Given the economic conditions that exist in the world and
the fact that people are, always on the lookout for any work, some of us are contented
and some are not. The dissatisfaction is largely brought about because we find
our jobs to be totally in congruent with our passions and devoid of any personal
involvement. Adding to these woes is the fact that the working environment
could also be contaminated with bosses generally suffering from a 'zero- error
syndrome'. Under the above situations, you can detest your job alright, but
will doing so bring about a change for the better? The solution lies in
altering your outlook towards your job, for which the following tips can be
useful:
Don't regard your
job as super important
Simply because you happen to be in a job that you do - not
like does not mean that you are labeled or described by it. There are millions
of men and women who are employed in organizations where they do not gel with
the work culture that exists there. Likewise, there are thousands and thousands
of people who possess vast qualities and high qualifications but still work in
subordinate appointments. These issues should not matter much because they are
not be construed as the all-important elements and supreme aims of your career and
life. Whatever you do or are required to do calls for being adept, fervent and
thoughtful. Your aim should be to be in a job that offers you professional and
individual satisfaction; however, you ought to understand that what you do for
a living is different from your living. Therefore, if you start explaining
yourself and your value by what you do, you are bound to lose out on your
aspirations to catch hold of something great and good.
Be dynamic enough
to alter circumstances:
You need to get over any and all feelings of hate and
letdown. If you happen to even be in a coveted job and yet loath it, what
should you do? Perhaps bidding adios is the best solution because the world is
not as grim as is made out to be. There will be companies who will need your
services, concepts, views and urges. However, it is an ill-starred truth that such
jobs will not walk up to you on the contrary, it is you who will have to
search for them. The fact is that in case you are not exultant at and content
with your job, the best option available to you is hunt for another one. The
foregoing calls for immense restraint and control on your part, but you can
achieve it. You should keep communicating with yourself and make it a point to
earmark some time on a daily basis for the purpose, to include follow- up
actions.
Observe &
learn from the environment:
You could be feeling miserable because your boss happens to
be weird - overbearingly domineering, displeasingly callous, apathetically
demotivating and palpably inappreciable.
Resultantly, you may feel that being at work is like serving
a jail term. What lesson do you draw from this? Evidently, you will never
indulge in such appalling conduct as doing so will render you a failure in so
far as connecting with your subordinates is concerned. Whenever you happen to
be at a senior rung and hold an important appointment, you will always desist
from such reprehensible deportment. In your quest for better relationships, you
should try and emulate someone who has an inspirational personality and an
amiable disposition.
Discern what you
find irresistible & are keen on:
Does your workplace discourage new concepts and propositions?
Is the hierarchy stiff and overbearing? Are activities of employees monitored
or impressions conveyed that they are? If this sort of an environment prevails,
perhaps you will be wiser and serve to inspire others by encouraging newer
ideas and out-of-the-box thinking. Everybody should be free to manage their own
work and there should not be any undue monitoring or dominance. Delegation of
responsibilities should be done and bosses should refrain from delving into details
of execution. Maybe you realize this and hence you have to be clear about what
you seek so that you can get into an action mode to attain it. Remember that
your maximum happiness or misery is contingent on your disposition and not on
your circumstances. You must understand that even bad situations at work can be
learning situations; therefore you have to keep learning. And most importantly,
you have to be optimistic and make certain that you practice your optimism.
There's a lot of workplace wretchedness that you can let go of just by changing
the way you see your situation.
