Should You Be Looking for a Better Job? Take Time to Choose Your Organization
Marketing guru and author Seth Godin recently noted:
“The single most important marketing decision most people make is also the one we spend precious little time on: where you work… Think about this for a second. Your boss and your job determine not only what you do all day, but what you learn and who you interact with.â€
This is an excellent point! How much time do you spend thinking about the type of organization where you’d like to work? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to recognize that your workplace impacts your quality of life, both in and outside of work hours.
When possible, it is a good idea for professionals to evaluate their work lives and create goals for initiating change if the workplace isn’t living up to standards. ITWorld asked the question: “Is your workplace drowning in a sea of anxiety?†These are their suggested evaluation criteria:
- Do people take sides with other people instead of taking stands on issues? Do they form coalitions and/or cliques?
- Do people assert their territory to the detriment of the organization as a whole? Are feuding, back-stabbing, and turf wars a way of life?
- Do work groups tend to come to rapid agreement, with very little discussion or dissent?
- Do particular individuals or departments tend to be blamed consistently for organizational problems?
- Is there a problem with disruptive employee turnover? Are people constantly quitting due to job stress or dissatisfaction with the organization?
- When conflicts and problems arise, are people exhorted to show more “team spirit�
- Does leadership send out conflicting instructions and mixed messages? Are organizational objectives contradictory or unclear?
- Do people tend to avoid conflict by avoiding each other altogether? Do they hide out in their offices or cubicles, neglect to return calls, etc.?
- Is “improved communication†considered the solution to all problems and conflicts rather than making decisions that are based on solid principles?
- Is high productivity emphasized as the key to organizational well-being? Do you get the feeling that people are overworked?
If your answer to most of these questions was an emphatic yes, you probably are dealing with a level of anxiety that’s too high to be healthy—for your employees or for the company itself.
Step back and try to objectively evaluate your workplace. It is easy, in a seemingly downward spiraling economy, to get caught up in the idea that just having a job is good enough. The fact is – jobs continue to be available. If you are a top performer and/or have great job seeking materials and skills, you may very well be able to find a more desirable workplace.
Miriam Salpeter
GreatPlaceJobs Career Advice Expert
www.keppiecareers.wordpress.com
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