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Hate your job?
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February 18, 1997: 4:55 p.m. ET
If you cringe every time you walk into the office, you are not alone
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NEW YORK (CNNfn) - It happens in most offices. People stand around the water fountain and complain about the boss, about the daily grind, about everything.
"We figure that 90 percent of the people out there want a different job," said Brian O'Callaghan, founder of Career Partners Inc. "The majority of the people will tell you they are either looking (for a new position), or are totally disenchanted with their (current) job."
O'Callaghan can relate.
A financial analyst at Morgan Stanley, then a New York-based vice president at Jones Lang Wootton, O'Callaghan left Wall Street in late 1995 to fulfill a dream -- starting his own business.
"As far back as when I was in high school, I told myself that if I didn't start my own business by the time I was 35, I wouldn't be happy," O'Callaghan, now 30, told CNNfn "In the Game" on Tuesday.
"I knew my experiences in finance would pay off and give me the skills and knowledge to do this," he said.
O'Callaghan invested part of his annual bonus in the startup company, then went to work.
These days, the entrepreneur advises current Wall Streeters about their careers.
Working primarily with junior and mid-level executives, O'Callaghan, a partner and a staff of four steer clients toward better jobs in the securities industry -- all the while reminding them that "the happier you, are the more success you will find."
O'Callaghan said many executive-search firms have traditionally neglected his clientele in favor of senior-level managers.
But he sees that as a mistake detrimental to both the potential client and to the search firm, which could be cultivating long-term business. (234K WAV) or (234K AIFF)
"It's the people who are at the vice-president level down who are really at a critical stage in their careers," O'Callaghan said. "Decisions they make are going to affect them for the rest of their lives."
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