Average woman apparently thinks about quitting her job 17 times a year
It's never too late to consider changing career paths
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Your support makes all the difference.Deciding to leave your job is a huge decision to make, especially if you’re considering starting a new profession entirely.
However, new research has found that the average woman considers leaving her job not once, not twice, but almost 20 times a year.
The study, which was conducted by OnePoll in September this year, investigated a number of different aspects of women’s working lives in the UK.
While the average woman may contemplate quitting her job 17 times a year, only a minority are supposedly actually keen to take the plunge and switch careers.
According to the study, 34 per cent of British women have decided to train for an entirely new career in the past, with one in five currently thinking about doing so.
2,000 full-time and part-time employed UK adults were questioned in September as part of the study, which was commissioned by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).
Rachel Kellett, head of qualifications and product development at AAT, explains why no one should ever feel as though it’s too late to change career paths.
“With careers having such a big impact on our lives, it’s important to make sure that we are in the right one,” she says.
“Despite what some people might think, you can make a change at any point in your life - we have people studying finance qualifications while in their 70s.”
The survey also discovered the amount of time that men and women spend working overtime in the office, with many punching the clock later than required.
The average woman reportedly spends an additional seven hours a month working overtime, which equates to approximately 3,948 additional hours over the course of an entire career.
In comparison, the average man spends around nine hours a month working overtime.
The researchers also noted that the average woman is likely to have five office romances throughout her career.
However, a recent study conducted by Direct Line life insurance found that workplace romances are becoming more taboo in light of the #MeToo movement.
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