Stuck, Bored or Burnt Out? How to Find Motivation at Work Again and Design a Career That Fits You with Rachel Service

Have you ever looked around at the career you worked so hard to build and thought, “Surely there has to be more than this?”

🔍 What You’ll Learn: Many STEM professionals spend years building expertise, only to find themselves feeling flat, bored, frustrated, or disconnected from their work. The challenge is not always burnout. Sometimes you’ve simply outgrown the role, environment, or version of yourself that got you there.

In this episode, leadership coach and Happiness Concierge founder Rachel Service shares a practical framework to understand what motivates you, recognise when something is off, and start creating a career that better aligns with who you are today.

You’ll discover: How to recognise the signs that you’ve entered the “whinge phase” before it turns into burnout The nine workplace motivation factors and how understanding yours can help you make better career decisions A practical roadmap for moving from frustration and feeling stuck to meaningful action, without blowing up your life overnight

Play this episode if you’re feeling restless, uninspired, or trapped in a career that no longer fits, and want practical tools to start creating a better path forward.

🧠 About the Guest: Rachel Service is the founder and CEO of Happiness Concierge, a leadership and workplace training company that has worked with more than 200 organisations. After experiencing anxiety, burnout, and depression herself, Rachel built a business dedicated to helping people create healthier, more fulfilling working lives. Alongside running her company, she is studying psychology at the University of Melbourne and continues to explore the science of motivation, wellbeing, and human behaviour.

📌 Episode Highlights: 00:00 Why feeling flat at work is often a motivation problem, not a capability problem 04:00 Rachel’s burnout story and the moment she realised there had to be more 08:30 What motivation really means and why willpower alone isn’t enough 12:00 The “whinge phase”: recognising when you’ve outgrown your work 16:00 The 9 workplace motivation factors that drive career satisfaction 18:00 Angelique’s experience with autonomy, creativity, and feeling boxed in 23:00 Can work meet all your needs, or should motivation come from multiple parts of life? 28:00 The hidden cost of staying stuck 30:00 Why permission and identity are often the biggest barriers to change 35:00 Creating an alternative reality and nurturing new possibilities 43:00 Tiny actions that build momentum toward career change 46:00 How to have honest conversations with your manager before it’s too late 51:00 A practical roadmap for moving from frustration to action

🔗 Resources Mentioned: There Has To Be More by Rachel Service Adam Grant Give and Take James Clear Atomic Habits Beyoncé Michelle Obama

🤔 Reflection Time: Which of the nine motivation factors matter most to you today, and are they being met in your current role? If you knew you didn’t have to act on it immediately, what would your ideal work-life setup look like? What is one small action you could take this week to explore a different possibility, without committing to a major change?

If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who seems permanently stuck in the “whinge phase”. Sometimes awareness is the first step toward building a career that actually fits.

Want to craft a career story that opens doors? I help STEMM professionals speak with clarity, confidence, and purpose and show up as thought leaders —so the right opportunities find you. 📬 Let’s connect: angeliquegreco.com.au | LinkedIn

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