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Friday, January 27, 2012 - 1:30pmJames F. Thompson0
Everything in life is relative, so it’s difficult to convince office professionals who suffer from depression that they have many things to be happy about—like having a job, for instance. Depression, of course, is an incredibly complicated beast, where our emotional, physical, intellectual, mental, ancestral and medical capacities all verge together in our head like a Mississippi delta of our personal human condition.
Happiness in life is largely based on the ability to balance our responsibilities, stresses, passions and challenges without letting one completely dominate all of the others. So when most Americans are struggling to make ends meet in a terrible financial climate and anemic economy, we tend to lose balance and focus our energy on paying bills, saving pennies, and...
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Friday, January 27, 2012 - 12:00pmJames F. Thompson0
No one likes to be judged. The worst part about judgmental people, other than the unmitigated arrogance and audacity it takes to assess the worth of another human being, is that most judgmental people are, inevitably, hypocrites. And judgmental people at the workplace are the worst. Without knowing exactly, or even generally, what other people do, they feel free to characterize the jobs of others as meaningless or trivial, which is simply another way of portraying that person as having no professional meaning or value.
This happens often, believe it or not, to managers. Yes, the folks in charge. This article elaborates, “When a person is constantly delegating tasks to different groups or...
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Friday, January 27, 2012 - 10:30amJames F. Thompson0
It’s Friday, which means the weekend is here. The holidays are over, and the winter doldrums are in full swing. So what is there left to talk about? Why your job of course. We spend so much of our lives at work that one would think the last thing anyone would want to talk about over a few beers on a Friday evening is their job, but it is. And it’s annoying, especially for those who have to listen.
This article explains, “Basically with people that talk too much about work, there is just no off switch. It isn’t considerate as some people leave the office every night or every weekend and really want to get their mind off work. Yes, leaving work behind is a...
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Friday, January 27, 2012 - 10:00amBobbi Dempsey0
You know the old warning about how the grass is not always greener on the other side? That’s something people often forget when they’re unhappy (or just plain bored) at their jobs. They will often jump into the first opportunity they are offered—but sometimes realize their new gig is even worse than what they left.
So, if you hate your new job, should you (or could you) go back to your old one? Obviously, that depends on how you left your old position. If you stormed out in a huff or gave them the old “take this job and shove it” treatment, you probably won’t be welcomed back. But if your old employer was sorry to see you go—and they haven’t replaced you yet—there may be a chance that you can return for a second act.
But just because you can go back doesn’t necessarily...
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