Your Job: Love it or Shove it?

1. Rate your general job satisfaction

A. I love what I do B. I have more good days than bad C. It could be worse D. I hate my job _ 2. If you won a million dollars tomorrow, would you continue on at your job?

A. Definitely B. Probably not C. Hell no! Are you crazy? _ 3. Which statement best expresses your feelings toward your job?

A. I enjoy what I do for the most part B. Sometimes I fantasize about quitting to do something else C. I am actively exploring other career options D. I only stay in my job for the paycheck

4. Are you pursuing your dream career?

A. Yes B. I’m not sure C. No _ 5. Do you get the Sunday-night blues?

A. Not really B. Sometimes C. I get the every-night blues

6. Do you feel energetic and positive at work?

A. Most of the time B. Occasionally C. Rarely or never _ 7. How do you feel at the end of an average workday?

A. Proud and happy B. Tired, but satisfied C. What was the point? D. Miserable

Calculating Your Score

For questions 1 7, give yourself 3 points for every A answer, 2 points for every B answer, 1 point for every C answer and 0 points for every D answer.

What Your Score Means

17 21: You are ridiculously satisfied. Against all odds, you love your corporate job. 9 16: You are on the fence. Your corporate job is okay, but something is missing. 3-8: You are disgruntled. You don’t like your corporate job, but you’re trying to make it work despite unhealthy frustration. Less than 3: You need an intervention. Your corporate job is making you miserable. You desperately need to figure out your escape plan.

This quiz is available in its entirety in ESCAPE FROM CORPORATE AMERICA by Pamela Skillings (Ballantine).