Give Respect To Earn Respect. Respect Others Today.

Four years of abuse, name calling, threatening, lying, blaming and I can go on and on. I went to the EEOC on my manager and even called the police on him for beating his wife in the store. I had to babysit his little daughter while working.

Now there’s a new manager and I had to put up with name calling, back stabbing, prison mentality, incompetence and ignorance. I can go on and on.

It’s taken me to the point of drinking and I’ve lost so much self-esteem.

~Worker Living in OHIO

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Abuse.

This is what is happening in the workplace today. Abuse.

Not having a basic level of respect for one another.   Thinking it is okay to abuse one another.

Regardless of if you are a manager or not, today when you walk pass your employees/co-workers greet them and treat them with respect.  Just for today, focus on a basic level of respecting every coworker that you come in contact with. Even if it’s just a smile. Just a good morning or how’s it going greeting.  They are human, you are human. That’s it. 

Just think, if you and you and you and all of us reading this today treated every coworker we meet with respect what could happen…respectful workplaces where people want to be and want to contribute their talents and time.

Be Wise, Change Your Own Situation. That Will Change The World.

I can’t stand the work, my boss, or the company.

It would take up several pages for me to really go into all the details.

I’m underappreciated, underpaid, and sick of it! 

~Worker Living in GEORGIA

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

We all just want to be appreciated, valued and heard. We want our ideas to matter. We want to know that we are contributing and we want our time to be useful.   

We know when we are not being appreciated and at some point in time we just get sick of it. Sick of being overlooked.  Sick of how others are treating us. Just plain sick of it. 

When we get to this point; first we have to recognize that it’s not acceptable.  It’s not okay.  Then we can do something about it.  We can DECIDE what to do about it.  Sometimes it just takes getting to the place where we are sick of it for things to start to change.

Problems Are Not Stops Signs, They Are Guidelines

I am unmotivated.

I am underutilized.

I am a manager who is actually just an admin assistant and I am bored. 

~Worker Living in KENYA

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

If we’ve been working for several years we know our capabilities. 

We know when we are challenged and how it feels to meet the challenge.  We know the adrenaline rush and how that feels.  We also know when we are skating by and not doing much of anything.  At first it’s okay because it might be a good break; then it becomes boring.  You sit there and you watch others who aren’t any more capable than you are and they are growing, learning, and stretching.

Today if you are unmotivated and underutilized ask yourself what you are supposed to be learning from this experience? Learn it so you can move on.  

Get Out Of Your Own Way This Year. Do What You CAN To Improve Your Work Situation.

I feel I don’t have sufficient time for improving my skills to clear the interviews.

I am spending time in an office which I don’t like at all.

If I am stuck here, I will never be able to improve on my skills and have a peaceful life.

~Worker Living in HONG KONG

Today do what you CAN do.  

You might feel stuck in  your office but what CAN you do?

What CAN you work on that you WANT to work on? 

What CAN you think about that CAN move you forward?

Today,  think and do at least one thing that you CAN do. 

Who Are You? What Do You Want? Life Is Short...Go Big Or Go Home

I deserve more than this. I did not go to school for this.

There is no acknowledgement. No one cares about what I have to say. I’m nobody here.

Bad management.

Half of the time, I question what I’m doing.

~Worker Living in California

I AM somebody. 

Say it: “I AM somebody.” 

Say it again: “I AM somebody.”

This time when you say it – stop –  take a deep breath, close your eyes and say it s-l-o-w-l-y:  “I AM somebody.”  

Honor THAT somebody today. 

P.S.

When you “Just Quit” your job and go home….that IS Going Big.

It’s not impossible. It can be done if you follow the steps.  I know it is not impossible…because I did it!

Today, Make Your Pro's and Con's List Of Staying and Leaving Your Job

I’m in danger of getting hurt every day that I work. I’m trapped in a sh*tty, racist town doing nothing to pursue my dreams.

I don’t get to be with my girlfriend. I have terrible hours. I don’t get to spend time with my family.

I have carpal tunnel syndrome, neck pain, and tons of stress just thinking about going to work and this company treats their employees like sh*t.

~Worker Living in NEW YORK

You have to make your list.  You know the list.  The pros and the cons list for your current job. 

Staying (Positive and Negative)

Leaving (Positive and Negative)

If you are miserable you have to make this list to really get to the bottom of how bad it is. If you are generally okay (and not totally miserable) you might not need to actually write the list down, but you should do it in your head. You need an idea of the positives and negatives of this job.   

Are You Going To Say A Hearty YES To Your Adventure?

I can’t live in Trivandrum any more. I’m fed up with the food over here.

My savings are low and there is no appreciation. 

~Worker Living in India

Today, ask yourself if the location where you live and/or work is where you want to stay. 

How long do you want to stay?

Did you move for this job? 

Why are you here?

That’s a lot of questions, go back and read them again and answer them.  Now, more questions: 

Do you like living here?

If you are not happy here and know eventually you want to leave do you know where you want to go?

Do you have a plan for relocating yourself and your family? 

Even if moving seems impossible for now, just contemplate where you want to go, when you want to leave and the ways of getting to your destination.

Remember this is your life.  You can decide.