How to Love the Job You've Got

**CaRGirL** · January 16th, 2004 10:35 PM

How to Love the Job You've Got

Every day we hear about people making radical career changes. The opportunities exist, but will all these changes make us any happier once we get there? Maybe the question is not "how can I get the job I'll love?", but "how can I love the job I have?" Following are four practical steps towards coming to terms with why you do what you're doing. Take some time to think about it, and you might be surprised by what you find.

1. Realize that your job does not define you, but how you do it does. There's a lot to be said for attitude, more than will fit here. Any job can be done well, done with compassion, done with care. Your attitude at work and the way you treat people -- even your mood -- does not go unnoticed. They have a profound influence on the people you work with. There are times when you can't control your situation, but you can always choose how you live in it.

2. Stop focusing on the money. Money will never be enough so stop using it (or the lack of it) as an excuse. Whatever you are bringing home on the 15th and 30th, there are always going to be things you could do or would do if you had more. Try taking tracking every penny you spend in a week. Seeing where your money is really going can help you to refocus your spending towards the things you really want. Getting paid is only one small part of what you do, your work has to be more than just a paycheck to be fulfilling.

3. Find the significance in what you do. This may require you to think big, but it can be done. Take some time to really think about what you do. Do you provide an essential service? Do you get to see the finished product? Do you give direction that gets things done? Then ask yourself "how is this job done differently because I am doing it?" Perspective plays a huge role in personal satisfaction and sense of well being. Try to remember why you took the job in the first place. If it was only going to be "for now" are you actively looking for other work?

4. Dare to ask yourself if it's worth it. If you can't find the part of your job that you like, or if you can see yourself turning into the person you said you would never be, consider the reasons. It may not be a new job that you need, just a new direction. Do you like the person you are doing this job? If not, are there changes you can make to the way you do your job or is the job itself the problem? Do you need to be doing a different position within the same company? Are additional responsibilities taking you away from the work you were hired to do? Maybe all that's needed is some refocusing. Learn to say "no". As much as you can choose the things you spend your time on, don't attend events or meetings only because everyone expects it.

Asking yourself why you do your job doesn't mean you're dissatisfied, just self-aware. This awareness can lead to greater job satisfaction, increased sense of well being and a little more control over what you do, rather than just "going along for the ride." For some, it may be time for a change - if so, don't be afraid of it. Change isn't necessarily bad, it's just different. For the rest of us, take a look around, you may find you've got a great view.

**wildthing** · January 16th, 2004 10:49 PM

1) I love my job because it gives me the satisfaction on doing the right thing (helping out my client and satisfy their needs).

2) While I do #1, I am well compensated (I trade/sell and the help that I provide is my technical support)....I put the right profit to what I sell....I never under sell....I charge right!

eto lang ang akin....."sa inyo ng ang karangalan....akin na ang kayamanan"

**yebo** · January 16th, 2004 11:16 PM

i love the job.

BUT I JUST CAN'T STAND SOME OF THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH! AAAGGHHHH!

pwede ba kung gusto nila sumipsep sa management e sumipsep na lang sila mag-isa at huwag na nila ako idamay sa pagsipsep nila! gusto pa eh kasama akong sisepsep sa management, oh how i hate! e inaaway ko nga top management people pag napupunta ng rig eh tapos gusto sisipsep ako kasama nila! lapit na ko pumatay ng tao dito!

kanina kumakain ako ng dinner sa galley, sabi ba naman ng OIM (new zealander), "i don't like what you wrote in the report, that gets read in the head office in houston you know. next time tone it down." sagot ko, in a very calm voice, "you know i don't work here to make you happy, nor anyone in houston for that matter. i do my job and if that means i step on people's toes doing it, then i will. if you want to suck dick then please do it yourself."

i may not have a job next week. the OIM is the top banana here on the oil rig. but i hate his guts! but then again, nakasagutan ko na din district manager, regional VP saka personnel manager andito pa din ako. haba na ng sungay ko yata, mahasa nga bukas!

**wildthing** · January 16th, 2004 11:22 PM

wag mo ihasa para pumurol....dapat para tumalim lalo....:evillaugh

**DSM619** · January 16th, 2004 11:42 PM

Gusto ko ang trabaho ko kasi na inspire ako kay JFK back then . AFter that ay pangarap ko na talaga at libreng byahe pa around the world , government expense . I only mind my job , not the people I work with kaya ako tumagal sa trabaho na ito .

**yebo** · January 17th, 2004 10:18 AM

hinahasa ko nga para tumalim lalo e hehehe!

kanina morning supervisors' meeting, 6:30am. inulit na naman ng ogags. e pikon na ako talaga, so sabi ko na lang "it's my name on the report, it's my signature. not yours. if they don't like what i write they can always fire me. i can pull my own weight so don't bother yourself about it."

mamula-mula mata ng ugok pag sabi ko e! tawa lang sabay thumbs up yung 2 british saka 1 kano na mahaba din ang mga sungay gaya ko hehehe!

**CaRGirL** · January 18th, 2004 10:31 PM

isa pa nga pala na way how to love you job... hanap ka ng pagaaksayahan mo ng oras lalo na pag badtrip ka sa work mo, ung mga tipong makakakwentuhan mo, or better yet magpapa-gana ng araw mo... hehehe... ung maganda or ***y or cutie basta... mga ganun... Ü

**1D4LV** · January 19th, 2004 12:22 PM

i love my job too..

eto lang kasi nakapagpa mature sa akin eh. and i get to learn a few things everyday.

**empy** · January 19th, 2004 12:33 PM

5) if all else fails, and you still hate your job...just surf **** at work. that will make each day a lot more tolerable :D

**IceColdBeer** · January 19th, 2004 01:12 PM

yebo, pareho tayo ng kwento hehehe. Yung mga kupal na directors namin dito di na lumalapit sa akin dahil masyado daw akong abrupt. Sabi ko naman eh mas mabuti at ng hindi kayo masaktan! Puro mga sipsip eh wala namang laman mga kukote.