Friday, September 28, 2007

What to Do When You Hate Your Job?

Simply switching jobs doesn't always make people happier, either. Sometimes it's not the job or the company that's the problem, but the individual. Are the below scenario that you are facing?

You're overwhelmed. Maybe the work is too hard, or there's just too much of it.
You're not up to the job. Tempting as it is to blame others, sometimes employees just don't have the skills, smarts, or drive required to thrive at their jobs.

To be able to keep up with all that, of course, you must be a master of stress management, too.

Solution provided free of charge:-

When there's too much work

- Cry uncle to your boss. Of course, crying uncle could put you in the doghouse, but that will happen anyway if you can't handle the workload. Better to 'fess up now before the consequences.

- Delegate. A lower-level employee might be flattered that you trusted her enough to do some of your work. Or others might welcome the chance to curry favor or work with you.
- Try to cut your weekly two-hour meeting down to one.
- Turn of the instant messaging while working

When the work is too hard
- Use the "Hey Joe" technique. Get help!
- Sign up for a short course.
- Trade tasks with a coworker

When there's too much stress
- Cool man! Take a walk.
- Tell a friend like me. I am willing to listen to you.
- Find me and let’s go to yoga classes for meditation.

When you're not up to the job
- Try to identify which of the following is the problem; then focus on making yourself a better employee. Are you lack of intelligence, skills, motivation or personality problem?
- Do you lack of intelligence? Accept your limitations—and know when to ask for help.
- Do you lack of skills? As mentioned earlier, take short course.
- Do you lack of drive? Many people develop bad attitudes simply because they're unmotivated. - Tweak your job so you're more likely to succeed at it. It's hard to feel driven if you think you'll fail. Find ways to get small wins.
- Do you have personality problem? You begged your coworkers and friends for honest feedback. Now it's time to act on it. If you're too chatty, force yourself to shut up or use the traffic-light rule.

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