8 Things to Do When You Hate Your Job

A great deal of your waking hours will be spent socializing with colleagues in the workplace. Your working experience may be a pleasant and rewarding one or quite the contrary. Here are a few things to consider at work that will help to make your working environment a more pleasant one.

1. Pull your weight. Working well with others goes far beyond likeability. It’s about creating a pleasant, cooperative, energetic environment that ensures everyone gets the work done. Working well with others will improve your work environment, and help you achieve your careergoals. Working well with co-workers means being available, reliable, adaptable, respectful, clear,and fair.

2. A little appreciation goes a long way. When you receive a gift from a colleague – whether it’s a stock tip or a baby gift – write a little thank you note. It’s a classy touch that people remember. Even the smallest of positive exchanges makes your work environment better, which will help increase your job security.

3. Don’t get involved with your colleagues. While it’s true that many people meet their partners at work, in general starting a relationship with a co-worker is usually just a recipe for trouble. Of course, you won’t know what kind of trouble until it’s too late. Plus, it’s just not a professional way to make your work environment better…so to improve your work environment, go somewhere else for love.

4. Take change in your stride. One of the best compliments I’ve received from a boss is that I adapt well to change. Change is difficult, but since it’s inevitable, your best bet is to roll with it. Plus, changing the way you do things is very healthy for your brain. If you can adapt easily to change, you’ll enjoy a better work environment, improve your relationship with your boss and coworkers, and be more likely to achieve your career goals.

5. Sincerity is the key. You’re giving off positive energy when you sincerely thank an assistant, make eye contact with a bicycle messenger, and treat a stranger with respect. The more positive vibes you emit, the more positive ripples will return to you. Treating people with respect is an effective way to create a better work environment and achieve your career goals.

6. Treat everyone equally. Have you ever let a stranger take the taxi cab or held the door for an older person walking an inch a minute? You’re being nice. The power of nice erupts when that stranger is the president of a company you’re wooing or the elderly woman sits on the board of your organization. Getting along with people at work goes beyond your behavior in the office.

7. Remember that people get promoted. The bike messenger could be training to be an investment broker, the secretary studying law, or the assistant being groomed for a promotion. Being nice to a “nobody” could translate to winning a client’s account or getting a stock tip. When you treat everyone with respect and kindness you’re not creating a better work environment, you’re setting yourself up to achieve your career goals. Like any investment, getting along with people at work could pay off big-time in the long term – or your career could take off within days!

8. Ditch the negativity. Negative vibes, complaints, gossip, and comments definitely don’t create a better work environment. Negativity spreads like wildfire, infecting not just your work life but your home life too. To achieve your career goals and improve workplace communication, get and stay positive. Don’t be insincere, but make sure your positive comments outnumber your negative comments by ten to one.

Las referenciasPawlik-Kienlen, L. (2008). 8 Things to do when you hate your job. Quips and Tips for Achieving Your Goals. Retrieved on May 31, 2012 from: http://theadventurouswriter.com/blog/i-hate-my-job-tips-for-a-better-working-environment/