Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Your brain wants you to stay in your terrible job.

It's called the comfort familiarity loop.

And what your brain says is, "Sure, we're underpaid, sure these people are awful here, I hate it here. But it's predictable."

It's the devil we know. And you are safe.

And that is what your brain does.

It keeps you safe.

So you need to know this.

If you are feeling dread and misery everyday, and your job isn't passing the Dinner Table Test.

Which...the dinner table test is where, if nights than not, when you're sitting around the dinner table and someone asks you how your day was, you say, negative things, such as you are drained, you don't like your boss, you're stressed out.

Instead of regularly sharing that your coworker said something funny, you achieved something cool, or everything went smoothly.

If it's more of a negative sentiment, your job didn't pass the dinner table test.

Now, I don't believe that you should, especially in this job market, resign from your job without something else lined up.

But I want to encourage you to start optimizing your LinkedIn profile, which I have lots of resources on that.

My clients report that when they work with me, and even after they land their job, companies continually reach out to them to interview for jobs they didn't apply for.

Start being open to the possibility of interviewing.

And always be putting yourself out there.

And don't let your brain sabotage you.

Because your brain WILL try to sabotage you.

You've got this!

PS - I will link a LinkedIn profile checklist to help you attract more interviews to get sourced. It's worth checking out what other opportunities are out there: madelinemann.kit.com/7ea1ec96aa