The Career You'll Love

C’mon, you’ve said it.  Or at least you’ve thought it.

You’ve lost patience with the drudgery, the people you work with, that annoying problem that just won’t go away.  And you found out the dog’s sick.

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I hear this complaint all the time: “My boss hates me!” No doubt you’ve heard it too.

Maybe even said it.

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When did we get so darned serious?

Yeah, things are rough. There’s a lot of stress, a lot to worry about. Work never ends – if you’re lucky enough to have a job.

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It happens.

Here you are in the store, and you run across a friend. She’s with another person, and makes the connection that perhaps the two of you might be able to help each other. So with no notice, you’re asked to talk for 30 seconds about what you do – and relate it to this other person. Terror sets in.

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I got a note from a reader pointing me to this Bschool blog post: 10 Incredible Team-Building Trips You Wish Your Company Would Do.  Of course, these examples are so notable precisely because they’re so far outside our normal experience.

Actually, I’m not a great fan of doing outrageous things that often.  In my view, parties and events should be proportional to the impact of what’s being celebrated.  I would imagine that there might have been a pretty outrageous party after NASA landed the first man on the moon.

But I wouldn’t think it would be good to have outrageous parties for relatively normal events.  With that mentality, you end up with an over-the-top culture like Enron or AIG.

So here’s today’s thought to consider:  Celebration is good, whether it’s work-related or personal.  What would be proportional to the emotional impact you’d like it to have?

Perhaps that’s an interesting thought as we consider what to do for our sweethearts for Valentine’s day!

In the current economy, companies are struggling to do more with less. That translates to more work with fewer people. Which means that, if you’re lucky enough to have a job, you’re probably struggling to keep up with all the work that needs to be done.

At some point, things are going to break down.

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I’ve seen more and more people for whom the concept of a lunch break has effectively disappeared. There’s so much to do, and spending time on a break seems like a waste. So lunch is wolfed down at your desk, and work continues on.

But here’s the thing: Done properly, a break makes you MORE productive for the rest of your work.

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Work’s been tough today, you’re wiped out and ready to go home. But before you do, your work will go much easier if you take a few minutes to wrap things up.

If you don’t, your brain will continue to remind you about the work pressures, even when you’d rather be doing more important things with your family.

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