Susan Morem - Professional Edge Podcast

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Sue Morem is a career expert. Listen and get the the professional edge in the one activity that takes up most of your week – your job.

Can't Get No Job Satisfaction? Yes You Can!

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The search for job satisfaction

Whether you work full time or part time, you will most likely spend more of your time at work than any place else. If you enjoy the work you do, it will be time well spent. However, if you dread the thought of going to work each day and care more about watching the clock than the work you are paid to do, you are simply wasting your time.

Whether you want to work or you have to work, you can and should be able to find a job that provides you with more than just a paycheck. Your time is valuable and you ought to spend your time wisely; spend your time doing something you enjoy.

I can’t think of anyone who accepts a job with the intention of becoming disenchanted with it. Yet many people do just that; they are unhappy and dissatisfied with the their jobs and the companies they work for.

If you are unhappy, it doesn’t have to be that way. Even if you are not yet working in your ideal job or for the ideal company, you can learn to make the most of each day and feel a sense of satisfaction from the work you do.

There are people who wake up each day eager to go to work. Some of them work with you!
Look around and you will see people who are energized and enthused, upbeat and positive. Notice how many people are smiling; pay attention to the individuals who seem happy. Some of them work for the same company as you, some have similar job duties- have you ever wondered how they manage to be happy when you can not?

It’s not necessarily the company or job duties that make a job satisfying; more often than not, it’s your mindset that makes the difference.

Few people are working in their ideal job, doing exactly what they dream of. If asked, most people will tell you a thing or two they’d like to change. No workplace is perfect and few jobs are pure enjoyment—it’s called “work” for a reason!

When time flies and you look forward to returning to work each day you will know you are doing the work you were meant to do. It can take time to figure out what you are meant to do, but you don’t have to wait until you do to increase your job satisfaction. Why not start adding more enjoyment today? The following tips will help you:

Connect with people. Reach out to others: Make someone’s day, provide exceptional service, let a coworker know how much you appreciate him or her. Offer to help someone who is under pressure; be a team player. When you connect with people you will find work becomes more enjoyable. Your connection with coworkers can make going to work exciting and positively affect the way you feel about your job. A job is just a job; it’s the people that make a company.

Seek new opportunities both in and outside of work. Sometimes all you have to do is look for new opportunities and they will appear. If you feel stagnant in your job it may be time to take on a new challenge or additional responsibility. If not at work, consider getting involved in a project outside of work-- the satisfaction from working on it may be the thing you need to lift your spirits. Don’t expect others to read your mind. Whether you want more responsibility, more pay, or more of a challenge, if you want something, you’ve got to ask it, then go for it!

Define your ideal job. f you could spend your time doing anything you wanted, what would you do? What is your dream job? Do you have a talent or skill you aren’t utilizing? Until you are clear about what you want to do, how can you be sure it isn’t what you are doing right now?

Do more than expected. Feeling down, bored, unchallenged? Maybe you need to pick it up a notch. Empty the trash, make a pot of coffee, offer praise to someone for something they’ve done. Ask a coworker to lunch; beat the deadline, arrive early, leave late. Ask someone how they’re doing and really listen to what they say. When you do more than what’s expected, you’ll get more than you expected too.

Look for the good in your job. When you focus on the good aspects of your job you will stop dwelling on the bad. You already know what you don’t like about your job. Take some time to identify what you do like no matter how small. Think about what you’ve learned, challenges you’ve overcome. Who would you miss seeing day to day if you lost your job tomorrow?

Go job hunting. If you’ve tried and you cannot find happiness where you are, it may be time to make a change. Look for another job and you might find one ---or, you might find that the one you have looks a lot better in caparison.

Some people love every job they have, not because each job is ideal, but because they manage to find something good about each job they have. Although some jobs are better than others, no job will ever satisfy you until you are satisfied with yourself.

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