Many of us get real excited on that first day of work. The boss man is the best friend you have, and the job is so easy. You maintain a sense of great responsibility, with not much effort. The coworkers are so nice. They tend to be very helpful. Soon you know everybody by first name. Then...
After a while you begin to get wearied by the disgruntled employees, and by your bad experiences. Whereas, at one time you could not wait to get to work, now you loathe coming in and look for every excuse to not show up. In fact, you would like to quit and find employment elsewhere. What happened?
I have been there just like you have. There are many factors for getting this way, but I feel that primarily we get to the place that we are no longer grateful for the job. Before, we were in a bad spot and needed something to help us pay the bills. We put up with issues, or simply chose not to dwell on them. When we finally began to get our heads above water, we began to look for greener pastures. We have to remember that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence!
Rose colored glasses or not, you did like the job before! You did get excited about the tasks you performed. You derived great pride in your production and accomplishments! Your heart beat a little faster when you woke in the morning to prepare for work. Now... you want to jump ship!
Face it! You have, most likely, come to the place where you are not as thankful as you were before for your job. If you would quit listening to everyone else and focus on what your job is, then you will find more peace; no matter the wage!
Check out this summary. It will help you be more thankful for your present job!
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
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Lawnchair Millionaire
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