What is a bottleneck?

BOTTLENECK is generally used to describe the stagnant state encountered in career development. This stage is just like the neck of a bottle, and then it is the exit, but if you don't find the right direction, you may always be trapped in the bottleneck. For all women who are eager to develop, "bottleneck" is a period that needs special attention.

Wei Min, who studied law, graduated from university at the age of 21. Entered a new law firm as a paralegal. The first few years were logical. In the second year, Wei Min became a full-time lawyer, and in the third year, he began to undertake cases independently. The next four years were calm. In the eyes of others, Wei Min, a female lawyer, is becoming more and more mature. But in the fifth year, ZhuanMin found that the work she was engaged in did not seem to be much different from the previous two years, and she began to feel confused. She felt that she was at the second crossroads of her career.

Hong Xin has been a financial manager from a general accountant step by step. But since she got married, she is not as active in her work as before, and her work content has not changed. Recently, the company merged with another company, and the staff had to be reorganized. Originally, three financial managers of the two companies only needed one. Hong Xin, who had been content with the status quo, found that her competitiveness was not strong compared with others, and her work also felt overwhelmed.

The current situation of Wei Min and Hong Xin is a "bottleneck" state. Generally speaking, it takes 1-2 years for college graduates to adapt themselves to the environment after entering the job. After these 1-2 years, it is a relatively stable and fast-growing period. But in the third or fifth year, they will face the second critical period of their career, that is, the "bottleneck" period. During this period, the rapid development in previous years has slowed down, and you will feel that you are spinning around in the same place, and your work is in a stagnant state, and sometimes you will send out a feeling that "today is not as good as before".

Basically, everyone will encounter their own "bottleneck" period, and if they handle it well, they will find a new outlet for career development and achieve greater success. However, many people give up their efforts to break through the tight encirclement during this period and finally ruin their future.

why is there a bottleneck phenomenon?

There are many reasons for the bottleneck phenomenon, which are closely related to everyone's career, family and their own state.

Let's take a look at the situation in Wei Min first. Naturally, Wei Min, who is unmarried, has no family drag, and her love life has been very smooth. So what causes her career to develop slowly? Let's start with Wei Min's work unit. Wei Min came to this newly-established law firm as soon as he graduated. Because he just started his business, this law firm is in urgent need of talents, so Wei Min has been promoted in just one year. In the next few years, the size of this law firm has been continuously expanded, and a large number of full-time lawyers have entered one after another. Many of them have obtained master's degrees and doctoral degrees, and some have returned from abroad. Other lawyers have real estate, finance or securities. However, Wei Min, who graduated from undergraduate course, didn't continue to improve her academic qualifications or pay attention to cultivating her own expertise in a certain aspect in the past few years, so in the fifth year, she began to feel stagnant.

The bottleneck effect in Wei Min can be said to be the most common and extensive one, that is, when others are moving forward. I didn't work hard, so at a certain time, I will feel inadequate because of lack of stamina.

another reason for the "bottleneck" phenomenon is that the career goals are too scattered. Wenmei is a girl with a wide range of hobbies. She was the president of the school drama club when she was in the Foreign Languages Institute. After being assigned to a middle school to teach English, she became fascinated with decoration design. After studying in the Arts and Crafts Institute for a period of time, she began to engage in interior design with a friend. In another year, TV music program recruitment planning. She worked in the TV station for another half year, and then she quit because she was too tired. After that, she stayed in an import and export trade company and an air freight company respectively, and it is more appropriate to describe Wenmei with "one shot for one place". In a blink of an eye, I heard that Meidu has graduated for seven years. Some of her classmates and friends have continued their studies in the university, and some have become famous designers. Only she is still wandering in the same place.

no matter what kind of occupation you are in. All need a process of accumulation and accumulation; If the career goals are too scattered, they have not gone through this accumulation process. Although there may be a better salary and treatment for the time being, when it comes to soaring, your development will encounter obstacles. Because almost all success needs to be accumulated. For Wenmei, in fact, no matter in which field, as long as she persists, she will develop, but because she has all given up halfway. So she always can't break through the bottleneck.

the third reason is also very common, that is, I didn't find my position correctly. Xiao Xiao's major is personnel management, but she has always been interested in marketing. However, considering the problem of professional counterpart, she still stayed in the personnel department of the company for three years. The first two years were passable, but in the third year, Xiao Xiao always felt that his work was static and there was no progress. Xiao Xiao didn't think that the fundamental reason why he was in the "bottleneck" period was because what he did was not his favorite and best job.

Everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses, especially at work. It is most important to know what he is suitable for. When you feel that you are working hard and seriously, your work is always stagnant. You should re-examine yourself: am I suitable for this job? Do I like this job or not? Generally speaking, if a person doesn't like a job, his performance may be mediocre. Although not necessarily bad; But it is absolutely difficult to do well. Only when people do what they really like will generate show passion, and therefore they will achieve great results.

At the same time, there should be questions to be examined: Is this company suitable for me? What kind of company am I suitable for? Wait a minute.

slightly different from the above example, the reason why some people face the bottleneck state is purely objective. This is the case with Hong Xin: Originally, she was a very active person, but after she got married, she gradually gave up her pursuit in order to support her husband's career. On the surface, there is no change in her attitude towards work, but the real change comes from her heart. She no longer regards work as a way to realize herself, but a task that she has to complete. This change may not even be realized by her. However, it is this change that makes her no longer positive about her work, and therefore encounters a "bottleneck" period.

After getting married and having children, many women unconsciously change their attitude towards work and lose their former enterprising spirit, so at a certain time, their career situation will stagnate; There are also some women who have been affected by some unexpected events, such as the death of relatives at home, lovelorn, etc. In the face of the blow, they first gave up their careers, and it took a while. It is not surprising that there is a bottleneck effect.

is "bottleneck" a bad thing?

Wu Xiaofeng is the legal affairs representative of a multinational investment company in Beijing, and she said; "I am glad that I have encountered a' bottleneck' state, otherwise I would not have achieved today's results." Her "bottleneck" period appeared seven years ago, when she was assigned to teach mathematics in a middle school in Qingdao after graduating from Shandong Normal University. The unchangeable lifestyle and rigid work are unbearable for her. She began to think about how to change her situation; "For nearly half a year, I have been asking myself; What do I really want? Can't my life be changed? " Wu Xiaofeng finally decided to take the postgraduate exam. She chose law instead of her original math major. After hard work, she succeeded.

In fact, there are many times in a person's life when you need to calm down and think about where to go. On the surface. "The appearance of the' bottleneck' state shows that the cause is not going well, but the' bottleneck' period just provides you with the best opportunity to reflect on yourself. A person's life is like the sea, with peaks and valleys. If everything goes smoothly and there are no setbacks, once a big wave is set off. Falling down will be even more dangerous. " The bottleneck period is the connection between the two, which gives you time to reflect on whether your choice of career is correct and whether the way you pursue your career is the most appropriate. From this perspective, the "bottleneck" state is not only normal, but also helpful to your future career.