Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Where Is The Best Place To Work

Most people just fall into some type of career. Maybe it is something their father did, something they think that they might be good at, or just something they like. Nonetheless, few of them seem to put enough thought into it. They don't really study things scientifically, carefully compare different jobs and locations, and come up with the best places to live and work.

I've always try to take a more systematic approach than seems popular. As for me, it is important to find the best place to work. I have had too many lousy jobs early on in my career to ignore the obvious: that having a healthy workplace is at least as important as having money, and then having a good community is more important than either of these things. This is your life after all. You want to enjoy it, not just wait around to die while acting as a drone in an office you hate.

There are, of course, some places known as the best companies to work for. If you're fortunate enough to be employed by one of these, congratulations. For the rest of us, however, we can only expect to find the best places to work in relative terms. It varies a lot from individual to individual, so it is important to know yourself.

For example, for some the most ideal place to work is a place where they can be themselve. There are some that dislike workgroup and prefer instead to be with self motivated people. Others are just the opposite. They just love to be in a good community. For these people, the best place is one where there are lots of social activities. Being part of a team they get along with and even hang out with outside of the workplace is essential for the happiness of folks like that.

But again, there seem to be some common points for everyone in which is the best place to work. One of them, of course, is good pay. Lets face it, if you aren't being paid what you need or deserve for your job, you are not going to be happy. For most it is important to have a good boss with a good environment. Working in a hostile environment where politic ticking is the norm and cause a high burnout rate. Beyond basics like that, however, it all comes down to what you want out of your workplace environment

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