Are/were you happy at your job?
I mean literally happy, as in smiling while you work. Not as in work makes you feel happy because it's rewarding/fulfilling etc. I'm looking at a career change and trying to look outside the box fo...
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@Afraser and @Cath62 for your replies.
I have worked a variety of careers and workplaces, and agree that the team you work with makes a HUGE difference. I also agree that happiness comes from within.
I guess my thinking is because I've found with feeling happy (day to day) I can "fake it 'til you make it" by setting about my day with a smile for anyone I see and in no time I'm feeling happy.
I've been a teacher for over a decade and find this works here as well. On my days where my energy is lowest, I pep myself up telling myself that I AM going to have a good day, face the world with a smile and I usually feel pretty good all day.
It's just this year I have a grade that has a cluster of students who are not responding to my usual style of behaviour management (positive reinforcement, authoritative, personal responsibility) and appear to only respond to an authoritarian style - strict with constant reprimands for every little thing, otherwise they run amok. So I'm spending WAY too much of my work day with a scowl on my face and I think it's having a really negative impact on my mood overall.
I'm sure the impact is worse right now because I've been a bit "over" teaching for a few years already and just hanging in there. (By making it fun, enjoying my days with the kids, etc) Plus my cancer diagnosis last year really has me analysing how I spend my time.
I have a very broad skillset and am a particularly fast learner. I enjoy a lot of things. All of which has always meant I find it hard to narrow down. Hence looking outside the box!
I have worked a variety of careers and workplaces, and agree that the team you work with makes a HUGE difference. I also agree that happiness comes from within.
I guess my thinking is because I've found with feeling happy (day to day) I can "fake it 'til you make it" by setting about my day with a smile for anyone I see and in no time I'm feeling happy.
I've been a teacher for over a decade and find this works here as well. On my days where my energy is lowest, I pep myself up telling myself that I AM going to have a good day, face the world with a smile and I usually feel pretty good all day.
It's just this year I have a grade that has a cluster of students who are not responding to my usual style of behaviour management (positive reinforcement, authoritative, personal responsibility) and appear to only respond to an authoritarian style - strict with constant reprimands for every little thing, otherwise they run amok. So I'm spending WAY too much of my work day with a scowl on my face and I think it's having a really negative impact on my mood overall.
I'm sure the impact is worse right now because I've been a bit "over" teaching for a few years already and just hanging in there. (By making it fun, enjoying my days with the kids, etc) Plus my cancer diagnosis last year really has me analysing how I spend my time.
I have a very broad skillset and am a particularly fast learner. I enjoy a lot of things. All of which has always meant I find it hard to narrow down. Hence looking outside the box!