Fall In Love With Your Job Again

Feeling Meh at Work? We’ve Got Ways to Make You Happier Right Now. Or, if It’s Better for You to Move on, We’ll Let You Know That Too.

- Gina Roberts-grey

FALLING OUT OF LOVE (OR NEVER REALLY HAVING A SPARK) WITH YOUR JOB can lead to long, tedious days. Or dreading the chirp of your alarm clock every morning. But take heart! We’ve got a bunch of happy fixes for common work-dread scenarios to make you smile (not seethe) at your desk.

YOU’RE BORED

Doing your job with your eyes closed probably feels a bit stifling and dull—and has you looking over that fence to check out the color of the grass somewhere else.

REIGNITE THE SPARK: Instead of moving on and starting over, ask your boss for a larger scope of responsibility, says Cheryl E. Palmer, M.Ed., a certified executive career coach and owner of Call to Career. “You’ll avoid getting pigeonholed into one, possibly boring or stressful, area by taking on a new role that rounds out your experience and lends some excitement to your day.”

YOUR GROWTH IS STUNTED