Hate Your Job? Then Shut Up and Quit

Time to stop whining about it and do something

Do you find yourself muttering, “I hate my job” every day when you wake up? Have you been saying that for more than a month straight? Are people starting to avoid you because you’re a downer to be around?

Then it’s probably time to shut your mouth and quit your job.

Yep. Time for another provocative post that’s a slap upside the head for some of you. It falls in the same camp as the “10 Reasons Your Team Hates You” post that got a ton of attention.

I know: The economy is terrible. I know: You need health insurance. I know: You have to pay your mortgage. I know: You have to feed your kids. (You’ll get no sympathy from me on the last point; when my son was 13, his nickname was “Galactus,” from the Fantastic Four villain known as the Devourer of Worlds.)

I know all those things make it hard to just up and quit. All I’m saying is if you’re that miserable, you have some serious introspection to do. What I’d like to offer here are a few thoughts on how to grapple with that process.

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Have you tried to improve where you are?

While I agree that when an employee crosses the line to what I call a "Fatal Atitude," it is best for the employee and employer that the employee find another place to continue his or her career. This is when the attitude has turned to the point that it is very negative and not going to resolve. If you are not quite there yet, another option is to discuss the situation with you employer. As a manager, I have learned work with employees during annual reviews and other times to develop goals for each employee. This involves understanding their strenghts and weaknesses, and planning to work each employee's gifts and interests into the department to the degree that I can . This option is good for matching interests and talents to the tasks and projects within the parametes of the department goals. While this option is not available in over-all toxic environments, it can be very successful in environments where there is some level of open communication available between the employee and management.