Job Security

by Debbie Vasen | More from this Blogger

03 Jul 2008 07:28 PM

Often with job boredom, also comes job security. Typically, once you have worked long enough at a job for the same company, you gain a level of security. The advantage to job security is that you don't worry about losing your job. The disadvantage is with longevity also comes boredom.

Not all companies or industries can provide job security, especially with our economy. However, unless you have poor job performance, it is usually the newest members of the team who are let go first. This is particularly true in large companies or union-based professions.

If you are lucky enough to possess a level of job security in this economy, feel blessed. Try to balance the boredom with a sense of satisfaction. Not having to stress about how you would put food on the table if you had no income is a good feeling.

The key to finding satisfaction with the comfort and security of an old thing vs. the excitement of a new thing is to look for ways to jazz it up. Can you take on new project at work? Could you join a new team of co-workers? Maybe even re-arranging your office might help.

Depending on the type of job you have, here are a few options to generate some newness and excitement into an "old" secure job.

1. Rearrange your work schedule. Can you work four ten-hour days, instead of the usual five? Could you come into work early and leave earlier?

2. Would someone switch offices or cubicles with you?

3. Are there new projects you could take on? Could you even switch some tasks with a different employee?

4. Try a new method to get to work. Take a bus instead of drive. Try a new route.

5. Start a new lunchtime routine. Go on a walk instead of sitting at your desk. Eat out one day a week.

I hope that this list will get you thinking! It can be amazing how some small changes can easily jazz up your job.

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Debbie Vasen is a published web content editor and writer, as well as a freelance writer for various print publications. In addition to blogging at Families.

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