Is your job slowly eroding your soul?

In my career I have had some really wonderful jobs with fantastic companies and worked with some really great people.

I’ve also worked at a company where I was absolutely miserable.

I understand that with any role there are challenges. However I refuse to drop my level of professionalism by weathering co workers scathing and rude remarks, negativity, bullying and lack of professionalism. It is a personal choice we make each day as we walk in the door to the office, to get on with what we are employed for and to do so in best practise.

As an aspiring optimist, I thrive on creating positive experiences and relationships in all that I do, and I know this reaps benefits in professional success. It goes without saying that there is simply no time or energy in my work day to deal with narrow minded, racist and negative comments, loose lips, and scathing slander from those I share desk space with.

When the moral fibre of your work place is threadbare, you find yourself feeling trapped and worthless. Not only will your work performance and self confidence suffer in a negative environment, but so will your professional brand as you are associated with a company that becomes known for hosting a difficult workplace within any one industry.

I had all the usual concerns about leaving this role where I was so unhappy; in addition, I had been told by my colleagues this was just how the industry was. I didn’t want to jump out of the pot and into the fire.

Then one day I woke up I thought, you know what? I’m not going to put up with this anymore; I don’t deserve to be miserable. So I walked into the office and resigned. Hands down the scariest thing I have ever done. I had no job lined up, minimal savings and no real plan. However I felt that if I had to work with these people for one more second; the next nasty comment might cause me to leap from my desk and attack them with a stapler.

It was the best move I could have made. It turned out the industry isn’t all like my previous organisation; the role I accepted a few months later was with a fantastic company full of wonderful people. There was no bullying; virtually no office politics and my colleagues quickly became friends. Gone was that feeling in the pit of my stomach when my alarm went off each morning. I can honestly say I enjoyed going to work each day.

Life is too short to be in a job that is slowly eroding your soul. Don’t spend another year waking up and dreading going to work. You spend over 38 hours a week at work; why not spend it in a role you enjoy, in a company of like minded professionals?

You don’t deserve to be miserable at work, take action in 2016 and find a job you love.

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