Work Environment
- Feeling safe in the work environment
- Job security
- Meaningfulness of job (understanding how job contributes to society as a whole)
- Organization’s commitment to corporate social responsibility (balancing financial performance with contributions to the quality of life of its employees, the local community and society at large)
- Organization’s commitment to a ‘green’ workplace (environmentally sensitive and resource efficient)
- Overall corporate culture (organization’s reputation, work ethics, values, working conditions, etc.)
- Relationships with co-workers
- Contribution of work to organization’s business goals
- The work itself (it is interesting, challenging, exciting, etc.)
- Variety of work (working on different projects, using different skills)
Once you have some idea of the possible culprits, you have two options:
- See if you can resolve the issues and improve your situation in your current job. Realise that no job will be perfect but it should at least satisfy your most important needs
- Decide that you need to change jobs and start looking for options. Here it is very important to have a clear idea of what you want from your next job, to ensure that you do not land up in a similar situation again
No matter which option you pick, you must take action. This is especially so if your levels of dissatisfaction are high, since it can be emotionally draining to continue in such a situation and often it will impact other aspects of your life.
Amit Puri is the Managing Consultant at Sandbox Advisors. He has over 10 years of business, career services and HR related experience, with companies such as Bain & Co, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. Sandbox Advisors is based in Singapore and provides career management/advice, job search, interview, resume and HR consulting services in Asia.
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