I work for a FTSE 100 company and find that ‘delivering shareholder value’ leaves a bit of a hollow feelingTwice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?For some time now I have been thinking of a career change. I’m in my late 20s and when I entered the job market the public sector was not really recruiting, and didn’t seem like a viable option. I have ended up working in the private sector for a FTSE 100 company. The pay is quite good, and I am junior enough that I have avoided being made redundant during the regular reorganisations which the company undertakes, so it has seemed fairly stable. I do sometimes find though that ‘delivering shareholder value’ leaves a bit of a hollow feeling, and would like to feel that my work would benefit the wider society more. Continue reading…
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