So you hate your job. That’s really a sad scenario to be in. Especially because where you work is where you spend most of your waking hours. If you’re sitting at your desk, or whatever it is you’re doing, and you find yourself saying, “I hate my job” maybe these tips can help you refocus and bring back the spark you once had for your current career.
Maybe you feel victimized, diminished and dis-empowered by your work. It’s time that changed.
Change Your Perspective Away From “I Hate My Job”
If you feel like “I hate my job,” changing your perspective might sound impossible right now. If you really loathe what you’re doing, you may feel like you’re just biding your time and putting in the hours until you can escape for good.
It’s not pleasant to spend your whole day wondering when you’ll get to escape. Or wondering why the hours are dragging by so slowly. It almost sounds like torture!
Isn’t your work supposed to be fulfilling and meaningful? Dragging your feet all day and wishing you were somewhere else won’t make your life any easier.
Instead of thinking of all that drudgery, think about what you can do to make your job more meaningful. Think of it as an opportunity to really refine your skills. Maybe you can take some courses online that can help you step up your work experience. There’s always something worth learning that can help advance your career.
Or take a look at the people around you. Maybe because you know everything there is to know in your current job, you can use your knowledge to teach a few people some of the things they will need to know in the near future. Teaching what you already know is always rewarding.
Take on new challenges and use your creativity to make your job more exciting than it is right now.
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Assess Your Situation
You have to find out exactly what it is that keeps you saying “I hate my job!’
Maybe once you evaluate the situation, you’ll find out if you can fix it or not.
Make a list of all the things that bother you about your current career. What exactly is it that you hate so much?
- Do you hate your position or is it your employer you hate?
- Is there only one little part of your position that really annoys you?
- Was there ever a time when you enjoyed your job? What changed?
- If you could make any changes what would they be?
Putting everything on paper will help you sort everything out. You’ll find some insights into why your job is a problem for you and you’ll then be able to tackle each one and make the changes to make it enjoyable again.
But if you can’t find any reason why you’d want to stay at your current job, this analysis will help you find a new career. It will help you know what to look for things that you don’t want in a job. This is a great exercise to help you shape your future career.
Take Action
After assessing your current situation, it’s time to take action. Is there anything you can do that will help you enjoy your job? Before you think about making a career change, knowing what needs to change can help you see if it’s your position or your environment or something else.
Maybe the company you work for doesn’t hold the same values you do and it makes your life miserable. If that’s the case it’s not really your job description you hate, it’s where you work that’s bothering you.
Another insight you may find from your assessment is that you’re not being challenged anymore. So you have to look within the company to see if there are places you can advance to, what courses you may want to take, and what exactly it is you want out of your job.
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But if you find that you absolutely don’t love the career field you’re in and you don’t enjoy the actual work, maybe it’s time to make that career change.
It’s okay to change your career path if you find the current one is something you hate. Give yourself that option.
Most employers want you to succeed, so after you say ‘I hate my job!’ but you’ve found out why, go to your manager and have a talk. Use your assessment that pinpointed what exactly bothers you with your job. Let your employer know what you’d like to change and how you would go about it. You might be surprised how open they are to helping you find happiness in yoru current position.
Be sure to analyze how you really feel about your current situation before making any major changes. You want to know if the solution lies in your current workplace or finding a new career path. The solution you come up with may be all you need to start loving your job once again.
