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1、AJobWorthHavingAlthoughpeoplehaveobviousfinancialneedsthatarealargepartofwhatmakesthemseekemployment,themoneysideofworkdoesn’tgofarinmakingajobfeellikesomethingworthdoing.Itwon’tmakeupforajobthatisfrustrating,boring,inconsequentialorjustplaindull.Peoplew
2、antmorefromtheirwork.Theywanttobeabletomeetsomeatleastoftheirotherneeds:forgoodsocialcontact,forasenseofachievement,afeelingthey’redoingsomethingworthwhile,thesenseofbelongingtoanorganizationtheycanfeelproudof—evenasenseofself-worthandmeaninginlife.It’sa
3、sadfactmanypeoplefindthemselvesdisappointedinthissideoftheirworkinglives.Maybetheybeganajobwithhighhopes,butnowfeelletdown.Perhapstheworkhasn’tliveduptothepromisestheyweremadeduringtherecruitmentprocess.Maybethere’sbeenachangeinmanagementandthenewstyleof
4、doingthingsnolongerprovidesthepleasuretheyusedtogetbefore.Herearesomequestionsit’sworthponderingtohelpdecidewhetherthoseall-importantintangiblesofcorporatecultureandworkingenvironmentwillmatchuptoyourneeds.Whetheryou’rethinkingofanewjob,orwonderingifwhat
5、youhaveisstillwhatyouneed,it’sworthtakingalittletimeouttorunthroughthissimplechecklist.1.Istheorganizationacommunitywherepeoplesharethetaskofproducingsomethingmostofthemtrulybelievein?Orisitaprofit-obsessed,hard-drivinglabor-camp,whererewardsarehighbecau
6、sethere’sreallynothingelseonoffer?2.Canyouseewhethermanagersandleadersworkthroughtrustandrespect?Manyorganizationsarecommand-and-controlcultureswherethere’slittleornotrustgivenorexpected.Ifyoudon’ttrustothers,thatmaynotmatter.Ifyoudo—andyouwanttobetruste
7、dinreturn—itwilldriveyoucrazy.3.Ifpeopletalkabouta“teamenvironment,”checkwhatthismeans.Doesitmeanpeoplehappilyworktogetherwhentheyshould,andapartwhenthatismoreappropriate?Orisitacrimetostandoutinanyway,andahangingoffensetoexpressdissentorquestiontheviewo
8、ftherulingmajority?4.Doeswork/lifebalancemeanemployeesareallowedtofindsuitablewaystobalancejobandnon-jobdemands?Arethereoptionslikehomeworking,flexiblehours,agreedabsencesforfamilyneeds?Ifyouexercisetheseoptions,willyoubem