CHAPTER 1 – THE PROBLEM: WHY YOU LEARNED TO HATE YOUR JOB “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou, Poet, and civil rights activist We are all familiar with what it is like to feel stuck at our jobs, which we learned to hate. Each moment of every working day points to a strenuous struggle, from the moment you hear harshly the alarm clock chimes and rouses you out of bed to the moment you leave despairingly from your workplace. In between those despondent moments, you simply spend most of your time fearing what might the next workday has in store for you. You feel insecure. You become uncomfortable. Indeed, all these situations evoke negative vibes, both for your employer and yourself! …show more content…
They just never knew that no one really wants to report to work with the intentions of being unmotivated. One of the most significant aspects of the workplace is instilling motivation amongst everyone. It is not the people per se who work in it! Misunderstanding this basic premise is just how these reprehensible superiors manifest their …show more content…
Hence, create happiness in, and at, your job! Part of creating your happiness at work denotes not entertaining thoughts of quitting your job instantly and moving on towards your subsequent job adventure once you are experiencing a rough sailing. Try fixing your sails against the harsh conditions. Essentially, it denotes evaluating your present position— yourself vis-à-vis your job— including those from your previous working stints. This way, you will be able to decipher or resolve exactly why the job does not suit you best. Certainly, such evaluations would never leave you crying over spilled milk for saying goodbye on your employments across brief spans of years. On that account, you will be able to apply each of your past and present working experiences in guiding you towards shaping your next best job position. In short, undergoing a clear evaluation process— with both you and your job itself— brings you in proximity to your ideal job position. Squeezing out the most for each of your job opportunities, as well as those you have ended up learning to hate, you should fathom them profoundly. You should pick and view separately each dimension of your job so you can figure out reasons why you are having fearful expectations and hating to report for duty every working
According to a 2017 job survey, in America only 24% of employees are very satisfied with their jobs. (Jared Lindzon). This means in America over half of the employees are less satisfied or unsatisfied with their jobs. However, in order to survive, these people must continue to work where the jobs are available. One author who addresses this problem, is Karen Olsson in her article “Up Against Wal-Mart”.
A professor of history at Florida State , Darrin M. McMahon, in his New York Times article, “In Pursuit of Unhappiness”, (11-29-2005) he persuades that happiness is a relentless desire to achieve if you find it on your own. the article written by McMahon he quotes that ”Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness..”. He uses evidence to support his claim by using philosophers John Stuart mill and Carlyle quotes to prove that they all have similar views on how to achieve being happy and be cheerful. It's better to do something that makes you carefree rather than waiting for happiness to come “knocking at your door” as if you gain contentment as pure luck. Sometimes it is better to be bliss
Work can leave the population with many scars, whether they are physical or emotional they form over time. The poems Hard Work by Stephen Dunn, The Mill by Edwin Arlington Robinson, and Night Waitress by Lynda Hull share the common theme that work can dominate an entire existence. Carrying out a job fills a person’s entire life and people must build the rest of their life around their career. The only problem is that some people get stuck with dead end jobs that have them doing repetitive tasks day in and day out. This can drain a person in a way where they can lose themselves and who they are in their jobs.
In addition, employees who experience more positive emotions at work make greater contributions to organizational effectiveness and, when people are in a good mood, they are more sociable, less aggressive, and better able to recall positive information (Pinder, 1998). Also, those employees who are more positive possess higher confidence, optimism, self-efficacy, likability, and sociability, which in turn, making them more satisfied with their job and increases workplace achievement (Lyubormirsky, King, & Diner, 2005). Happy employees bring their happiness from the office to their home and they also transfer their happiness from their home to the office (Lyubormirsky et. al,
Happiness plays an important and necessary role in the lives of people around the world. In America, happiness has been a necessity in our daily lives since Thomas Jefferson stated these famous words in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, of Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Since then, Americans have been engaged in that act, pursuing happiness. However, as Ray Bradbury demonstrates in Fahrenheit 451, that special elements in our life which make us happy initially may eventually lead to our downfall. Beatty, the fire chief, has a contentious job which pulls him
Ever since the economic downturn hit Engstrom Auto Plant in 2005, the Plant had since faced many employee, productivity, and bonus payment issues. These issues have led the company to its worst financial and ethical situations since its inception in 1948.The major problem that caused the business downturn is the increasing lack of employee motivation and trust of management. Employee morale has fallen drastically and it is seen as the lowest it has ever been and it is because of bonuses that has not been paid to employees for the past seven months. Employees have been used to receiving regular bonuses as part of their pay so they began to expect the bonus money on their paychecks instead of continuing to see the money as a bonus based on their
Lindsey Augustine APLAC- 1st Block 2/1/2018 Mrs. Kieren I Quit Everyone knows how important it is to have favorable conditions at the workplace. Starting from trivial things such as air conditioners or coolers with fresh water, and ending up with flexible schedules and good relationships with colleagues.
Successfully Finding Happiness “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” (Buddha) The quote above is spoken by Buddha (The enlightened one) who was a religious figure during 6th century B.C..
The Influence of the Tao Te Ching The Tao Te Ching can be read as a religion text or philosophical text. Religious, the Tao Te Ching is the fundamental text for the religion of Taoism. It was written by Lao Tzu who was an ancient Chinese philosopher and author. The Tao Te Ching has influenced much of Chinese history, culture, philosophy, and art.
Poor mental health outcomes are associated with precarious employment (e.g. non-fixed term temporary contracts, being employed with no contract, and part-time work) (Artazcoz et al., 2005; Kim et al., 2006). Workers who perceive work insecurity experience significant adverse effects on their physical and mental health (Ferrie et al., 2002).
The type of work you end up doing does affect your aspect on life in general. The more you find yourself loving your job, the more you 'll find yourself in a happy state of matter. As Rachel Becksted states, “Since we spend a majority of our life working, job satisfaction can be a large factor in our overall satisfaction and sense of well being.” For example, if you 're not happy with the type of career you have, that can lead to depression or stress. If you are pleased with your career, you 'll find yourself stress free and at peace with the way your life has turned out.
Pardo del Val and Fuentes (2003) worked on reasons for resistance in employees. According to their findings,
If you know the tools for happiness, then you’ll make it work like magic Happiness might be in the smallest of the things but sometimes the material things won’t give you permanent feeling of joy, you might be happy with those things for a shorter time but it won’t be long lasting. Just as learning new skills requires effort, you will have to strive and work hard to achieve real, long lasting happiness. 2. If you are satisfied with everything you’ve, you might lose the motivation to achieve more and be more happy Happiness is something that boosts up your energy.
Introduction In today’s society, it is common for employees to have many challenging responsibilities in their life other than work, for example, commitments involving parents or children, education or sports commitments or personal interests outside of work. People want to escape work for a greater sense of well-being and to reduce stress levels. A poor balance between an employee’s work commitments and their other responsibilities can lead to low productivity as well as high stress and absentees. Meanwhile, employees with better work-life balance often have a greater sense of responsibility, achievement, ownership and control of their working life.
This will help the customers get a very best experience. An unhappy employee can become the reason to ruin the brand experience for the customers. Studies have also shown that people surrounded by happy people are more likely to be happy as well. So Good moods are contagious but same holds true for bad moods as well. So it is very important to create a positive and happy work environment for the employees so that they can give their hundred percent at work.