Hi Terry here from DotPointz today we're going to talk about what to do
when you're not feeling fulfilled in your job. We're suggesting that you don't
get paid to be fulfilled you get paid to do a job. There seems to be a lot of talk
particularly in the Western world about being fulfilled and going after our
passions and following our for want of a better word our "bliss" we suggest however
that in the current fiscal environment of companies and the competitive
environment that they work in or they operate in, and we work in as employees of
companies whether or not we're fulfilled. It's not a very high priority right? Yet
so many employees feel like that's their employers job to help them be fulfilled
and if we could draw an analogy it's a bit like saying, and I know many
people say this, that their husband or wife or partner or spouse or
companion is responsible to fulfill all their needs. You know one person can't
do that and actually we're suggesting that a company is not responsible for
fulfilling your needs. That's just how we feel. So what is the
company responsible for?
Well the company is responsible, their
major job is to keep you safe to give you a clear job description and to pay
you for a day's work as per your contract. Your responsibilities on the
other hand as an employee of that company is to keep yourself safe and
your employees safe to do the job you've been employed to do and to work the
hours that you've been paid to do, right? So those are the really clear
responsibilities I know we're making it simple, I know there's a lot of other things
around those three items but that's it in a nutshell, right?
So I'm not sure about your employment contract but there's nothing
in my employment contract that says anything about an obligation of my
employer to ensure that I feel fulfilled in my role. No, that is not their job and
I don't expect that of them. Am i fulfilled in my current role hmm not
always you know like many jobs there are things that I find mundane there are
areas of my job where I feel like my talents aren't being used but on the
other hand there are a lot of positives in the job so this is the first thing
that we're suggesting to you that you think about when you're feeling
unfulfilled start counting the positives. I'm not sure what they are for you but
for example they might be you've got a really reasonable boss. Let me tell you
I've worked in a lot of jobs. A really good boss is hard to find. So if you've
got one that's a big plus. Tick. You might like your job because it allows you to
start after you've taken the kids to school that's a big plus for you.
You might like your job because you actually have some really nice colleagues around
you that's a big plus. So when you're feeling unfulfilled in the work itself
start directing your attention to what's great about the job. The other big tip we
want to give you is find fulfilment in other areas of your life if it's not
coming from your job if you don't see a way that you can improve that and if
you've just listened to our previous tips and you thought Terry I don't like
my boss I don't like my colleagues I don't like anything about my job and
it's not fulfilling well that's a different conversation. Perhaps you need
to job hunt and go elsewhere but really if there are aspects of your job that
you find palatable and tolerable and you might even enjoy even though you're not
completely fulfilled find fulfillment in other areas of your life whether that's
family whether that's your hobbies or whether it's spiritual fulfillment
whatever your thing is find fulfillment elsewhere so you take the pressure off
yourself to find it in the workplace and you take the pressure off your employer
and really it's not their high priority. I have to say in this corporate day and
age so that way you know you've got a little bit more harmony in your life.
Yes I know that we spend a lot of our lives in the workplace but that's not
necessarily a justification to expect fulfillment there there are far too many
complexities that organizations have there are far too many other things that
they're worried about your safety for example work health and safety in the
workplace is a big thing so your personal fulfillment is your responsibility.
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