Do People Actually Hate Their Jobs?
I have stumbled upon many articles both via Google and here regarding the employees that are hating their jobs and that they want to actually switch completely their careers. To tell you the truth i highly doubt that is the case and i strongly believe that there are other reasons that people are in search of another working environment.
There are some cases in that people switch careers completely for example most people that have a bachelor's in math can't land a job as a mathematician. These people are either looking for data science-related jobs or as software developers/testers. Let's get back to our main topic though, below you will find some reasons that lead people to find another job, according to my opinion of course.
Low Salary
I strongly believe that many many people are getting paid very low compared to what they deserve or according to what they actually offer and do every day. In fact, many are getting paid the minimum wage or even less while literally, everything from electricity, food, gas, and inflation is getting higher. At this point, these people can't actually live so there is no other choice but to search for something better.
People, especially nowadays aren't that stupid regarding their financial expectations. Google is their friend and they can even find out how much a company pays its employees. If they realize or feel that they are underpaid compared to the market or other co-workers they will no doubt leave.
Boss and Colleagues
Many people have complaints about their Bosses and Colleagues. I haven't heard about colleagues many times, maybe here and there that there are 1-2 people that are annoying or very competitive but oh boy have i heard about bosses.
The main issues that people have with their bosses are that they don't actually understand the work from their perspective, they always push for more work and working hours and they most of the time take all the credit and rewards for themselves. At the same time, they have this bossy attitude towards others and people are feeling like they can never be heard, they actually fear to even talk.
Commute
That's a big issue that remote work solves as i have mentioned too many times already. Many people need to spend in total around 1-3 hours commuting back and forth. Not only it's very tiring and they lose hours of their lives for no reason but nowadays with the gas prices the costs have gone up x1.5-x3.
They are Stuck
Another reason that people hate working for a company, is the feeling that they are getting stuck. Especially, the younger generations have an urge to become better, faster with more responsibilities and secure better positions in a company.
If they have not a clear path since their beginning at the company and through 1-2 years working there they realize that they can't advance career-wise they will simply search for other opportunities that they can. I have literally heard and known that in some companies that have over 10k employees in order to advance to some Manager positions you simply need the Manager to retire or quit.
No Work/Life Balance
Last but not least, people hate their working environment when there is no life balance. That means that they spend more hours in the office or in front of a laptop than enjoying their lives. Especially if you tie this with, low pay, commuting and bad bosses literally it's a living hell for the employees and the younger generation won't accept that they will search for something better out there and trust me they will find it.
All in all, there are various factors that make people "hate" their jobs. It's not actually that they hate the field of work, they simply hate some added factors like the above-mentioned. People don't actually hate their jobs, they hate their working environment. Employers, especially in these troubled times need to make their employees feel more comfortable and in return, the employees will give it all, and stay longer and with their help, the company will get better and better.
Posted Using LeoFinance Beta
https://twitter.com/1332616841609482241/status/1579160650592718849
The rewards earned on this comment will go directly to the people( @filotasriza3 ) sharing the post on Twitter as long as they are registered with @poshtoken. Sign up at https://hiveposh.com.
I think a lot of companies only look to the short term. They know that if an employee leaves they can quickly replace them. They forget that constantly changing staff means having to constantly train new staff. Every time some leaves they take their experience with them. If companies saw that their staff are valuable assets and worked on retaining them they would reap the benefits of having a dedicated, knowledgeable and motivated workforce.
exactly and also note that they can't replace them that quickly. Not only it takes time to find a new employee that has some relevant knowledge, it's also extra cost as some projects both his team and HR have delayed. Then you have the extra cost of training that new employee, the added time until he is productive etc etc
Posted Using LeoFinance Beta
I think you are missing a very important side of work which is fullfilment. You could be in a very well paid job, with wonderful corportate culture & colleagues, close to home and challenging and still be unhappy with what you do.
The lack of fullfilment usually comes from either not being challenged enough or just thinking you do not contribute enough to society by doing whatever your position requires you to. The first one is usually due to bad management but the second one is a whole other story.
that's a very important factor that you mentioned! It's also something that most people realize after some years of working and can't be quite hard for them not only to find something fulfilling but to take the risk and go for it even if that means quitting for their well-paid job.
Posted Using LeoFinance Beta
I actually left my job for most of the reasons you listed here. No work/life balance, low salary, a superior colleague with anger issues, distance, etc.
It's just crazy honestly. Till now, I do not know how I lasted on that job for over a year.
good for you!!
i think it's a combination of "you get used to it" and need for money in order to basically survive :P
Posted Using LeoFinance Beta
Absolutely