They say that if you choose a job you love, you will never work a day in your life. However, they also say that you can have too much of a good thing, and I think these two sayings perfectly explain the burden of having to work for the rest of our lives. While we may enjoy what we do for a paycheck, having to do it for a third of our existence earns us the right to vent about it when we get tired or colleagues test our patience once in a while.
A great way to pour out work-related frustrations is through memes, which we’re featuring today for those who are forced to devote themselves to capitalism and be their own sugar mamas. Collected by the Funny Work Memes Facebook page, these memes are definitely ones you’ll be glad to circle back to.
While you’re scrolling through, don’t forget to check out a conversation with an organizational well-being consultant Sandy Goel, New York City’s leading burnout expert and host of the Fried – The Burnout Podcast, Caitlin Donovan, and workplace expert and the author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work, Simone Stolzoff, who kindly agreed to share a few tips on how people can find more enjoyment in their work.
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Even though the saying goes, ‘Choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life,’ workplace well-being experts believe that it’s not really realistic to love your job every single day.
“I think the notion that a job should always be a dream, or always be perfect, or always be something that you love every day is a recipe for disappointment,” said workplace expert and the author of The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work, Simone Stolzoff, to Bored Panda.
“Even in the most fulfilling or passionate jobs, there is a level of tedium or monotony that is often ignored. And when you’re expecting your job always to be a source of love, it can create a lot of room to be disappointed.”
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“A more realistic expectation is to have more good days than bad (kind of like hair days!),” noted organizational well-being consultant Sandy Goel. “If you dread going to work, that is not a good sign. If you look forward to seeing people you work with and projects you are contributing to and feel valued for the work you do, those are positive signs.”
“It is not realistic to love your job every day,” agreed New York City’s leading burnout expert and host of the Fried – The Burnout Podcast, Caitlin Donovan. “What has been found as more important is having at least one person at work (or in your community if you work alone) that you feel has your back—a close friend. This is especially true for remote jobs,” she said.
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