How To Help With Your Partners Involuntary Career Change

Summary: <p>There are a couple reasons someone could have an involuntary career change.</p> <p>To clarify the situation we are talking about:</p> <p>1 - Career change (moving from HR to IT for example)</p> <p>2 - Job change (moving from IT developer at one company to being a IT developer at another company)</p> <p>We are talking about #1</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Reasons this could happen:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Acquisition - new company comes in, moves people around</li> <li>Layoff</li> <li>Partner goes to a new job, changes once they start</li> <li>Re-organization</li> <li>Transformation</li> </ol> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Things to consider:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Possible heightened stress, learning new things</li> <li>More than likely higher workload up front, learning new things</li> <li>Super excited</li> <li>Looking for support more than likely</li> <li>Could be unhappy<br> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Questions to ask yourself / your person:</strong></p> <ol> <li>How am I / you doing?</li> <li>Challenges?</li> <li>Like?</li> <li>Dislike?</li> <li>How does this new job / career make you feel?</li> <li>Are you satisfied with your new role?</li> <li>Are you being challenged enough?</li> <li>What impact are you / I having?</li> <li>Do you feel fulfilled?</li> <li>How is the company culture? Has it changed? How is it aligning to you?</li> <li>Has your manager changed? How is that new relationship?</li> <li>What are some potential job opportunities?<br> </li> </ol> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To support the show:</strong></p> <p><strong>Paypal:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://paypal.me/stephdennis13">paypal.me/stephdennis13</a></p> <p><strong>Anchor:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/careertalk">https://anchor.fm/careertalk</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>For show notes go to:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://stephdennis13.com/category/careertalk/">http://stephdennis13.com/category/careertalk/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>To work together:</p> <p><a href="http://listentocareertalk.com/">listentocareertalk.com</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>For the Google Survey:</p> <p><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/PToleX38QgQ4EPaz1">https://goo.gl/forms/PToleX38QgQ4EPaz1</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>To connect:</strong></p> <p>Instagram:</p> <p>@stephdennis13</p> <p>@careertalkpodcast</p> <p>Facebook:</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/stephdennis13">www.facebook.com/stephdennis13</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>We are written, produced, hosted and edited by Stephanie Dennis</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>You’re awesome!!</strong></p> <p><strong>Go be your amazing self today!!!</strong></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/s/a1293a0/podcast/sponsor/acugkf/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message