Do you never feel good about getting out and heading to work on Mondays? Do you feel challenged
and unhappy or not in control at your workplace? And is your boss the worst. Do your co-workers
complain all the time? We all want happiness, don’t we? And there are so many ways to
get that, you could get exercise, Express gratitude a or start a new project, but how
will you get satisfied in your career? You hate your boss, your cold c0-workers give
you a cold shoulder and your to-do list is terribly long. All of this sounds like valid
reasons to hate your job. But the truth is that there are some underlying reasons that
can actually make you unhappy at work and today, I am going to share with you reasons
why you are not enjoying your work. And even better, I am going to tell you how to solve
these problems. So my name is Michelle and you are watching me on skillopedia, the place
to develop skills for the real world.. Let's start….
So have you heard yourself saying - “I hate my coworker” if your answer is ‘yes’
the real reason might not be the people, but it could be the culture of your organisation.
Let me tell you why so, if you feel ganged up or left out and you find yourself arguing
a lot, the problem is the culture of your organisation. Now that we know the problem,
let's see what is the solution. The solution is if the culture is not the right match for
you, you should consider moving on. So basically the workplace culture doesn't match with your
personality, there a high chances that people won’t match with you either. They won’t
gel with you. For example- if the business relies on competition between co-workers and
you are not a competitive type, then you are not going to enjoy your job and that's ultimately
going to make you hate the guy, who is constantly trying to compete with you. Even if in doing
this, he’s just getting the job done. But I understand leaving the job may not be possible
for everybody, so what could you do- figure out how to make your environment less stressful.
For that there are people around you that you particularly don't like make sure you
take your lunch an hour after or before they do. You could request a change of your desk
and think about the endgame, which means in other words focus on your work and your goals.
If you want to make a smart move, give yourself about 18 to 24 months that could be a time
limit and during that time look for a promotion and get it. Work hard for it. And then you
can start looking for your next move.
Do you also find yourself grumbling about your current job by saying something like
- “I am underpaid” Again if your answer is yes the real reason behind you feeling
this way is that you feel suffocated and unfulfilled which means you don't feel satisfied every
time you look at your paycheck. Now let's talk about the solution to this issue - you
should try to find out what opportunities exist for you not only to get promoted to
a higher paying job but even to contribute more to the company where you are working.
So making a lot of money definitely makes life easier, and it makes you happy. You pay
your bills, you even have a little left over for the fun stuff. But if you hang your happiness
on the pay checks your actually in a problem you have to show up you have to perform and
ideally you have to feel satisfied by the work you do. If you feel fulfilled professionally
and are given the freedom to be creative and to develop new ideas on the job, you will
naturally be satisfied, which goes way beyond the paycheck. So the key is, instead of asking
for a raise ask your boss for ways you can contribute more to the team. Give them ideas
on how things could be done more efficiently in your company. Do you have an idea for a
new product, take a deep breath and pitch it. When your paycheck isn't your only way
to be satisfied at work you are bound to feel more fulfilled.
Well I heard people say “I feel trapped in the job” what's your answer yes/no. Do
you feel trapped in your job? The real reason behind feeling trapped in your job, is that
you are bored and your job does challenge you anymore. But still quitting is not always
an option. You hate Mondays and the days feel so long for you. I know it seems very sad
and very hopeless, but I have to fix this problem as well, so you need to find inspiration
outside of work so to motivate yourself you can find a mentor, a person who can advise
you correctly about your career. Or go to career related conference which will remind
you of why you choose your profession in the first place or even better you can become
a mentor yourself sometimes motivating others can motivate you aswell and if none of these
work, try to find your inspiration at work by physically challenging yourself for example
- take a walk, go for a run, or find something you are interested in and do that. And when
you get involved in something you are interested in, your work day can feel less boring and
you have something else to look forward to as well. So this is the way to solve the trapped
feeling on the job, ask yourself when was the last time you took an assignment that
truly challenged you. Challenge yourself and that will help you not feel trapped at your
workplace.
I’ve heard people often complain “I hate my boss” but when I went to the actual root
of this problem, I found out that the real reason behind it, could be that your boss
does not recognise your efforts which cause you to feel unappreciated or bitter. Now the
solution to this problem is you can ask your boss for feedback on your performance and
you can also give him some feedback in return, If he asks you. And this is going to help
you to feel motivated and happy about your job. The same is true if his or her management
style is not the same as yours, if your boss uses yelling and name calling to get results
out of you, that's not what motivates you. You will learn to hate those weekly staff
meetings as it continues but hatred can be diffused by communication. What I mean is,
you must talk to your boss about the things that you don't like, for example - if your
boss is a screamer, I’d say you tell him about it. You could say - ‘I know you must
be frustrated and I know it's a hard job but I am going to perform better if you don't
scream at me’. To give you an example one of my previous bosses replied to the statement
by saying - I didn't realise I was rude and one of them even said I didn't realise I was
raising my voice to that degree. So you could be honest to your boss about your needs and
sometimes you will be absolutely surprised to see that they understand you but just that
they did not realise how they are behaving towards you.
So here are five real reasons because of which you could be hating your job - 1. The culture
of your organisation. 2. You feel suffocated. 3. You feel unfulfilled every time you look
at your paycheck. 4. You could be feeling trapped in your job because it doesn't challenge
you. or 5. Your boss doesn't fully recognise your effort which makes you feel bitter. But
today you didn't only go through the problems you also learnt solutions to overcome these
problems in order to start enjoying your job again. So this brings us to the end of the
session and I hope today what you’ve learned will make you feel better and more motivated
to go to your workplace on Mondays. Thank you so much for staying with me. See you very
soon in another session on Skillopedia, till then keep enjoying your work.