Aimless at Work

Published Date: 16^th July 2001  

From the past to the present and most likely to the future, there is a common phenomenon in the working society i.e. employees joining new companies and employees leaving their existing companies to another organization.  

One might wonder: Why is this the case? If you are satisfied and happy working at your current company, then why change jobs? Could the reason be looking for better prospects?  

The list of reasons could go on and on.  What could be the most probable reason of all is “Aimless at Work”.  Before we dwell on this topic, let’s take a step back and think for a minute what was the true reason we choose the job we are in right now.  There are so many different types of profession, job opportunities in a variety of fields, so why choose the field that we are currently in?  

Even though most of us do not want to admit it, we choose the job that we are in right now because we believe that this is what we do best and we want to give this field a go.  

So then what leads to this mindset of “Aimless at Work”? Below could be some of the situations that may lead one to have this mindset.  

• Some may find eventually that their jobs derive no satisfaction at all. After testing out the job for a while, they find that they are not happy with the job functions that are being assigned to them by their employers, superiors or management.  

• Some may find that their pay do not commensurate with their workload.  

• When there is conflict with the organization, it could seriously jeopardize the moral and environment of the work place.  This problem usually happens in large organization where there are many staffs, departments and superiors to work with.  If this problem is not solved by the management and persists, it could lead to employees of the company feeling frustrated at work.   

• Young graduates or younger generation choose the jobs they are in not because they think this is what they do best but more on a trial basis.  In short, they are never quite sure what they want from work.  Hence, they switch from jobs to jobs in search of the impossible “job satisfaction”.  

The effect of having employees with such mindset of “Aimless at Work” could lead to higher staff turnover, a rise in unemployment rate and low productivity.

 The problem of “Aimless at Work” could be quite serious if not properly taken care of since we can all only excel if properly motivated.  The society can only improve if everyone is motivated to work towards improving it.  

So, if you are feeling “Aimless at Work” right now, it could only mean that you are not satisfied with something within your organization or your job altogether.  It would be for your well being to find the solutions today!  

We welcome any views or opinions you may have.  Just reply to this mail address: sales@quantumgen.com and let’s find out what are the general responses to this issue.

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