Not everyone loves their job every single minute of every single day. Even those of us who love our jobs find them to be a grind sometimes.
It’s when that occasional indifference goes further that it becomes “mental resignation”, when an employee has lost interest in the work and no longer sees their future with the company, or even in that line of work.
A survey by specialist recruiter Robert Half found almost half (49%) of Australian businesses have experienced ‘inner resignation’ which they define as ‘when staff members are present physically but have mentally resigned from the job.’
Sound familiar?
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While Robert Half focused on strategies employers could implement to combat employee ‘inner resignation’, an article in The Guardian earlier this year identified ways you can recognise you’re overdue for a change in employment:
Here are 5 signs you may have mentally resigned from your work.
1. You watch the clock
The worst job I’ve ever had was in retail with a company run by strict employers who seemed determined to stamp out all happiness and joy in their employees. I’d arrive at work, see the time (9.05) and begin the countdown to home time (6 hours and 55 minutes).
Most of us has held down a job like this, hopefully in the distant past, but if you find yourself doing this in your current workplace more days than not, it may be time for a career change.
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I can say that all of these except the last apply to me, purely because I refuse to "take work home" & ensure I always leave it at the door. I used to work with pride, I was proud knowing I mattered, even in the smallest of ways. I was proud knowing I was doing an excellent job & making a difference & I thrived on learning new skills & being the best in my field... I was kicked in the teeth by an awful company and it completely demoralised me!
I still work hard, I still take pride in my work and do my upmost but can say that that is not my driving force anymore & it all comes down to being & feeling valued because I have learned that everyone is expendable & replaceable in the eyes of big business.
These days I focus primarily on getting my satisfaction from the amount of money I earn & planning wonderful trips that feed my inner happiness!