As women, we’re socialized from an early age to be useful; essentially trained from childhood to seek out opportunities to “help out.” And for a while, it works out pretty well for us. In our early careers, we’re celebrated for being Fixers. When someone comes to us with a tricky problem or office emergency waiting to happen and we save the day, we’re labeled as indispensable.
But there’s a moment when we cross a line from “fixing” being a good thing, to it working against us, and if we’re not careful, it can start to put our career aspirations on […]The post Finding Yourself in the Fixer Role and Need a Way Out? appeared first on Ms. Career Girl.