You swear it is because of the paycheck that drives you into the office. Actually, you know it. Because if your spaceship arrived right now, you’d be on it without any hesitation. Alas, the job you imagined this to be turned into something quite the opposite and now you’re pissed. But do you know why you hate your job? This is why.
You don’t get a sense of achievement.
Didn’t Beyonce say we are working 9 to 5 to stay alive? You don’t feel accomplished after completing a task. There’s no sense of connection in filling out mundane reports. Yay, you called another customer to see if they want to extend their contract and they didn’t hang up on you. Wooo! Yea, it definitely gets better than that.
You aren’t being recognized for your accomplishments.
So when you do something noteworthy, like finished your project three weeks before the deadline and managed to do it using 2/3rds of the budget allocated and no one even gives you a pat on the back? Girl, bye. Or like the time your coworkers celebrated everyone’s birthday but yours? These moments of feeling unappreciated can really take a toll on your morale.
You lack responsibility.
When your boss or coworkers constantly breathe down your back, you probably get annoyed. I mean, you’re not a baby. You went to college, interned, and worked in other positions that led you here. You were hired to take on a set of tasks without much supervision. That was the point of hiring you, right? Having someone critique your work excessively makes this place of employment no fun.
There is no ladder to climb.
Almost every job will describe a possibility of you climbing up the ranks but you quickly found out that was not true. And there is no money in the budget for a raise or a bonus. So unless you feel like waiting 10+ years for someone to retire, move on, or die (just saying), that next step seems impossible here. You’ve reached your zenith, beloved.
The Herzberg Two-Factory Theory details your frustration. Psychologist Frederick Herzberg proposed this theory in 1956 and almost sixty years later, it continues to resonate with pissed off workers everywhere. I understand why you hate your job. I do. But know that you’re not alone. A Gallup poll suggested that nearly 70% of people are bored with their place of employment. So keep applying for something new and hold on. That ship will arrive before you know it.