Stating the obvious

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I got all excited, the NY Times had an article titled “What to Do About Wonderlust” which examined the question of jumping from a career where you have established yourself to a totally new career.

My excitement waned a bit when after reading the first question (should you even consider such a change?) the answer was “Making a 180-degree change in midcareer can be a big financial and professional risk, but sometimes it is a risk worth taking.”

No shit.
(Continued after the jump, also, I’ll explain the picture after the jump)

Can someone point out to Captain Obvious here (in this case Phyllis Korkki) that not only is that apparent in the fact that the question is being asked in the first place, but it doesn’t even answer the question. If you were to ask me what you should have for lunch and I replied that you have a big decision to make in regards to what you eat during lunch today, I would hope you would give a concerned look and worry for my mental stability followed by point out that I didn’t answer your question.

Phyllis “Stating the Obvious” Korkki goes on to suggest such gems as “look at the options,” consider transferring within your company, and “making a big change may be easier in [your] 20s,” and “[Be] aware of how the skills you already have can transfer to a new area.” Um, yeah that usually helps if you intend on actually getting a job offer in the first place. If you go into an interview with a fine set of journalistic skills but can’t convey how these skills will help you in Video Game Design, chances are you aren’t going to get fired, even if, as Korkki says “you cannot help thinking you would be great at designing video games.”

It just pisses me off when I waste my time reading these fluff pieces that have been dumbed down and truly serve no point except to get overly eager mothers to call their kid and tell them that there is a great article in the NY Times about switching jobs that they need to read before going from Goldman Sachs to working in a Public School.

Ok, the picture- For some reason when I wrote Captain Obvious, I got a picture in my head of Captain Planet. Don’t ask why, just the way my head works. So, to spark interest I decided to throw that picture up their. Also, in other Captain news: I came across this the other day discussing Captain Crunch’s promotion from Captain to Commodore and also reveals his full name

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