It’s officially, 70% of people HATE their jobs and there is a good chance that if you are reading this you may fit into this category as well. A 
Gallup poll done in 2011 indicated that a shocking 70% of folks…or is this so shocking. Let’s look at the “state” of the job environment these days.
Here are 5 things that are truly forcing us to resent our jobs and often times our employers.
- We are working longer hours than ever. Lots of us are working one or two jobs and working 50+ hours per week just to get by. Our lives have become more expensive and it is seems as though we need to work more and more just to “sustain”.
- Most of us are doing trivial work with very little self gratification. Our jobs are becoming “McJobs”…meaning that they are typically in the service industry as many of the more technical jobs start getting shipped overseas where wages are much lower and they are willing to work 6 days per week for a fraction of the cost.
- Our employers don’t reward us for our hard work. You work your butt off and it comes around to “bonus” time and you get either nothing or a gift card. What ever happened to big bonuses and annual increases in your salary?
- Our wages seem to be going down, not up. Yes, the median income continues to drop as our daily lives become more expensive. Most people need dual incomes to live these days and if you have kids, you are likely feeling the pinch of the decrease in wages and opportunity in the work place.
- What the hell happened to job security? People all over the place are losing jobs they have held for 20, 30, and 40 years…and without warning. This leaves people in a predicament with few skills that are valuable for the new world job marketplace and are often times forced to go back to school to get an education and the age of 45+. There is no longer any security with ANY job.
Add this all up and what do you get, JOB HATRED en masse.
And this leads me to the elusive question…
So What Can YOU Do?
To be honest, there is a way out. The Internet is becoming more and more that way out for folks that want to truly get compensated for their hard work. In fact, if you work as hard as you are during your existing job, you can be much more successful within the online world. And there is good reason for this:
- Building an online presence has never been so easy (I can get you a website in the next 5 minutes)
- There has never been so many people online
- People are spending more money than ever in the online world
- There is no longer ANY barriers to create your veryown business online
So the bad news is, your are likely unhappy with your currently unemployment (as are 70% of folks). The good news is, there is a WAY OUT of this day to day grind through the Internet, no experience necessary.
Have you reached your tipping point with your current employment and want to move on to bigger and better things?
If so, I am sorry to hear about that. Feel free to VENT about your horrible employer below (in the comment area), I know that I can personally help you out because I have been there, done that!
And lastly, I wanted to mention one thing in regards to your personal success. It may not be as complex as you think it is to start something on your own (yes, your very own business).
All you need to get rolling is a computer, the Internet, and a passion to succeed. If you have this, then you should go forward and get your OWN niche, profit ready website up and running within the BEST place to learn about earning money online, Wealthy Affiliate ($0 to get started, full getting started training and full website included).
Plus, I (Kyle) will be there to give you a hand and help you along the way. Upon joining Wealthy Affiliate, you will be able to contact me personally via my profile.
Surprised there aren’t more folks venting here 🙂 I find it really interesting how many of us are working jobs that take up a third of our day and we’re not truly happy. For myself, I’ve found that I enjoy work more when I’m being myself with my colleagues while still maintaining my professionalism with my clients. We hear of work/life balance a lot these days (and need to) but I also believe in work/authentic balance, if that makes sense. Being who you are and bringing those values and ethics into the workplace.
This is definitively a topic that will continue to be discussed as we all want to like going to work. One day I plan to be going to work in my home office to work on my online business. Thanks, Kyle.
And I definitely think you will get there Rick. Most people tend to cut themselves short and over time, a job that they don’t enjoy will wear them don’t and make them believe they won’t amount to anything more than that. We all need to get our “inner kid” back in us where we believe anything is possible, because it is. We can achieve whatever we want to aspire to achieve, but we first need to believe in ourselves.
And some people do love their jobs, just a high percentage of people get “stuck” in positions that don’t challenge them. If you are learning every day, you aren’t in the right job.
I can relate to so much of what you are saying. My last employer hired me as a salaried employee so that they didn’t need to pay overtime. Now, I don’t mind putting in a few unpaid hours in most cases. After 3 mos of 70 hour weeks and paid for 40 I really felt that I was being taken advantage of.
The same thing has happened with my spouse. The hospital says no more overtime then don’t make the necessary personnel changes so that their employees can actually work normal hours. So effectively, they all got a pay cut.
I do have to appreciate that she has a job as my income from IM is not regular yet but I am quite focused on making this work so that I’m not a subject of the “Standard” employment practices these days.
That isn’t to say that I’m working any less, just doing it for myself.
More hours + same pay = lower wage. Unfortunately many companies think they are tricking people when they do this or put them on a salaried wage. Employees get tired out and their performance starts to reflect that. If one applies the same amount of effort within the online space, the can achieve a lot of wonderful things. They can choose their “niche”, they can choose their direction, and they can have fun earning money.
Plus the fact that you have the ability to connect with 2 billion people is pretty cool and makes the mind go crazy when you think about it!
Kyle, another awesome Article. I have to say you could not be speaking more of the truth about the state of the World. The days of job security are gone. As it is I know a couple folks, that are in the boat right now of not knowing what is happening with in the companies they work for. They feel stressed daily as they see downsizing and retooling daily. I myself have pass on the Benefits of Wealthy Affiliate… And I will continue to do so. Why??? Because it is the One Place I know you learn the Right way to go from Step One to well the steps don’t stop but they are always addressed. Also the WA community is open honest and everyone is willing to help you along the way. Cheers for now look forward to Reading more.. DD
What people learn at Wealthy Affiliate are skills that are not only practical for their online businesses, but they are skills that are sought after in the employment world. In fact, I feel confident that anyone that was a member of WA for any amount of time would have no problem getting a job in the real world with their newly acquired skills, whether it be in web design, SEO, local marketing, campaign management, social media management. That on top of the opportunity that only continues to evolve and grow within the online world.
Although at times like this your friends may think that hope is lost, there are a lot of opportunities and are ways that they can acquire the knowledge they need to become an asset to themselves and an asset to the workforce.