I Dislike My Job
In order to be clear about the optimal path forward for you it is really important to understand what might be the key problem/challenge facing you. If you have not already done so, answer the following questions:
1. What exactly do you do? (Write this down) Let’s be clear about what the job is and what it entails.
2. Do you dislike all aspects of your job or only some of them? Yes/All (skip to 8) Some (skip to 3) (Be honest and clear about which aspects work and which do not)
3. So you dislike some aspects of your job whilst others are more frustrations amplified by feelings about the things you truly dislike? (It’s easy to generalise and this might ‘cloud’ your perspective on what is otherwise a good work situation)
4. What aspect/s of your job do you dislike?
i) Skills you use or do not.ii) People you work with or do not.
iii) Organizational aspects.
iv) Client/s.
5. What specifically do you dislike?
6. Can you do anything about improving things?
i) Reskill.ii) Team support.
iii) HR involvement.
iv) Involvement of your boss.
7. Do you believe the part of your job/environment that is not working for you can be changed through discussion or organizational support?
8. Have you tried to change things? Have you talked to your boss, HR or someone you can confide in? Yes (skip to 11), No/Talk to your boss, HR or someone you can confide in. (skip to 9)
9. Are there aspects of your job that you enjoy? Yes. What are they? (skip to 10) No (skip to 11)
10. Are you certain it is your job that you hate and not other factors at work?
11. Are you facing particular pressures in other areas of your life? Yes/No
12. How long have you felt this way?
13. Does your boss or HR or people that have influence know how you feel?
14. If it really is your job you hate, can you/would you pursue a different job in the same organization?
If you feel the questions above are helpful in beginning to understand your situation and are ready to learn more, see Coaching/What I Do For You
SPARKIN CONNECTION
If you know you want another job and you have a good sense that is more of the same (but with more responsibility/money/recognition) in a different organization.
SPARKIN COACHING
If you feel the above questions are helpful but you are unsure of ‘what’s next’ or uncertain about what the ‘optimal’ next step is or you are unclear ‘how to manifest’ a chosen direction but want to move forward, see Coaching/What I Do For You
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