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<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">City youth are increasingly giving their careers a couple of years at most, citing ''boredom'' as the reason to quit</span><br /><br />"My job''s a rut. I''m so fed up of doing the same thing day in day out." Heard it before? Possibly. A couple of years are all city youngsters can take of at their chosen careers or well-paid jobs before boredom sets in. Psychologists are increasingly consulted -- on an average, a career counselling centre in Mumbai gets at least five queries a week -- by youngsters who are thinking of quitting because the job''s too much of a routine and they want to try something exciting. <br /><br />Says Swati Salunkhe, head of a career counselling centre, "A lot of people between 25-30 years of age are worried about work rut and increasing stress levels. They get bored easily and want to try more adventurous professions." Career counsellors attribute this boredom to not only the buoyant economy, which has made available several attractive employment opportunities, but also lower tolerance levels among the youth. Says HR consultant Varda Pendse, "Employee tolerance levels have definitely fallen. I''ve also observed the youth have very high expectations from their jobs. They want to immediately start heading companies. They somehow miss out on the perseverance and detail that go into success."<br /><br />Varda also believes that peer pressure definitely incites people to quit. "Many look at their peers careers growing in other companies and decide they are not getting a good deal." <br /><br />Although psychologists feel that the attitude is a product of a materialistic mindset, they warn that it is also faulty philosophy to live by. Explains clinical psychologist Varkha Chulani, "Monotony and boredom are a way of life. Quitting a job for more excitement doesn''t help. It''s up to you to decide how you''ll make your work more interesting."</div> </div>