| Ever been fired and it was a complete surprise? If | | | | him, your days are numbered. |
| you have, it shouldnt have been. You missed the | | | | It happens over months, not weeks. Your attitude |
| cues. Whether you created it or the company | | | | gradually exacerbates your situation causing you to |
| decided it, you lost control of your career. Frequently | | | | continue the downward spiral. Management becomes |
| those two are intertwined, and if you dont dissect | | | | terse with you. Casual conversation ceases, and their |
| the experience, you may recreate it. | | | | smiles are fewer. The new project that should have |
| A Gallup poll found that 77% of Americans hate their | | | | gone to you is given to someone else or your bonus |
| jobs. To me, thats not a surprising discovery because | | | | is withdrawn. Your boss seems nitpicky. Maybe |
| most people, before they begin their job hunt, dont | | | | youve become invisible. Youre stressed, and its |
| do the examination to learn what their perfect job is. | | | | affecting your life outside of work. |
| And after a few years -- or sooner disillusion and | | | | Any scenario can contribute to this: youve outgrown |
| distaste set in. This, combined with fear of change, | | | | your job, youre tired of the commute, you feel |
| creates what they wanted: to be outta that lousy | | | | underpaid, management has changed and philosophies |
| place. In other words, if you dont tune in, youll tune | | | | of work differ, or youve become tired of the |
| out, and then youll be gone. | | | | existing management style who knows what the |
| Do you dread Monday mornings? Do you frequently | | | | reason is, but youd better figure it out and decide |
| disappear into your office grumbling about your stupid | | | | what steps youre going to take to rectify the |
| boss? If youve lost respect and enthusiasm for your | | | | situation before its decided for you. |
| company, your attitude is going downhill fast. Next | | | | How do people miss this? Not everyone does. Millions |
| you dont care about your performance and you start | | | | of people hate their job. If it doesnt compromise |
| slacking, rationalizing with I dont care. Because you | | | | your performance and you hide your distaste from |
| dont. You start doing the minimum just to get by. | | | | those who work there, the only repercussions are to |
| If you dont notice whats happening, over time, your | | | | your health for lying to yourself and your fellow |
| company will. So the constant refrain of I hate my | | | | employees. |
| job - sung to anyone who will listen - is where bells | | | | What keeps people from changing is usually fear of |
| should start going off. If the fun has stopped, its | | | | change. Change is an anathema to most people, The |
| time to act. And if you change jobs, you need to go | | | | devil you know is better than the devil you dont. |
| to a new job, not away from your old one. When | | | | What if you change jobs and the new one is worse? |
| your attitude is sour and youre desperate to leave, | | | | What if youre more unhappy than you are now? |
| you lose your objectivity and jump, and risk going | | | | Finding your perfect job means taking control of your |
| from the frying pan into the fire. | | | | career. That means being aware of what youre |
| Shortly after the quality of your work has dropped, | | | | creating. When youre aware, you can discover why |
| youre called into your bosss office for a performance | | | | you feel that way and what steps you want to take |
| chat. If youve done some introspection, you can | | | | to eliminate it. In addition to that, you avoid |
| have a heart to heart: you need more challenge or | | | | actualizing those next job fears. But if you hate your |
| theres an aspect of your job thats been giving you | | | | job, ignore the signs, and stuff everything, all youre |
| difficulty. Maybe youre having family or personal | | | | creating is sudden unemployment and a lousy next |
| problems that are siphoning off your mental energy. | | | | job. |
| But if all you do is listen, leave, and silently attack | | | | |