Most people like a comfortable life, especially as they grow older, many people hope that their work and life will stabilize, and they are unwilling to make major changes in their lives. However, when reaching a certain age, the crisis still exists.
Now 35-year-old Jie is a typical man in science and engineering. He likes computers very much. After graduation, he became a programmer naturally. In the first few years of work, he frequently changed jobs and quickly got an annual salary of 300,000. Salary.
He is also very desperate at work, often working overtime and staying up late, sometimes even working with illness, and is called "Desperate Saburo" by his colleagues. I have been working in this company for more than 10 years. Due to the impact of the epidemic this year, the company has not developed well, and layoffs began not long after the beginning of the year.
Being laid off by the company, I thought that my years of work experience would enable me to find a job quickly.
However, during the interview, when the interviewer knew that he was 35 years old, they rejected him. Even if he lowered his salary requirement, no company was willing to hire him.
Sudden unemployment caused a lot of pressure on him. Thinking of the monthly mortgage and car loan, there are old and young, and the burden of life has become heavier. Thinking of these 35-year-old men even crying Up.
35 years old seems to have become the bottom line of many Internet companies. Many people in the workplace are faced with a situation like this. No matter your ability and seniority, as long as you exceed your age, you will face the risk of being eliminated.
1. Why is there a career crisis at 35?
In the workplace, the occupational crisis does not only exist at the age of 35, some people also encounter occupational crisis prematurely. In fact, for the emergence of professional crises, each person has different causes. These are the more common ones.
The first one is the decline in learning ability and stagnation. Some people start to feel complacent after they have achieved a certain amount of work in their work, thinking that they are great and do not need to work harder.
However, for the company, the company must hope that you can provide more value. When your ability can no longer meet the company's needs, you will face a professional crisis. This situation will exist in every age group.
The second is the decline in physical function and limited energy. As people get older, their physical functions will gradually decline. After the age of 35, it is difficult for the body to stay up late, and it is difficult to work continuously overtime.
With limited physical strength and energy, it is difficult to have the vitality of young people at work, so many companies are more willing to hire young people.
Third, the burden of life is heavy. Generally, 35-year-olds have already married and established a business. The burden of life is very heavy. The sickness of the elderly and the education of children are a big expense. Not only need time to take care of them, but also sufficient funds. However, their working ability and efficiency are related to the increase in salary. It is not proportional, which is why many companies are reluctant to accept 35-year-olds.
This is the reason why many interviewers are reluctant to accept people over the age of 35, and they have rich experience in the workplace, and most of them have become old churros in the workplace. Compared with those who have just entered the workplace, the price/performance ratio is very low.
2. Facing a 35-year-old professional crisis, how to save yourself?
What should we do when facing a middle-aged workplace crisis? The most important thing is 3 points, which can help you avoid career crises and make career development better and better.
The first point: keep learning and improve your professional ability.
In the workplace, work ability is very important no matter what. Persisting in learning can help you improve. When your professional ability reaches a certain level and become an irreplaceable person in your position, you can naturally avoid a career crisis.
But your work ability must be outstanding, so that no one has me, and the other has me fine state, can you be invincible in the workplace.
The second point: plan ahead and make a good career plan for the future.
With age, high-intensity work can cause great harm to the body. Therefore, for your own health and to avoid sudden layoffs by the company, you must plan ahead and plan ahead for yourself.
For example, you can go to a company with a relatively relaxed work environment and a healthy corporate culture to develop. If you have the opportunity, you can work in a state-owned enterprise or institution, which will be relatively easier.
In addition, if you look for a job after 35 years old, it is best to go through a headhunter or a friend's recommendation, which can help you find a suitable job more quickly.
The third point: learn to be flexible, transfer internally
In the Internet industry, age may become your limit, but the workplace does not limit you. If you are not happy in your current position, you can try to transfer.
For example, as a programmer, you can try to transfer to operations, product managers, training instructors, etc., because you can get in touch with each other, and the transfer will be relatively easy.
There should not be a wide span between the transferred positions, otherwise it will be difficult to adapt for a while, and it will also bring about professional crises. In addition, it is best not to transfer to technical positions. The risk of elimination of technical positions still exists.
Therefore, when facing a middle-aged crisis, you can prepare well in advance to avoid the emergence of the crisis, or when the crisis comes, you can adapt in time to find a way out.
I believe that after the storm is a rainbow, after the career crisis, career development will get better and better!
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