Your story would be just one of millions. I am willing to bet 95% of people who frequent this site regularly hate their jobs. I know I do.
there is a reason people in scandinavian countries are happier than in the states, even with the coldness. too many workaholics in the states. life is more then just work and money. you have to enjoy life. In the states you have even an obesity epidemic. sounds like not many happy people there. because of the welfare state and pay-it-yourself healthcare europe is a better place to live, it has less "cubicle-slavery" that americans hate so much
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2010/04/...suicides-and-the-us-postal-service/tab/print/ are americans that different?
Here is a question for the people who said no difference or better then 2007? Your co-workers are getting let go, expenses have been tightened and you are asked to do more work, turn in better results...bonuses and raises might have even been minimal this year etc... So why do you feel your getting treated better or there is no difference? Was your business not effected by all thats happened these last 2 years?
Exactly. Friendly talk between employer and employee is just there to mask the fact that they would get rid of your ass at a moment's notice if they could get the same job done cheaper, and the fact that you are just there for the money and would dump their ass just as quick if something easier or better paid come along. I have worked in many companies of all different sizes and types, and know of what I speak. HOWEVER, and this is something it took me a long time to learn, working doesn't have to be all bad. Find that thing you do as part of your job that you love, and become a specialist in it. Or, find a different career that you love and specialize in that. You have to know what you want, and apply yourself. IMHO, that's the only way to find fulfillment in the corporate grind.
Any employer or employee that thinks this way is truly a short term thinker. Lets say a person paid $65k moves on to a job that pays $75k. They take the job, are there for a few months and then suddenly the manager who hired them is wisked off to another department. The new manager then fires you after a brief period and brings in their own guy. Then you are out of work for months and that extra 10k is suddenly out the window. In fact, you have to find a job making 55k and lose 10k from your original salary. Lets say an employer doesnt like you and decides to get rid of you. They fire you and the guy they bring in for less works less and the quality of his work is simply bad... So its a two-way street. You take a risk by firing someone...you take a risk by accepted the so called "better job". In most cases, I would tell the employer or employee to try to work the situation out. Manage it the best you can because the grass is not greener on the other side. I would say not to make a move unless you have more then just a handshake agreement and are very confident that its going to work out. In this economy, I would not simply move from one job to another without an articulated reason. Minor problems I would try to manage and work out the best I could. A better paying job or a lesser paid worker may cause more trouble then its worth...