Why am I never happy with any job?

You might never be happy with any job for several different reasons. Here are some common reasons for this sentiment and job situations to avoid to improve your job satisfaction:

• Your jobs don't align with your values

  When you work in jobs that don't align with your core values it can cause a sense of unhappiness, no matter what the position or company you work for might be. This can make it very difficult to find satisfaction and fulfillment in your professional life.

• You are overqualified for the roles

  If you have experience, skills, talents, and abilities that go well above those required for the specific roles you have had, you might be in a state of perpetual unhappiness. Try to find jobs that match your interests, skills and also allow you to be challenged and grow.

• You are in the wrong career

  If you find that you can't find happiness at any job, you might be in the wrong career. You might consider going back to school or using transferable skills and experiences to start a career that you might find more interesting and fulfilling in another industry or field.

• The companies you work for have a high employee turnover rate

  When an organization or a specific position within an organization has a high employee turnover rate, this can lead to job dissatisfaction. Since a high number of people have deemed it untenable to stay at the company or in the position for a considerable amount of time, you might come to this very same conclusion.

• The jobs you have had lacked substantial pay raises

  When an employer doesn't properly compensate its employees, or doesn't offer them significant pay increases and raises, it can cause dissatisfaction with work in general.