The person feels anxious about changes and the unknown. They prefer their current role where they know what to expect and can do their work independently with guidance from their boss. They feel pressure from their boss and collaborators to take on new tasks and responsibilities before they feel ready. The constant demands to take care of multiple important things at once and find a new job overwhelm them.

1. „I likethethe job variation.“
„My bossispressuringme... He wants to writemypaperforme, but I wouldlike to
do thatmyselfwith his help and guidance.“
„Sometimes I like to getorders, if I am also allowed to have a saying in what I
do .Then I can just lean back and do nothave to worry.“
„I like to be in themiddelwithpeopleaboveme and peoplethat I canguide.“
„I do notlike to conductnewexperiments, because I want to do everything right
and thatmakesmeanxious.“
„I do notliketheinsecurity and constantchanges.“
„Itisdifficult to tellwhethermybosslikesmeornot, because he isnice to
everyone.“
„Itstressesmetotallythat I have to find a new job. I wouldprefer to
continuewhat I do nowforoneortwoyears.“
„In the last fourweeks I was panicing, because I thought I have to takecare,
takecare of stuff.“
„Itis good to have a timeplan. I am overwhelmedbyhaving to write a
grantapplication and a paper at thesame time and also havingto write job
applications.“
„GettingtheIscholarshipwouldbe such a downgrading. I do notwant to
havelessmoney.“
„I am afraidthatmy job applications will notbe good enough.“
„Job interviewsscaremebecause I am sometimes to
honestforexamplewhensomebodyisaskingformyweaknesses.“
„I am mostproud of myfirstscientificpublicationwhich I wrotewhen I was
goingthrough a difficultphase in my private life and I masteredit, despitethat
and despitethefactthatwritingisdifficultforme.“
„I just likewhat I do currently. I do notwant to bealwayssuccess-oriented,
althoughitisnice to write up yourresults in a publication.“
„...(a collaborator) was pressuringme. He gaveme a
stricttimetablewithexperiments I had to do although I wouldhaveneededthe
time to write job applications.“
„ I like to do common lab stuff, fromwhicheverybodyprofits.“
say
think
feel
•Afraid of novel, unkownsituation,
whichshedoesnotyetknowhow to handel.
•Afraid to benot good enough.
•Needs positive feedback and acknowledgement
•Likes to do whatsheknowsvery well.
•Likes to do thingsherself.
•Feelspressuredby her boss and collaboratores.
•Anxiousaboutchanges in the immediate and
furtherawayfuture.
•Prefers to shareresponsibility.
•Knowssheis good at
whatshedoesand
thatshedeservesappreciation.
•Thinkssheneeds to takecare of
severalequallyimportantthings.
•Thinkssheneedsmore time to
prepare job
applications/somethingnew.