Applying the brakes to your career refers to stopping to examine it from all angles to determine if you are on the track you desire. But it does not imply quitting, as that may result in deep regret.
Typically, we move through life in stages as we embrace maturity, education, and our careers. But it is never a straight path to achieving all that we desire, and often, it is due to interruption without warning. The buyout of Twitter last year created the need for many employees to seek work elsewhere. Today, the announcement is that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, will cut 12,000 jobs. The only control employees possess in this environment is to answer the question, is it time to apply the brakes to your career?