The Pitfalls of Misplaced Loyalty
Here you are shopping at Target or your favorite store and you have a list of items you need. Laundry detergent, toothpaste, paper towels, ketchup, and mascara.
I would guess you go down each of those aisles knowing what you’re getting. When I say that, I mean the brand you are buying. Mine…Tide, Toms, UpandUp brand, Heinz, Benefit.
Generation X is the most loyal generation and brands like these, are benefitting wildly. They are thrilled you’ve been using the toothpaste for six years and don’t actually look to explore new options on the market. There are pluses and minuses to this for you as a consumer but where it really hurts you is when your blind loyalty spills into your career.
We find ourselves loyal to the organization, to the team we work with or even to our boss. Is this loyalty a good thing for us?
This week we are exploring the pitfalls of misplaced loyalty.
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In this episode, we’re talking about…
How our parent’s and grandparent’s influence made us reluctant to job hop
How gendered ageism plays into our career moves
What we really owe our employer
Why loyalty is good for companies but not for us
How we confuse our identity with our job and it impacts our self-worth
Why we must push through the discomfort of change
How being too loyal hurts our reputation
Why corporate loyalty never goes both ways
Mentioned in this episode:
Fredi Pars on TikTok (our stupid obsession!)
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