{"id":7489,"date":"2021-11-26T15:39:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T15:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=7489"},"modified":"2022-11-15T12:01:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T05:01:35","slug":"so-you-hate-your-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/so-you-hate-your-job","title":{"rendered":"So, You Hate Your Job&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-mobiledoc=\"{&quot;version&quot;:&quot;0.3.2&quot;,&quot;atoms&quot;:[],&quot;cards&quot;:[],&quot;markups&quot;:[[&quot;em&quot;],[&quot;a&quot;,[&quot;href&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=people+who+hate+their+jobs&amp;oq=people+who+hate+their+jobs&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.6838j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&quot;]],[&quot;a&quot;,[&quot;href&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.getlanded.com\/blogs\/resume-tips\/crush-it-at-work?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=pinterest&amp;utm_campaign=tailwind_tribes&amp;utm_content=tribes&amp;utm_term=625457856_23999192_516220&quot;]],[&quot;a&quot;,[&quot;href&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/&quot;]],[&quot;a&quot;,[&quot;href&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/index.htm&quot;]],[&quot;a&quot;,[&quot;href&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/&quot;]],[&quot;a&quot;,[&quot;href&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.upwork.com\/research\/the-great-resignation&quot;]],[&quot;a&quot;,[&quot;href&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizwomen\/news\/latest-news\/2021\/08\/workers-freelance.html?page=all&quot;]]],&quot;sections&quot;:[[1,&quot;p&quot;,[[0,[],0,&quot;You\u2019re sitting at your desk, staring hard at your computer screen, and let out a sigh once in a while. 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It can be because of the boss, the colleagues, the workplace, the company, and sometimes, it can even be because of <em>you<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/so-you-hate-your-job\/#To_continue_or_not_to_continue\" title=\"To continue or not to continue\">To continue or not to continue<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/so-you-hate-your-job\/#To_continue\" title=\"To continue\">To continue<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/so-you-hate-your-job\/#To_not_continue\" title=\"To not continue\">To not continue<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_continue_or_not_to_continue\"><\/span>To continue or not to continue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No matter what the reason is, however, hating a job is not as uncommon as you think. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=people+who+hate+their+jobs&amp;oq=people+who+hate+their+jobs&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.6838j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> from Gallup found that globally, 85% of the workers have unhappy relationships with their jobs. For a world with billions, that\u2019s a staggering rate of sadness on workdays. So, really, the important question here is, do you stay, or do you leave?<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_continue\"><\/span>To continue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you can\u2019t afford to lose the job just yet, or if you don\u2019t really have any other plans, the best option for you is to push through a little longer while changing your mindset. This has already probably passed your mind, too, but it\u2019s time to believe it: you have power over your mind to control these lifeless feelings and direct them towards something. And that <em>something<\/em> could be building your credentials as best as you can.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main secrets behind an employee who is unhappy about their job is the actual chance of getting one that they would like. Sometimes, it boils down to being a talent that\u2019s attractive enough to stand out in such a competitive field of the corporate world. Whether it\u2019s an external or internal issue, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getlanded.com\/blogs\/resume-tips\/crush-it-at-work?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=pinterest&amp;utm_campaign=tailwind_tribes&amp;utm_content=tribes&amp;utm_term=625457856_23999192_516220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Landed<\/a> suggests making it a game for yourself everyday. If you work in retail, count through every sale until it reaches your goal and beats yesterday\u2019s store. If you work a desk job, breeze through your to-do list so fast that you can ask your boss for more.<\/p>\n<p>Thinking about it, the idea seems crazily pretentious\u2014but if this is what gets you out of your rut, as long as you get the job done, then it is going to work both ways. You turn your blinders on and focus on what you do, leaving the feelings behind, while the people around you get impressed with your work performance.<\/p>\n<p>When it\u2019s time, you put that on your resum\u00e9. When it\u2019s time, and you have the weekends to <em>live <\/em>again, you can allot some time to ponder whether what you want in your career is to get promoted in the company you\u2019ve already worked hard for, or to altogether start a new journey somewhere you will be passionate about. Whatever you choose after the grind time, you\u2019ll be ready and excited for the next to come.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Needless to say, continuing a job that you\u2019ve come to hate will also make you realize your deal breakers in your future endeavors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Needless to say, continuing a job that you\u2019ve come to hate will also make you realize your deal breakers in your future endeavors. It enables you to choose well for yourself, and to actually have the motivation to reach the standards that you think will finally get you to your dream job.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_not_continue\"><\/span>To not continue<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When you feel like the game will never work, and your job is really negatively affecting how you view your life, though, you should try to take a break. Realistically, that\u2019s one thing that is so easy to say but difficult to do because of various reasons that extend from emotional to financial. Quitting a job has many follow-up implicit and explicit consequences that include adjustments, impressions, and relationships. For instance, society has a perceived notion that quitting a job that hurts you and burns you out makes you weak, but it\u2019s actually quite the opposite. It takes a lot of strength and courage to be honest with yourself and your employer about your career.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, as everyone knows, it doesn\u2019t erase the fact that there are still bills to pay. So meanwhile, you might want to try other ways to earn while getting the rest and the breath of fresh air that you\u2019ve been needing for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to full-time, freelance, part-time, and contractual jobs allow you to have control over your own time or report for less hours. Applying for one may help you lay low for a while, figure out what you want to do in life, all while writing your resum\u00e9 by itself. Surprisingly, this doesn\u2019t become a choice for most people because of how rare it comes up, but there are career platforms, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glassdoor<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalibrr<\/a>, that will easily help you filter your choices when you try to look for a new journey. It also helps that Kalibrr, specifically, allows you to control how you want your status to be seen between <em>actively looking<\/em>, <em>passively looking<\/em>, and <em>not looking.<\/em> This eases the small possibility of you feeling guilty about \u201ccheating\u201d on your current job. Then again, it\u2019s always okay to want to grow!<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone is <em>made<\/em> for full-time jobs. The huge number of the people in the workforce who are in a constant battle of choosing between passion and livelihood signifies that. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upwork.com\/research\/the-great-resignation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upwork<\/a> finds that about 10 million American workers have expressed their desire to resign so that they could work as freelancers instead. Heightened even more by the pandemic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/bizwomen\/news\/latest-news\/2021\/08\/workers-freelance.html?page=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bizjournal<\/a> also notes that many have been switching to contractual work mostly for their own preference. 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