This week, it occurred to me
how often people say they love their job. This is a great thing in this
economic climate, but what is puzzling is that these people are often in
contact with me because they are experiencing bullying at work.
I hear it a lot. And they
usually follow it up by saying how unfair it is that they have toxic
colleagues. My response would be – it is unfair,
but employees should take care not to compartmentalise.
We must take our jobs as a
whole – measuring pay, culture, colleagues and the management style we have to
work with as well as the nature of our own particular job. I get the impression
that when people are being bullied at work but still say: ‘I love my job,’ what
they mean is they love one or two
aspects of their job.
It’s very easy to over-focus
on this good part and resent the fact that we’re not left alone to enjoy it,
but this, of course, is no accident. Whoever put the company together and
created those lovely, interesting jobs also hired all the other staff or put
bad management in place.
The good news is, if you’ve
found a job you love doing, then you know what works for you. You can’t buy
that sort of enthusiasm. There will
be other companies you can work successfully for. Similar jobs can and will be
found elsewhere – but you can leave those toxic colleagues behind. Do that, and
at some point you may be able to say wholeheartedly that you love your job:
every bit of it.
Very best
BBTB
