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Why are so many people unhappy in their jobs? There are two primary reasons. First, some people are convinced that earning a living is wasting time that they could spend enjoying themselves or uncovering their true talents.

If this is the case with you, recall your last long vacation . Was it two weeks of complete enjoyment? More likely it was a week and a half of fun in the sun, with another half a week of “Boy, I can’t wait to get back to work.” If you didn’t feel such vacation blues, imagine taking a leave of absence. You could use it to work on a novel, enroll in classes and just sit around watching TV. At the end of three months, in all likelihood, your self-esteem would be at an all-time low. While all work and no play is not good, all play and not work is disastrous. We need to feel we are to accomplishing something. We also need some form of order in our lives.

3. The second and perhaps more prevalent reason for people not to like their work is that they fell trapped. Once you’ve been at a company for five years and have a spouse, a mortgage and a child. You often feel you have very little choice about “jumping ship” if things aren’t turning out as you’d planned. A steady paycheck can be the biggest manacle of all. People resent having to do something because they have no other choce.

4.If you find yourself resenting your job because you can’t afford to quit, it may be time to prepare what on career counselor humorously calls a “cyanide capsule”. He recalls spy movies in which the secret agent has such a capsule hidden somewhere on his body. If he’s capture and tortured unbearably, he has an option. And having an option gives him the strength to hold on a little longer in the hope that the situation may change.

5. Rather than cyanide, your option takes the form of an up-to-date resume. You might take a weekly glance through the help-wanted section, and make some visits to industry functions where low-key networking can take place. You’re not giving up on your current job. Rather you are providing yourself with an option. If things get unbearable at work, you could jump ship.Being in this position can do wonders for you attitude. It allows you to enjoy your work since, in reality, your are there only because you want to be.

6. At the core of adopting position attitude to your workplace is, above all, assuming responsibility for your own situation. Most people feel controlled by their environment, but they really aren’t. They have to learn to manage that environment so they can get from it what they need.

1 为什么有如此多的人不喜欢自己的工作？究其原因主要有两个。第一个重要的原因是，有些人深信，每天拼命于养家糊口，没有时间享受人生或发挥天赋，极大地浪费了自己的人生。

2 如果你也是这样认为，回顾一下在过去你曾度过的漫长假期。开始的两个星期里，你有没有过完全沉浸于享乐当中？很有可能是这样的情况，你首先利用一个半星期的时间，在美丽的阳光下尽情地开心，而在余下的半个星期里，你会不厌其烦地自言自语，“天啊！我迫不及待地想回去上班。”如果你没有经历过这样的假期忧郁，那么你可以设想离开一段时间出去度假。你可以利用这段假期认真地阅读一部小说，抑或报名参加一些培训课程，抑或无所事事地看着电视。在三个月的假期即将结束时，你的自尊很有可能已经达到了你人生中的最低点。然而，只知道埋头工作，不知道放松身心是不可取的，而只知道享乐，不知道努力工作也会带来恶果。人需要有种使命感。人也需要遵循一定的秩序来生活。

3 人们厌倦工作的第二个重要原因，也是一个非常普遍的理由，是他们觉得自己被工作束缚着。一旦参加了工作，并在一家公司工作了五个年头以后，找到了自己的生活伴侣，之后支付按揭贷款，再之后要抚养孩子。当很多事情没有按照你的计划进行着，你常常会发现你别无选择，难下“贼”船。一份稳定的收入反而可能成了最大的束缚。人们及其厌恶由于别无选择而必须去做某件事情。

4 如果你发现你自己因担负不起辞职的后果，而对目前的工作产生反感，这就意味着到了你该做出抉择的时候，一位职业顾问幽默地称之为，为自己准备“氰化物胶囊(有剧毒)”。他想起了曾经看过的一部关于间谍的电影，其中有这样一个情景：那名地下特工人员将一颗带有剧毒的药丸藏在自己身体的某个部位。当他不幸被抓到，而又无法忍受酷刑时，他可以选择服毒。知道自己可以随时选择服毒会给他带来巨大的力量让他继续支撑下去，希望情况会有所转机。

5 你的选择当然不是“氰化物胶囊”，取而代之的是一份全新的求职履历书。你很可能要花上一个星期的时间浏览招聘版上的所有招工信息，往返于各个工业部门之间，这些部门并不是很看重“关系”。你不是在放弃目前从事的工作。相反，你是在给自己创造一个选择的机会。如果你对目前的工作难以忍受，那么这意味着你可以跳槽了。你的态度会改变目前的境况并创造出奇迹。事实上，因为这份工作正是你想要的，才会让你享受其中。

6 首先，用正面的态度看待工作是解决自身状况的重中之重。大多数人都有一种莫名的被环境所掌控的感受。但是，实际上他们并未被环境所控制。人们必须学会如何应对其自身所处的环境，这样他们才能从中获得他们所想要得到的。