How Elise (Reflector) found the right workplace

From changing jobs every year to three happy years in one place.

Where Elise felt stuck

Elise changed jobs every twelve to eighteen months. Each place started well, became difficult, and then she looked elsewhere. She thought she 'just didn't fit' into an organisation.

The salary was always fine; something never felt right.

What stood out in the chart

Reflectors take in the health of their environment. In an unhealthy team, you feel unhealthy yourself, for no identifiable reason.

Her 1/3 profile first needs deep knowledge of something and time to experiment with what works.

What Elise started doing differently

Focused her next job application on the culture and colleagues, not the job title.
Spent two days shadowing before signing (a trial period as a condition).
Since starting, held a monthly reflection with herself: how do I feel about being here in four weeks compared with four weeks ago?

What changed

She chose an organisation that looked less attractive on paper, but where the team proved stable and warm. Three years later, she is still there.

She realised that the previous jobs were not wrong; the environment was unhealthy.

What you can take away from this

For some people, workplace culture matters more than the role itself. If you repeatedly leave, look less at what you did and more at who was around you.