What to do if you feel trapped in your job

This week, we're happy to introduce a new monthly series, Working Well, in which ST's Lydia Lim writes about work and well-being.

In this first column, she writes about how you can develop your career capital and earn the chance to do great work. Adopting a craftsman mindset can help you become so good, you simply can't be ignored, she says.

Meanwhile, in this week's edition of askST Jobs, manpower correspondent Calvin Yang addresses what workers can do if they feel unhappy and trapped in their current roles. Re-evaluating your needs and aspirations is one step to getting unstuck, experts say.

Is this a situation you've been in before? Tell us more about how you navigated it at [email protected].

Also, journalist Isabelle Liew shares her experience dealing with the costs that come with chronic back pain, and some handy tips to help you plan for possible medical woes down the road, including doing your homework about possible treatments and their associated costs.

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askST Jobs: I am unhappy and feel trapped in my current role. What can I do?

It is natural to feel stuck in your career at times, like when your interests evolve or when your progression has stagnated. But you can take steps to free yourself, including seeking out new opportunities in your company.

Appointing a professional to help manage your assets in old age or sickness

Have the last say on your wealth and finances by making plans for yourself early. Invest Editor Tan Ooi Boon highlights a few things to note about appointing a professional to help manage your assets in your old age or illness, citing how well-off dementia patients have been abandoned and unable to access their assets for their own healthcare.

New transformation plan for financial sector unveiled, to add at least 3,000 jobs a year

The updated plan details strategies in areas such as digitalising financial infrastructure, catalysing Asia's net-zero transition and fostering a skilled and adaptable workforce.

Unusual investments: Singapore firm's intricate coins bring glint to collectors' eyes

Thinking about investing in an asset that's more unusual? The worldwide market for collectible coins is estimated to be worth some US$10 billion, with about a third of this being for limited mintage collectible editions with high intrinsic value.

Working Well: For great work, forget quitting quietly or passion pursuits

Build career capital by being "so good they can't ignore you", says ST's Lydia Lim in this new monthly column on work and well-being.

More of The Straits Times’ career and personal finance coverage:

Young & Savvy: Coping with the costs of chronic back pain

• Having a chronic health condition such as scoliosis can be costly. It helps to pick a treatment you will be consistent with and view it as an investment, says journalist Isabelle Liew .

Invest Talk Podcast: Thinking about retirement? CPF Life and tips on spending less while investing

• In this latest podcast, The Straits Times' associate editor Su Shyan Lee and DBS' Lorna Tan discuss how those in their 30s and 40s can start planning for retirement, and more.

Banks see surge in savings account openings

• This comes as local lenders have recently hiked the interest rates on their flagship savings accounts.

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