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How Work Environment Affects Career Alignment
A career is not performed in a vacuum. The environment can determine how the same role feels and how effectively a person can contribute.
Important environmental factors
Management style; autonomy; team structure; pace; physical setting; remote or on-site expectations; communication patterns; degree of routine; level of uncertainty; social interaction.
Occupation vs workplace
A person may fit the occupation but not fit a particular workplace. Before concluding "This career is wrong for me," ask: "Is the problem the career, the specific role, or the environment in which I am doing it?"
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