Do you like your job? Take the test!
26 June 2015
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Turning your passion into your profession is great, but it's rarely realistic. Yet, many of us enjoy our work, even if it has little to do with what we'd like to do in our free time. Find out with this checklist if this is the case for you.
Count one point for each statement that applies to you. We'll add up the score at the end.
1. You have difficulty prioritizing
You have no trouble taking action and staying busy. Staying focused isn't a problem. Your problem is just the opposite: you want to do too much. This makes it hard for you to decide: what would you like to do first?
2. You embrace challenges
Loving your job is like peeling an onion. There are more and more layers to discover and explore. Hating your job is the same, but the different layers (the challenges) you discover only make you cry.
3. You don't gossip about others, except about their coolest achievements
If you're happy at work, you don't gossip about other people's personal failures. On the contrary, you talk about your colleagues' successes because you're happy for them.
4. You think about what you're going to say, but not how to say it
At the office, you're not afraid of hidden agendas, political games, or ambiguous and subtle remarks. You trust your team members and they trust you.
5. You consider your clients, but not just as relationships you need to satisfy
You don't treat your clients like numbers. You understand that they are individuals in their own right. And you feel satisfaction, rightly so, when you can meet their wishes.
6. You enjoy your time at work
You don't only live for the weekend; you even have fun during your work week. You enjoy life and your job. Your job is a part of your life.
7. You find attending meetings fun
You find meetings fun. Why? Because you enjoy in-depth discussions, challenging yourself, those that lead to decisions, initiatives, and changes (that you can take charge of).
8. You're enthusiastic about what you achieve, but even more about the people you do it with
You love the people you work with. They are intelligent, passionate, confident, funny, involved, inspiring…
9. You barely look at your watch
You are so focused on what you are doing that when you check the time, you realize that time has flown by.
10. You don't see money as success
Naturally, your salary is important, but your work is much more than just an amount you receive in your account at the end of the month. You wouldn't change for a higher salary if it meant having fewer challenges.
11. You can't wait for tomorrow
You leave the office with things on your to-do list that continue to interest you. Many people finish the good files on their to-do list first, leaving only the boring tasks. At the end of the day, you still have exciting tasks that you can't wait to start.
12. You help others without being asked
You help without thinking. You like your colleagues to succeed, so it's in your nature to help them achieve their goals. You automatically assist them, and they do the same with you.
13. You're not thinking about your pension yet
For you, retirement is definitely not for now. Even more, you see it as a boring period in your life from which you don't expect to derive great satisfaction.
What is your score?
0 – 3: It's best to look for another job. Life is too short to do something you hate.
4 – 6: You don't hate your job, but you don't really love it either. What else could you do?
7 – 9: You fully enjoy your job and the colleagues you work with.
10 – 13: You're crazy about your job. And others are jealous of you.
(nm/sc) - Sources: Inc.com
Jobat.be
Posted online June 26, 2015.
Count one point for each statement that applies to you. We'll add up the score at the end.
1. You have difficulty prioritizing
You have no trouble taking action and staying busy. Staying focused isn't a problem. Your problem is just the opposite: you want to do too much. This makes it hard for you to decide: what would you like to do first?
2. You embrace challenges
Loving your job is like peeling an onion. There are more and more layers to discover and explore. Hating your job is the same, but the different layers (the challenges) you discover only make you cry.
3. You don't gossip about others, except about their coolest achievements
If you're happy at work, you don't gossip about other people's personal failures. On the contrary, you talk about your colleagues' successes because you're happy for them.
4. You think about what you're going to say, but not how to say it
At the office, you're not afraid of hidden agendas, political games, or ambiguous and subtle remarks. You trust your team members and they trust you.
5. You consider your clients, but not just as relationships you need to satisfy
You don't treat your clients like numbers. You understand that they are individuals in their own right. And you feel satisfaction, rightly so, when you can meet their wishes.
6. You enjoy your time at work
You don't only live for the weekend; you even have fun during your work week. You enjoy life and your job. Your job is a part of your life.
7. You find attending meetings fun
You find meetings fun. Why? Because you enjoy in-depth discussions, challenging yourself, those that lead to decisions, initiatives, and changes (that you can take charge of).
8. You're enthusiastic about what you achieve, but even more about the people you do it with
You love the people you work with. They are intelligent, passionate, confident, funny, involved, inspiring…
9. You barely look at your watch
You are so focused on what you are doing that when you check the time, you realize that time has flown by.
10. You don't see money as success
Naturally, your salary is important, but your work is much more than just an amount you receive in your account at the end of the month. You wouldn't change for a higher salary if it meant having fewer challenges.
11. You can't wait for tomorrow
You leave the office with things on your to-do list that continue to interest you. Many people finish the good files on their to-do list first, leaving only the boring tasks. At the end of the day, you still have exciting tasks that you can't wait to start.
12. You help others without being asked
You help without thinking. You like your colleagues to succeed, so it's in your nature to help them achieve their goals. You automatically assist them, and they do the same with you.
13. You're not thinking about your pension yet
For you, retirement is definitely not for now. Even more, you see it as a boring period in your life from which you don't expect to derive great satisfaction.
What is your score?
0 – 3: It's best to look for another job. Life is too short to do something you hate.
4 – 6: You don't hate your job, but you don't really love it either. What else could you do?
7 – 9: You fully enjoy your job and the colleagues you work with.
10 – 13: You're crazy about your job. And others are jealous of you.
(nm/sc) - Sources: Inc.com
Jobat.be
Posted online June 26, 2015.
