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Article #197: Hate Your Job? Take Action Before It's Taken For You

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before they begin their job hunt, dont do withdrawn.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






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