Jul 16 2008
Do You Hate Your Job? May God Bless You
It occurred on Monday. Sometimes I escaped the unpleasant ritual. But most often, just before boarding I threw in the ladies room of the station. This is not the commute I hated. It was work. The reasons are not why a job I once enjoyed turned into a job I did not. It happens. Bosses change, companies change, priorities change, budgets change, responsibilities change. Some changes the individual growth and opportunity. Some don’t. What is important is the lesson learned that stayed with me the rest of my career: a job is not just a job. That job I hated helped my checking account.
But my confidence, creativity, health, energy for life and world view was not so lucky. When the alarm sounded, my enthusiasm to a new day became a cocoon-like behavior, both in and out blankets, protection of wanting another day of battle. It is safer for those I loved to refrain from sharing important issues or concerns with me, without knowing how I would react. How would you spend a significant part of your day rubs off on the rest of your day, and those that you share your life. Over time, it rubs on your life.
I am not talking about potholes and temporary work which are snags with change or periods of work intensity, or the interim choices to increase finances, or the normal setbacks and challenges that must be treated the workplace. I am talking about long-term match between who you are and the work you have. When you’re in a job that is good for you, you can feel it. And you can feel when you’re not. I agree with Barbara DeAngeles, “No work is a good job if it is not good for you.”
You see, you can not always win to work if you do not like what you do when you’re doing or who you are doing for her. If what you are doing work feels like most of the time, you may want to consider why, and what you can do to change it. This does not necessarily mean that you must change jobs or companies. The transfer to another team, volunteering for a new project, or ask your boss for new responsibilities may be all it takes.
But what it takes, you will not be able to offer better than your work and get rewarded with interesting work, personal growth and financial rewards, if you’re not in a good environment work and good position that corresponds to you, what you want and what you have to offer. I worked in jobs where I could not wait until Monday. That is when I’m so excited about the new project or new idea or the next thing I’m working on it is not for me. It is an interesting challenge, stimulating and fun way to spend my day. And I’m much happier when this is the case.
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