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How to Get Through a Job You Hate8 Years AgoLucky
for those people who find meaning and happiness in their jobs and here you are,
stuck within the four corners of your office, trying to answer the question,
“Why am I even here”. Being
irritated in your work can also affect your daily lives. Even external factors
like being stuck in the midst of traffic in Jakarta, Indonesia, pushing your
way through the busy streets of Tokyo, Japan or just strolling hurriedly to get
home in the busy hours of New York can have great impact on the way you look at
your work. You
can’t complain nor can you resign since you have to pay the bills, your child
needs to be fed and you have to provide the basic necessities for your family. You
promise to get out of there as soon as you can find a more suitable job but
that promise keeps getting postponed with the growing demand of life. So
here you are, currently stuck in where you are, dealing with uninteresting job,
sloppy colleagues and unfair boss who doesn’t know how to handle his subordinates.
You are trying to find a good review on how to be happy at work but nothing
seems to be fit for you. Already exasperated? Westhill
Consulting and Employment, your long-time Australian partner in
career advices and personality development, might help you find a meaning for
the work you are currently in: 1. Why? There is definitely a reason why you are currently
employed in where you are now. Maybe you have been there driven by the fact that
perhaps you have to send your sister to college or help your family pay your
debts? While you are struggling, you are also sacrificing your personal
happiness in front of your demanding and boring job to help others. For the
others who find happiness in their jobs, that happiness is already their reward
but for you who are doing it for others, a greater reward is reaped. 2. Share
your Positivity Instead of sulking
and feeling pitiful for yourself, make use of your time and be positive as much
as possible. If you can’t do it, then, do it for others. Treat your colleagues
to a lunch out or share a cookie to your seatmate. Their appreciation can
create a sense of fulfillment within you. Little kindness virtues, creativity,
honesty, social attitude and gratitude never go unnoticed. 3. The
Present is a Gift Try to remember the
tough tracks you have been in the past and the sufferings you have been through
to get to where you are now. Reflect on the accomplishments you have so far
despite of all the hard work and the stress you have been from yesterday. Now, imagine
the future you want to achieve, far from the career life you are despising
right now. Count the few more steps you will be taking before finally achieving
it. By reflecting and connecting things from the past and the future, you can
make the present be bearable enough to endure. |