How do you know that you’re unhappy at work? That something is not right and that it’s time to either make some changes at work or move on to a new job?

In my work, I talk to a lot of people who are not happy with their jobs. Here are the top ten symptoms of unhappiness at work that I’ve observed. How many apply to you?

1: You procrastinate
You really, honestly try to get some work done. But somehow you never really get around to it. Or you only do it at the last possible moment and then only do a half-baked effort.

Many people view procrastination as a personal weakness. To me, it’s one of the strongest warning signs of unhappiness at work.

2: You spend Sunday night worrying about Monday morning
“I never sleep on Sunday night very well because I’m worried about going to work on Monday morning. My job is very stressful and you kind of have to gear up for Monday and getting back into that.”

One of the worst things about being unhappy at work is that the unhappiness bleeds over into your free time. If you’ve had a lousy day at work, it’s difficult to go home and have a great evening. If your week sucked, it’s hard to have a fun, relaxed, carefree weekend.

3: You’re really competitive about salary and titles
You don’t like the job itself, so you focus much more on salary. Secondly, knowing that someone in a similar position is paid more than you, or is promoted when you’re not, really eats at you.

When we’re unhappy at work we get a lot more competitive, for one simple reason: When work doesn’t give us happiness and enjoyment we want to get something else out of it. And what else is there but compensation and promotions.

4: You don’t feel like helping co-workers
Your colleagues may be struggling. But you don’t really feel like lending a hand. Why should you?

One very interesting psychological study started by putting subjects in either a good mood or a bad mood. They were then asked to go down the hall to another room where the experiment would continue. In the hallway the real experiment took place – the subjects passed a man holding a big box struggling to open a door. Would the subject help that person? The experiment showed, that when we’re in a bad mood, we’re much less likely to help others.

5: Work days feel so looooong
The first thing you do in the morning, is calculate the number of hours until you can go home.

Ironically, this makes the work day feel even longer.

6: You have no friends at work
Friends at work? They’re mostly all jerks anyway.

Gallup have found in their studies of workplace engagement, that one of the strongest factors that predict happiness at work is having at least one close friend at work.

7: You don’t care. About anything.
Things can go well or they can go badly for your workplace. Either way, you don’t really give a damn.

When you’re unhappy, you care mostly about yourself and not so much about the workplace.

8: Small things bug you
Small things gets you out of all proportion. Like someone taking up too much space in the parking lot, someone making use of your phone charger without telling you, someone leaving bottle water on your desk, fellow colleagues talking loudly about an issue that means nothing to you.

When you’re unhappy you have much thinner skin and a shorter fuse. It takes a lot less to annoy you.

9: You’re suspicious of other people’s motives
No matter what people do, your fist thought is “what are they up to?” Good or bad, big or small, all decisions and actions made by your co-workers and managers are seen in this light.

Studies show that we’re also more suspicious of others when we’re unhappy.

10: symptoms
You suffer from insomnia, headaches, low energy, muscle tension and/or other physical symptoms.

Studies show that when you’re unhappy at work you’re more prone to experience these physical stress symptoms.


Source: http://positivesharing.com/2007/11/top-10-signs-youre-unhappy-at-work/

Feel free to add yours.

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if u have these 10 signs and ur still working


Bros stop deceiving ur sef, u dey work for MORTUARY

These things don't need african magic. If you are bored with your work, there are two things involved... And you won't hear them from me.

always harsh to people around work

I am very happy!

My team is the best!

true

The worse is coming back home with headaches.

Ilekeh:
I am very happy!

My team is the best!

wish team b dat

vaseline team?

Na lie

How many happy workers do we have in Nigeria? There is always something at work that will make one unhappy.

I don't think anyone needs being told if he/she is unhappy at work, with or without those sign anyone can still be happy or unhappy at work,

I don't even know how you people normally come about all these stories,

That was how the other person opened a topic earlier "traits that come with the actual day of the week you were born bla bla bla"

i hate Wednesdays

Taylor86:

wish team b dat
vaseline team?

Vaseline team Hmmm....





@topic OP you have some points there

True

2. m always worried about Monday morning,but seriously, Mondays sucks. I made Front page, yipeee

Rubbish from pit of hell,I have a boss who will happy to read ur junk

Hell no why do you see TGIF? While no one puts TGIM? Others points are valid though @ OP

Just dropped my job cos I'm not happy with it. Wrking frm morning to nyt for a peanut that is just 2k above minimum wage as a graduate. This country suck.


No body should tell me to be self employed cos I know that's what some guys will say. If you are ready to loan me money to start business fine. Don't comment rubbish on my mention

Ok

True talk

Lol...only God can grant you a job and peace of mind..only HIM

Everyone procrastinate at one point.

Nobody wants to think about Monday morning.

Taylor86:


wish team b dat

vaseline team?

Baby oil!

Ilekeh:
I am very happy!

My team is the best!

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