by Margaret Steen, for Yahoo! HotJobs

Careers start out as a climbing exercise: When can I get promoted? How can I get a raise? What job will be more challenging than my current one?

職業(yè)生涯如同攀爬運(yùn)動(dòng)：什么時(shí)候會(huì)晉升?如何得到加薪?什么工作比現(xiàn)在的更有挑戰(zhàn)性?

But for all but a tiny fraction of workers, that climb ends before their career does.

但是，除了極少部分人之外，對(duì)大部分人來(lái)說(shuō)，職業(yè)提升在職業(yè)生涯結(jié)束之前就會(huì)停止。

Some people realize they don’t enjoy working at higher levels of a company, or aren’t very good at it. Others get this message from their boss. And some people decide they’re not willing to make the tradeoffs required -- traveling more, or sacrificing family time -- to continue climbing the corporate ladder.

有些人發(fā)現(xiàn)自己不喜歡從事高層工作，或者不善長(zhǎng)。 還有些人是從老板那里知道了這點(diǎn)。 有些人決定不愿做出所需要的犧牲——經(jīng)常出差、犧牲陪伴家人的時(shí)間——來(lái)獲得晉升。

Finding Your Place

給自己定位

"Your ambition may naturally shift as you grow in your career," said Libby Pannwitt, principal of the Work Life Design Group in San Carlos, California. Sometimes the best response to this problem is to change companies, to find a place where you can keep climbing more comfortably. But what do you do when that’s not the answer?

加州 San Carlos市Work Life Design Group公司總裁Libby Pannwitt說(shuō)：“隨著職業(yè)發(fā)展，人們的抱負(fù)也會(huì)跟著改變。”有時(shí)候最好的解決辦法就是跳槽、找個(gè)讓自己能更輕松晉升的地方。但如果這不是解決辦法，那該怎么辦呢?

The key is to find a way to keep work interesting and challenging. This will help you remain a valuable employee, which is important, since employers may be quick to lay off workers who no longer seem engaged. And you will be happier as well.

關(guān)鍵是要找到一個(gè)方法讓工作保持有趣和富有挑戰(zhàn)性。這有助于保證你是一位有價(jià)值的員工，這點(diǎn)很重要，因?yàn)楣椭饕苍S會(huì)把那些不再用心工作的員工辭退。況且你也會(huì)更快樂(lè)。

"I don’t know that we ever stop learning or needing to learn, and I don’t think we ever stop growing," said Leslie Griffen, principal of The Griffen Group in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Griffen does career and executive coaching and human capital management consulting.

來(lái)自密蘇里州 Lee’s Summit的The Griffen Group公司總裁Leslie Griffen說(shuō)：“我可沒(méi)聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)人們可以停止學(xué)習(xí)、或不再需要學(xué)習(xí)。而且我認(rèn)為我們也永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)停止成長(zhǎng)。”Griffen公司提供職業(yè)輔導(dǎo)、執(zhí)行管里輔導(dǎo)、人力資本管理咨詢(xún)。