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No matter how annoying your boss is, you already know it's not the best time to ditch a paycheck. But from perfecting your résumé to learning new skills, you've got nothing but time to build yourself into the best employee ever.

One fun step? Taking these cool personality and career and even favorite color tests that will lead you right to your dream future.

Should You Stay at Your Job?
Before you make a sweeping career change, check out this work/life assessment by much-lauded career guru Julie Morgenstern. Her SHED program tells you whether you need to heave your current job altogether or just make little tweaks to add more meaning to your Dilbert-worthy day.

Click here for where to find more cool tests after the jump.

Questions, Questions
Now, the fun part. Try these updates of the personality quizzes you loved in sixth grade. The Keirsey Temperament Sorter is a cool diagnostic tool that helps you figure out which one of four basic personality categories you fall into. From there, you can figure out what careers are best for yours and which to avoid. (E.g., ones populated with trolls who think working barefoot at their desks is OK because they're "free spirits.")

All About You
Another nifty personality test is the Enneagram. If you've ever taken the Myers-Briggs, you'll recognize the setup -- it's broken down into nine types that shed light on your passions, virtues and Achilles' heels.

Blue Parachute vs. Golden Handcuffs
Finally, figure out what kind of work style suits you with this career values test. When you rank certain job attributes like environment and workload side by side, you get an instant epiphany about what's crucial to you. (For instance, that you can't put a price on the ability to work in your pajamas all day.)

From Passion to Profession
Once you know what you're really kickass at, peruse these lists of suggested careers based on your skills and interests. When you hit on something that piques your interest, make sure they can also pay the rent with this salary calculator.

And if all else fails, you can always just do what we do and watch TV at work all day while you wait to win the lottery.

Tell us! What's your dream job? Have you ever made a big career switch?