Daily I read the Just Quit survey results. Daily there are people all of the world responding and looking for hope, looking for a way out of their stressful work situations.
As I look at the reasons people want to just quit there are many “individual” reasons. This week we had 40 entries…40 folks who want to quit because of management, bullying, stress, coworkers, unprofessionalism, the culture, terrible bosses, etc.
As I look for a common denominator it is PEOPLE. Not just PEOPLE, but 
PEOPLE who don’t value other PEOPLE. PEOPLE who are not compassionate, don’t show empathy, are striving for power, money and prestige — at the expense of other PEOPLE.
It doesn’t seem to matter the job, profession or industry. This week’s list of professions is at the end of this post. It has occurred to me that you can’t escape the fact that you have to work with other people. They could be your boss, co-workers, team members or customers.
You can’t MAKE people act the way you want them to. You can’t make people respect you. You can’t control them, but you can control yourself. You can control your own emotions. You can control how you think and treat other people.
I have an idea of what might work. Show compassion to everyone you meet at work this week – even your boss – even the customers who get on your nerves or your co-workers. Do this everyday and all day this week. Just look at people and KNOW that they are suffering. You may never know WHY they are suffering, but still show compassion and wish for them happiness. Just send happiness their way in your thoughts.
I know this sounds weak and soft but there is something very powerful about doing that (while you yourself are suffering; maybe even depressed). Suppose EVERYONE who reads this post does this at work this week? Collectively we can change the working world one place at a time.
So instead of focusing on being depressed, stressed, unhappy, and unfulfilled just show compassion to others this entire week – even those people you think are a jerk and/or you see as a part of the problem where you work…just try it. Tweet me @Ridea or email me and let me know how it goes.
| Physiotherapy | Today, 8:23PM |
| Associate brand manager | Today, 7:13PM |
| Bookkeeper | Today, 4:04PM |
| IT Contractor | Today, 3:03PM |
| Administration | Today, 12:07PM |
| Banking | Today, 12:06PM |
| mental health counselor | Today, 8:09AM |
| Team Leader | Today, 5:00AM |
| administration | Today, 2:12AM |
| civil engineering | Yesterday, 6:44PM |
| banking | Yesterday, 6:29PM |
| Retail-support team pricing and signing captain | Yesterday, 9:58AM |
| Retail | Yesterday, 8:36AM |
| Finance | Friday, May 29th 6:32PM |
| Human resources | Friday, May 29th 4:43PM |
| Network administrator | Friday, May 29th 4:41PM |
| Adult Education, coordinator | Friday, May 29th 1:16PM |
| merchandiser | Friday, May 29th 12:41PM |
| Youth and program development | Friday, May 29th 1:00AM |
| Youth Direct Care | Friday, May 29th 12:28AM |
| Marketing Campaign Manager | Thursday, May 28th 11:24PM |
| warehouse forklift operater | Thursday, May 28th 10:00PM |
| retail | Thursday, May 28th 4:05PM |
| programmer analyst | Thursday, May 28th 3:21PM |
| management | Thursday, May 28th 2:35PM |
| managing an ice arena | Thursday, May 28th 11:22AM |
| managing an ice arena | Thursday, May 28th 11:03AM |
| legal | Thursday, May 28th 5:42AM |
| PR | Thursday, May 28th 1:33AM |
| director of operations in trucking industry and truck driver | Wednesday, May 27th 9:06PM |
| director of operations in trucking industry and truck driver | Wednesday, May 27th 9:06PM |
| sign industry | Wednesday, May 27th 5:11PM |
| Communications | Wednesday, May 27th 8:43AM |
| Youth Development Specialist | Wednesday, May 27th 4:24AM |
| automotive quality engineer | Tuesday, May 26th 5:24PM |
| Client Service Manager | Tuesday, May 26th 2:48PM |
| receptionist | Tuesday, May 26th 8:08AM |
| Education | Tuesday, May 26th 7:35AM |
| Business Development manager | Tuesday, May 26th 6:06AM |
| store Manager | Monday, May 25th 10:40PM |
| Recruiment | Monday, May 25th 10:18PM |
| Pharmacy Tech | Monday, May 25th 3:10AM |
| Outside Sales / pharma | Sunday, May 24th 8:47PM |
| pt merchandiser | Sunday, May 24th 3:21PM |
| pt merchandiser | Sunday, May 24th 3:15PM |
| Operations Manager | Sunday, May 24th 2:46PM |
| aa | Sunday, May 24th 8:35AM |
| RN at hospital | Sunday, May 24th 8:17AM |