Reply To: A crappy job is better than no job at all….right? How low would you go?

[Andrew Garulay, RLA]

Well, your first step to a positive attitude, if you choose to adopt one, is that you can see that no matter how miserable that you think you are, there are plenty who would gladly take your place. People are jealous of your position. Not to take happiness from other people’s misery, but I can tell you that there are not too many times in my life that anyone has been jealous of any job that I had and I’m a great deal older than you. You might want to celebrate the moment.

 

This is beginning to sound like the age old arguement that “if you paid me more, I’d work harder” vs. “if you worked harder, I’d pay you more”. Maybe the new person was hired because everyone else seems unmotivated and they hope someone new might “want to own it” more rather than shutting it down when the going gets tough.

 

It is not about whether your bosses appreciate you or they are making money. It is not about them at all. It is about you. Develop your skills in the tough conditions of the current economy. Prove to yourself that you have the ability emotionally to handle dealing with tough people (clients can be just as bad if not worse). Surfing in Hawaii is not going to develop your professional abilities and stamina. You are just getting started and you are ready to give it up instead of work through it.

 

These are the times when the cream rises to the top. Someone will eventually notice whether it is from the inside or the outside. You have a huge opportunity. If your bosses are so bad, everyone else knows it and will notice whomever comes out of that place as a producer with a good attitude. The quitting complainers will be a dime a dozen. Will you shine or or will you whine?