Independence Day marks when the United States declared independence from Great Britain. It is also a day celebrated by fireworks displays, cook-outs, family reunions and parades. In a similar vain, how can you declare independence from job or career dissatisfaction? How will you celebrate your independence?
“Because of work’s central role in many people’s lives, satisfaction with one’s job is an important component in overall well-being” (Job Satisfaction, 2007)
I often ask the questions, “are you working to live or are you living to work?” Unfortunately, many people are “working to live.” Don’t misconstrue what’s being said here. Of course individuals must meet his/her needs and this is usually accomplished through work. However, many of these same individuals are held captive by “working to live” in jobs that are dissatisfying to them just for a paycheck.
Are you one of those individuals? If so, how can you free yourself from job or career dissatisfaction?
The short answer is to simply quit and do something else (this may also factor into the long answer as well). Some of you may be saying winners never quit; quitters never win. If that is what YOU believe then it is true for YOU.
Many people jump from job to job never actualizing their potential in any job they begin. In cases such as this, the winners-quitters ideology may be of some merit. Nonetheless, quitting without addressing the dissatisfaction can lead to a déjà vu experience in the next job.
Before I explain how to “free yourself,” allow me to share with you some food for thought:
In general, job satisfaction increases with the prestige or social standing of occupations. The most satisfying jobs are mostly professions, especially those involving caring for, teaching, and protecting others and creative pursuits. The least satisfying...jobs are mostly low-skill, manual and service occupations. The occupation with the highest job satisfaction: clergy (a calling maybe?)
Chew on this food for thought and take note of where your current job/career fits (if at all) in all this.
In Part 2, I offer some ideas/suggestions of “How to Free Yourself From Job/Career Dissatisfaction.”
“Because of work’s central role in many people’s lives, satisfaction with one’s job is an important component in overall well-being” (Job Satisfaction, 2007)
I often ask the questions, “are you working to live or are you living to work?” Unfortunately, many people are “working to live.” Don’t misconstrue what’s being said here. Of course individuals must meet his/her needs and this is usually accomplished through work. However, many of these same individuals are held captive by “working to live” in jobs that are dissatisfying to them just for a paycheck.
Are you one of those individuals? If so, how can you free yourself from job or career dissatisfaction?
The short answer is to simply quit and do something else (this may also factor into the long answer as well). Some of you may be saying winners never quit; quitters never win. If that is what YOU believe then it is true for YOU.
Many people jump from job to job never actualizing their potential in any job they begin. In cases such as this, the winners-quitters ideology may be of some merit. Nonetheless, quitting without addressing the dissatisfaction can lead to a déjà vu experience in the next job.
Before I explain how to “free yourself,” allow me to share with you some food for thought:
In general, job satisfaction increases with the prestige or social standing of occupations. The most satisfying jobs are mostly professions, especially those involving caring for, teaching, and protecting others and creative pursuits. The least satisfying...jobs are mostly low-skill, manual and service occupations. The occupation with the highest job satisfaction: clergy (a calling maybe?)
Chew on this food for thought and take note of where your current job/career fits (if at all) in all this.
In Part 2, I offer some ideas/suggestions of “How to Free Yourself From Job/Career Dissatisfaction.”
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