Lots of us have been there. Stuck in a job that gets us down. You know the feeling. You dread Mondays. You watch the clock, praying for the workday to be over. This can be a recipe for misery. On average, Americans spend 80 percent of their waking hours at work. That's way too much time to be unhappy. Every job has its challenges. Everyone has bad days at work. But if you find yourself screaming, "I hate this job!" once too often, it's time to change your life a little—or a lot.
Posts Tagged ‘Coworkers’
It’s Up to You
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Hello, My Name Is…
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Everyone who sees Scott Ginsberg knows who he is right away. And it’s not because he’s famous for anything. It’s because he wears a nametag. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
On his way out of an event in college, Scott noticed a trashcan full of discarded name-tags. "I thought, What would happen if I left mine on all day?" He got his answer quickly. The simple act of putting his name out in the open "inspired these great conversations, and I started meeting all these new people," he says.
Author, speaker and mentor Ronda Del Boccio presents the Shrink With Me Blog. Ronda Del Boccio is the author of I’ll Push You steer, plus numerous articles and stories.
Joy Ride
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006For two dollars, a Chicago bus gets you from point A to point B. If you hop on Earl Miles's #157 Streeterville route, though, you'll get a whole lot more than just a ride to your destination.
You'll get a warm welcome and introduction, poetry and songs, voiced by Earl with his passengers as backup. The 60-year-old driver is on a personal mission to bring joy to people taking public transit.
