how much you will earn and who to ask when something goes wrong. You give the job another chance, hoping the restlessness will pass. Yet the same thought returns on the way home, long after the working day has ended.
Hesitate to start over
Starting somewhere else means asking for help with things you currently do without thinking. You picture sitting through an induction while everyone around you knows the system. You want the opportunity, but being the person who needs an explanation feels harder than expected.
Find reasons to hold an application
The application is ready except for one small detail. You adjust a sentence, check the job listing again and decide to send it later. There have been several promising openings like this. Your search takes up hours, but no employer has had a chance to respond yet.
Try to prepare for everything
A career podcast sends you looking for a course. The course suggests rebuilding your portfolio, so you start there too. By the end of the evening you have several unfinished tasks and less confidence than before. Which of them would make a difference if you did it tomorrow?