Career Change

I've just recently started working in a new field...it has only been a month but it has been an emotional ride...at my interview the one criticisim they gave me was that i was a bit too dynamic, that i need to listen more since i would be working in healthcare..they said perhaps it was a cultural thing - yea an american thing.....

I am teetering back and forth wondering if i made the right decision...its not my dream job but definitely something more interesting

a bit too dynamic, that i need to listen more since i would be working in healthcare..

they say it like it's a bad thing..     hmm..deep down i bet they wish they could be more like you.. notice how  down  some people can seem?  well.. i guess  balance it out.. this  is  Britain and you don't wan t to scare them..but I ADMIRE you  soo much for  having the courage  to  do what I have been too scared  to do..change fields all together..  best of luck..and being interested in your job is great.. hope you continue  to like it..

..at my interview the one criticisim they gave me was that i was a bit too dynamic,

God, I wouldn't know what to say to that.

My only advice is to stick it out a bit longer. 6 months at the least to make sure that you're doing what's good for you. If it's not then at least you know you gave it a chance.

And good luck hon. Keep us informed on how it all goes.

thanks for your support....it has been almost three months now and its going allright...i am adjusting to the change more but i have had a lot of ups and downs...it is really difficult coming back after christmas...also i have worked parttime for the past three years and working full time is really difficult at the moment...i think i was a bit spoiled working parttime....  had gotten out of the flow of working full time...in the us i worked full time and went to school...so i dont understand why i am having difficulty adjusting....going to give it some more time....

still not sure if its the rite thing...but at least it was a change..

at my interview the one criticisim they gave me was that i was a bit too dynamic, that i need to listen more since i would be working in healthcare..they said perhaps it was a cultural thing - yea an american thing.....

Goodness! I think being dynamic is a great thing regardless of what field one is in! I am sure your listening skills are on par with your enthusiasm,  never give that up...its a great attribute and no one should take that away! 

Best of luck in phasing back into full time work! 

I was 44 when I finally got my degree and started working as a social worker. Shortly after graduation I moved to NC and in my 30 day evaluation I was told that I needed to "tone down" the way I speak. It seems I was "too direct" when speaking with clients. I was told that "here in the South we speak a little more laid-back". OMG! I'm from New Orleans...you don't get much further south than that! Seems that the problem was that I was a little too "gung-ho" about things...working for the local government I was making the career civil servants look bad!

Any major change is stressful. I spent the first couple of years as a social worker kicking myself for changing careers. But, overall, I can't imagine doing anything else and the thought of going back to health care administration, even though I liked it for many years, gives me shudders! Just hang in there!

I would definitely suggest at least 6 month and if you can do it, 1 year to see how the change goes.  I went from marketing to therapy - it was a huge change but after one year I didn't want to look back.  But also don't worry if it doesn't seem like a good fit & you want to leave...just make sure it's the type of job versus that specific job.