4 Things To Do When You Hate Your New Job

By Kylie Exline on February 22, 2016

There comes a time in every adult’s life (yes, we are adults believe it or not) where we happen to not necessarily like where we work. Whether it be what we once thought was the job of our dreams, or simply one we temporarily have in order to pay the bills, they exist. When you painstakingly dislike your interim vocation, you can quit, or you can take it like a champ and use it to your advantage. Your call.

Find a new one.

Depending on the intensity of hate you have toward your workplace, you could always hit the market for a different career path. If you are a waitress and still dropping your tray on the third week, it may not be destined … or blame it on natural clumsiness. However, if you finally did well enough on the bar and suddenly grasp that you are truly meant to be a sixth grade geometry teacher, you have some options to sort through.

The best part of starting a new experience in general are the endless possibilities: good or bad. You are surrounded by new people, a new desk and even new wallpaper. But if you get sick of everything that quickly, looks like careerbuilder.com and the Google search bar will be your new best friends.

Make it work.

If you are in the least like me, then you are stubborn and refuse to take no as an answer. In which case, your one life mission is to be content in an impossible situation. Sometimes you have to realize that certain things are just not meant to be (cue every past relationship). If set on forcing yourself to eventually like your job, then you have got this. Consider it just another learning experience, as well as a resume buffer. Basically killing two birds with one stone.

If whole heatedly set on making this job work for the best, then you have to also be willing to have that mindset 99 percent of the time. I am talking about little to no complaining, heightened optimism, and of course leaving at the end of the week having not procrastinated for Monday; those days are bad enough as it is. Remember, we want to be productive people.

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Focus on the benefits.

When holding disdain toward someone or something, the goal is to highlight the positives. You never want to be the “Negative Nelly” of the office, kitchen, or store. So if willing to stay at a job you hate, the benefits need to be your focal points. That includes HealthCare insurance, a 401 K, and obviously the cute guy who works in Human Resources. One can dream.

This also entails using things to your advantage. For example, a typical college job may be the worst thing you could have ever imagined in the moment, but perceive it more as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This means learning proper phone etiquette, time management why of course, as well as appropriate people skills. Formality tends to be a thing once you reach post-grad.

Force friendships.

Sometimes forcing someone to be your friend is literally the only thing you have going for yourself. Trust me, I get it. Think about when you hate a class. What do you do? Well you bond with the person seated next to you about how it is such a drag and you would 10 times over rather be shoving nachos down your throat. Same thing at work: you and all your coworkers hate your boss so you revel in the similarity while having drinks at the local bar. Just be aware of said boss showing up when you are six shots in.

Also be aware when demanding friendships that it could potentially backfire. I am talking other coworkers envying your relationship, boss in no way approving of your two’s inside jokes you both have got going on, and the rumor mill slowly but surely beginning. This should in no way prevent you from creating friends, but being cautious of all possibilities may help out. After all, if already hating your job, up is the only way left to travel.

Hating your job is no way to live. Change can most certainly be a good thing, but so also can sticking through something when the going gets tough. Depending on how vital the job is, and considering your desired career path, a time out may be crucial. You know, time to rethink if the pharmacy life is the life for you, or if being surrounded by books in a library is what makes you glow with glee. Good thing is, you have plenty of options before you. And if having trouble deciding, call mom, roll a die, or simply pack a bag and move to Europe. Ball is in your court.

For more information on what to do if currently in this boat, check out this site to help you out.

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