2-3-4 Friday: 17 Dec 2021 - Why don’t I look forward to work anymore?
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The Great Resignation.
Across the board, people are leaving their jobs. Are you thinking of leaving too? Just remember to collect your yearend bonus ;)
People leave for different reasons. But it’s a myth to think that finding a new job is necessarily going to solve all the problems you faced in your previous job. No job is perfect.
Back to why. Why do we leave? Why are you leaving? You can give many reasons. But I think the one through line I’ve heard clients say is this,
I miss relationship.
Today, companies are focusing on perks that improve your work experience. Maybe a retreat. Or another benefit to your package. But after 18 months of working from home, what people miss most
is relationship. It is that laughter, joy, and camaraderie of feeling like you’re not fighting alone. You’re fighting together.
It’s that feeling that you can play with someone else at work. It’s the sense that you’re building something important for the community around you.
How can you rebuild the sense of connection in a time of social distancing and raging viruses?
Firstly, be intentional about relationship at work. Don’t expect it to just drop from the sky. If you’re asked to work from home most of the time, ask a colleague if he would like to work with you at a nearby coffeeshop. Or at
each other’s home. Take time to call a colleague with no other agenda other than to chat.
Secondly, laugh at yourself. Work’s serious, but it doesn’t have to be that serious. Do something silly. Make bids for connection. Make fun of yourself. Make light of the situation.
A week ago, I was at a meeting when I shared my number. I added,
Oh and don’t forget to share it with people who are looking for dates.
It broke the ice, and made people realise that work didn’t always have to be that serious.
Lastly, be content with what you have. Here are 5 ways.
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For each person is in truth an unfathomable enigma.
With care, you might keep rediscovering, in the person you have chosen, enough residual mystery to maintain the spirit that first brought you together.
With care, you can avoid stowing each other away in a conveniently sized box, punishment at hand should either of you dare to emerge, and contempt for the consequent predictability you both now face lurking not so far beneath the surface.
It is delivered as a gift initially, from fate, but requires tremendous effort to realise and maintain.
Jordan Peterson - Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
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Relationships are great if they happen by chance, but relationships require work. Especially work relationships.
Today, instead of waiting for someone to make your day, why not take the time to make someone’s day over this Christmas period? Find your 5 best friends from Christmas. Prepare something they love.
You’ll find yourself rejuvenated by the exercise.
John
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