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    Default Changing jobs/careers too often

    Not sure if this topic has been discussed before.

    I tend to notice that some of my friends with an EP temperament tend to change their career paths too often. Back in college, they went through a phase where they kept changing their majors as well. At times, the various college majors or career paths which they kept switching to seem to have no correlation to one another and it appears to me that they seem very unsure of the decisions they have ever made. Well, at least this is how I see it, but I may be wrong on my perception that they are just bumbling around in life.

    This seems rather foreign to me because I tend to prefer to stay at one path for quite a while and make sure that I gather a substantial amount of knowledge/experience before I move on to gain other related experiences elsewhere. As such, I tend to stick to my first choice (e.g. college majors, club/society in school, job) once I have made up my mind, irregardless whether I love it in the long run or not. I tend to think twice before making any changes in my life to make sure that I am taking a calculated risk. I find it mentally exhausting to make too many random decisions in life. I tend to find other IJs who share the same belief as I do, or so I thought.

    So, is this trait really type-related?

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    Probobly. I don't think I could ever be satisfied in any one career..ever. I've had every job known to man. I'm ready for a new one.

    That was SO insightful, I know.

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    Job's a job.

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    No correlation is coming to mind. Perhaps Ne dominance.
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    sounds like an IJ's critique of an EP's lifestyle.

    it wouldn't serve an IJ well, but it serves EP's very well. we don't like to get tied down to something that doesn't suit us. we have to go by how we react to things...so we have to experience them directly before we can center ourselves and select the correct option for us.

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    I think it could describe EPs, but it doesn't have to. I personally never changed my major, and in the future I'm probably going to focus on something related to it that I would enjoy more and use my experience. Not exactly erratic. But I also don't have parents with bottomless pockets who can pay for wishy-washy decision making. I agree with having to do something before I'm certain of whether it's right for me. And I still have nagging doubts about whether I'm good enough at the job or not. I tend to only see the flaws in whatever I do, which makes me hesitant to stick with it because I feel like nothing I do is ever good enough to deserve getting a paycheck for it.
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    I don't think you can change a job too often.

    It it really normal to go into a building for 20 years and sit in the same chair, see the same people and talk about the same shit over and over?

    That's normal?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Diana View Post
    Of course it's not normal. It's the behavior of a trained monkey, not a thinking human being. But hey, lots of people don't really like that whole thinking thing.
    Too many of those people around...

    I don't like changing my major too often just because a lot of stuff interests me, and i'd be changing it every few months. I'd rather pursue all that stuff on the side, and finish just one. I mean, it's just a major, not a life sentence. But I can totally agree with changing em alot.
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    Btw IJs are the second more likely to change jobs. Static types change jobs more often than dynamic types. IP third EJ least likely.

    Personally I like to cumulate jobs.

    Of course it's not normal. It's the behavior of a trained monkey, not a thinking human being. But hey, lots of people don't really like that whole thinking thing.
    There are also complex deep problems that may require more than 20 years of study in the same chair every day before being solved. Let's not be too superficial.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Diana View Post
    Of course it's not normal. It's the behavior of a trained monkey, not a thinking human being. But hey, lots of people don't really like that whole thinking thing.
    The other converse is some people don't have a choice. Many people who are in same job aren't necessarily there by choice, or necessarily a reflection of their thinking ability.

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    I change career paths when it's necessary.

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