Reasons why I hate my job !

Last time we talked about a few cases of people who chose an altogether different career or made their own paths though remaining in the same industry. Some turned entrepreneurs while others turned back towards school, in search of more knowledge and hence finding out what they actually love in life. But can all of us do the same ? I guess not. It’s difficult to opt of a standard job and start your firm, and not everyone choses that way. More importantly not everyone likes or can afford to put, career or better said, the “source of income” at risk! Neither can everyone go back to college and pursue a course which doesn’t coordinate with their previous education (even though that education solves no purpose, yet we are afraid to change our line of education, social pressures primary reason).

So what do we do in that scenario. Put our heads down and just believe that this is what I will be doing the rest of my life even though I hate it ! Not a good option either, then what else can we do ?

Let’s discuss a bit on this question. Have you ever tried to find out why do I hate my job ? Surveys state that more than 90% of the people leave their jobs because of their bosses/managers! That’s a high number I guess but the bottom line is that that’s a fact. Do we really hate the job profile or we hate our company? Our we fed up of the restrictions imposed ? Are we irritated by our managers behaviour ? Is it that we are working very hard but my team does not appreciate me and as a result I get annoyed ? Is the dirty office politics that’s what is causing me trouble ? Has my repetitive work made me think I hate it ? Maybe my job profile is very good, a dream profile, but the environment has made it impossible for me to work, hence I may be feeling that this is not the correct job altogether ? There may be numerous reasons why we hate our jobs but do we workout to find out the problem itself ? let alone the solution ! No, is the answer to that.

The moment we stop enjoying our jobs or office timings, we start thinking or rather saying, “I hate my job” or “this profile is not for me“. But did we sit down and think what is making me say that? A person very good in programming is given the similar job to be done over and over again. How long will he enjoy that, but that doesn’t mean that he hates coding. It’s just getting repetitive has made him feel so. He loves his work after all.

Similarly there me hundreds of reasons for you to not like your job, the verdict is relax, sit down and try to figure out, who knows maybe you seriously are in the wrong industry and need to shift focus before it’s too late. What we’d suggest is rather share your problems with us, in the comments section below, and let’s try to find out what the real problem is. If you are not comfortable, you may avoid writing your real name.