What are the specific, concrete things an employer can do to make a disgruntled worker happier?
Most people who’ve grown disillusioned with their job don’t say so in front of their bosses. Most try to put on a professional face. What are some of the warning signs that can tell employers that someone dreads coming to work?
Do Your Employees Hate Their Jobs?
If someone truly can’t stand a job, then trying to keep that person on board sounds like a tall order, doesn’t it?
What are the specific, concrete things an employer can do to make a disgruntled worker happier?
Did you know that the most common time to have a heart attack is 9 a.m. on a Monday—the start of the workweek. The New York Times in 2006 confirmed what many workers already knew to be true: Staring down five more days at a job they can no longer tolerate is just too much to bear.
The main symptoms of job disillusionment are contempt, apathy and feet-dragging. When it comes to contempt, 55 percent of all communication is visual—body language, posture, facial expressions. Watch for unbalanced facial expressions, like one corner of the mouth upturned and one eyebrow raised, or the fake smile, with the mouth engaged but not the eyes. Research has shown that even in a marital relationship, if one partner has contempt for the other, the relationship won’t be a lasting one.
Dana Wilke is an online editor/manager for the Society for Human Resource Management and has some interesting points in her online article.
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