Why You Should Have A Job You’re Truly In Love With

Have you ever had a job you absolutely hated? You wake up dreading going and cannot wait to leave at the end of the day. Perhaps this is something that you experienced, are currently experiencing or is a fear of yours. Whatever your current circumstance, no one wants to be a part of something they cannot stand.

There are few things in life that we have complete say in, and being happy with our careers is one that we should exert full force over. I once had an internship position that made me clinically anxious and depressed, and I hope that no one has to experience the emotions that I felt.

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It is totally understandable that in the beginning of our careers we should have to work hard, and start from the bottom. This much I believe is fair because if you're passionate, hard working and intelligent, the only place to go is up.

However, what is completely unacceptable is allowing ourselves to be unhappy in our work life. Let's think about this for a moment. We are most likely spending a majority of our time at a specific company or place, right? When you're spending and investing your valuable time and energy into something, you want there to be a positive outcome.

We are passionate beings, who deserve to put our time into something rewarding and in an environment that is supportive, constructive and truly helps you grow as a person. If you feel that you are being taken advantage of, not learning or contributing to a greater cause, or feel that your time is being wasted, you need to reevaluate the situation.

Is this where you see yourself succeeding? Is this experience actually going to be valuable, or is it just busy work?

We owe it to ourselves to enjoy what we do five days a week. I know family members who have chosen jobs specifically because the pay was great, but the work-culture was absolutely miserable. This trade-off is not worth it at all.

In theory, a high-paying job sounds awesome but it's not worth it if it's making you physically or mentally unhappy. My idea of it is this: if we're going to be spending so much time in one place, shouldn't we want to feel deeply passionate about the work we're producing?

It would seem that if we spent all of our time doing work we didn't appreciate or feel good about, or were a part of a company where we did not feel valued, understood or esteemed that this would be considered time wasted.

We have worked hard to be where we are, we owe it to ourselves to avoid settling for less than we deserve. What becomes hard in these types of situations is that you can tend to feel an overwhelming sense of failure, or at least this is how I felt.

You don't want to quit because you feel that you should stick it out or you tell yourself that things may improve. You may worry about a gap in your resume or fear a bad or complete lack of letter of recommendation.

I personally felt like I may have been asking for too much and that my expectations were too high. Unfortunately, it took going through an incredibly negative experience to realize that all I was asking for is to be treated like a respected human being. However, when you take on your first position it's hard to even know what you want, deserve or what you should be asking for from an employer. This can just be a case of trial and error.

The most rewarding feeling in regard to a job comes from doing something you feel strongly about.  You deserve to do something that you love. If you love what you're doing, you're going to do an amazing job because you care about this cause. Similarly, if you're surrounded by people who are equally as passionate, open-minded and supportive of one another, you're going to feel motivated to succeed and do your best.

Comparably, if you're working in a place filled with negative energy, where your ideas are dismissed and you are taken advantage of, you're not going to feel very inclined to produce good work, and why would you be? If the person hiring you is demonstrating that they don't care about your well-being, why would you want to give them your best?

We deserve to work and be a part of the things we are in love with, nothing less.