| It is no shock to find out that the vast majority | | | | personable and allows you your own space to be |
| of people absolutely loathe the jobs and/or | | | | creative or who simply allows you enough |
| careers that they have chosen or fallen into. So, | | | | breathing room, then this is ideal. The fact that |
| then what keeps someone at their job for so | | | | your boss allows you "room" demonstrates that |
| long? In this particular economic climate, the one | | | | he or she trusts you; and this level of trust |
| mainstay for why so many unhappy employees | | | | creates respect among both sides. Second, the |
| stay put is the fact that they have a job. Having | | | | work environment in which you work also factors |
| a job equals having some sort of financial | | | | in. If you have ever seen the movie "Joe Versus |
| security; and who are they to argue that fact? | | | | the Volcano" with Tom Hanks, then you may |
| Another factor keeping many people in their | | | | remember the opening scene that shows him |
| current jobs is the incentive that their job | | | | walking into his workplace. The lights are all |
| provides them with much needed health benefits | | | | fluorescent and flickering, and it looks like he and |
| as well. After all, with the continued rising cost of | | | | two other employees work in a basement in a |
| health care, would you feel comfortable quitting | | | | factory. There are no windows and to top things |
| your job only to find out that you no longer have | | | | off, his boss is constantly on him for something. |
| health insurance? I didn't think so. | | | | Eventually, he quits his job. Sadly, there are some |
| While these reasons aren't particularly great ones | | | | people who feel exactly like this on a daily basis. |
| for wanting to stay put, they are realistic. It is a | | | | While you may not always be able to control your |
| sad fact that there are so many of people out | | | | work environment, try to make the best of it. |
| there who are stuck in dead-end jobs underneath | | | | Today, many Americans are struggling to strike |
| the thumb of a supervisor or boss who is a | | | | out on their own. Tired of working for someone |
| micro-manager or who simply berates his or her | | | | else-especially if the management is bad or 'iffy', |
| employees for the littlest things that they do, just | | | | there has been a dramatic increase in the number |
| because he or she can. It makes you wonder | | | | of employers who are allowing their staff to work |
| how much a person can be pushed before they | | | | from home as well as a significant increase in the |
| realize that they just don't want to do the work | | | | number of people who simply choose to work |
| anymore. This is an interesting concept to ponder. | | | | from home. This allows employees and |
| After all, how much longer can one person sit still | | | | self-starters the freedom to plan their work |
| at a job before he or she absolutely cannot stand | | | | schedule around their day. If an employee works |
| it and will actually quit their position without first | | | | from home, usually- as long as they are accessible |
| having found another one? | | | | and can turn the necessary work in on time, their |
| The key to loving where you work seems to be | | | | employees are more than happy with the |
| contingent upon a certain set of factors. The first | | | | arrangement. However, in order to successfully |
| factor is exactly who you are working for. If you | | | | work from home, you have to be extremely |
| work for a person who treats you fairly, is | | | | disciplined. |