Why Do You Keep Taking the Wrong Job?, with Patricia Ortega

Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

Mac's List

Careers, Business

4.8 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Check out the podcast on Macslist here: (https://www.macslist.org/?post_type=podcasts&p=15920&preview=true) If you think you’re in the wrong job, there is a way to change that. But first, you need to know why you accepted that position. Find Your Dream Job guest Patricia Ortega says there are external and internal reasons we take jobs that are wrong for us. Perhaps your parents wanted you in a certain career, or you chose this path for the money, but now you find yourself burned out and generally unsatisfied at work. Patricia suggests looking deeply into your values, what you offer, and who would benefit from your skills before applying to your next position. About Our Guest: Patricia Ortega is a career coach who helps you forge a new path, find a revitalized purpose, and make a positive impact. Patricia also hosts The Uncommon Career Podcast. Resources in This Episode: Patricia is offering our listeners FREE LinkedIn profile reviews. To get your review, go to www.linkedin.com/in/pmortega and tell her that Mac sent you. Connect with Patricia on LinkedIn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.5	This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want,
1:18.9	and make a difference in life. I'm your host, Mac Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Mack's List.
1:25.3	It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling
1:28.8	career. Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work
1:34.7	you want. Many people aren't happy at work. One reason this can happen, you say yes to the wrong
1:41.8	opportunities, and you do this not once, but again and again.
1:47.3	Patricia Otega is here to talk about why you keep taking the wrong job.
1:52.6	She's a career coach who helps you forge a new path, find a revitalized purpose, and make a positive
1:58.6	impact.
1:59.7	Patricia also hosts the excellent Uncommon Career Podcast.
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