meri75 is offline meri75 Post #1  April 9,2010, 7:46pm
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Have you ever found you'd lost interest in a job you previously really enjoyed? Was it possible to to become interested in job once again?
 
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Hi Meri.......Yes. I had a job where I had to give feedback to employees on how to improve their performance. It got very frustrating to hear such negative responses and out and out defiance. I always felt like the bad guy.

I then had an opportunity to develop a presentation to give to Supervisors. It was designed to give them direction and tools to provide effective feedback in a positive manner to their employees. It gave me the drive and excitement to concentrate on what we were really trying to achieve: Improving results.

About a year later, my company closed our doors here in St. Louis and laid off about 350 employees. I'll tell you what.......I wish I had that job back!!!!

Just to have a job that you feel that you know what the heck you are doing is something that shouldn't be taken for granted!

Are you going through this right now? If so, try to think of some ways that you can juice it up a little and contribute. I think that when we are able to contribute, we feel better about our job.

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Generally, once I lose interest.....in anything.....I don't get it back.

There's a whole bunch of things I'm trying to get motivated about, right now. So far, without success.

Maybe that's why my post count is getting high?

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newbie40something wrote :
Are you going through this right now? If so, try to think of some ways that you can juice it up a little and contribute. I think that when we are able to contribute, we feel better about our job.

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Thanks Mary.

Sorta ... there are some substantial difficulties with my job and they are outside my control to fix. However, it impacts my productive output and my potential to make necessary enhancements. I find this depressing. I go into work and everyday I find some new error. The one I found today has examples which are nine years old. Nine years! I have more holes than plugs at present!

It's getting harder and harder to motivate myself to go into work. Once I get in the office and boot up the computer and get cracking, I'm fine. It's just getting there which I'm finding to be quite the struggle at present.
 
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I'm losing interest in my job... its frustrating to work hard and get no appreciation for the good I do only criticism for my weaknesses. Positive reinforcement always works better for me.
 
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Meri & Rainfallgirl,

I hear you. It is easy for me to say that since I no longer have my job, I would give anything to have it back. I'm not there. I'm not dealing with the daily frustrations.

I know what you mean, Meri, about the errors or lack of fixing something that isn't right. Many times, in my last job, I would get frustrated because they were so reactionary to what would happen, but would not be proactive to prevent it from happening in the first place.

I would attend meetings for Supervisors and their employees and listened to many complaints about things that weren't working or that made certain parts of their job hard to deal with. I think it is important for a company to take these things seriously. I would often try to involve those that made the statements in the process for improvement. Such as, research, documentation, creativity and problem solving. That way, they could list it on their accomplishments as well.

I also hear your frustration Rainfallingirl......We should be told many things that we do well, some things that we can improve on and then more of what we do well. And...on top of that, an offer to help with any improvements, including suggestions that are realistic.

I am sorry you guys have to feel this way. We spend so much of our time and give so much of ourselves to our jobs.

I hope you all can get your spirit and motivation back.

Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. It's a very real frustration.
 
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Yeah, thanks for that. After yesterday's effort (so angry was literally trembling all over), I seriously think it is time to look elsewhere. lol I'm sure I'll sort it out.
 
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