Do you dread Monday mornings? Do you constantly hit the snooze button to avoid getting up for work? Very often when I ask someone about their job, they reply with hesitation, discontentment or frustration. According to a Gallup poll, 85% of workers worldwide admit to hating their jobs when surveyed anonymously. In Canada, 47% of employees aren’t happy with their jobs.
Their discontentment may stem from having a difficult boss, uncooperative co-workers, not enough pay, a challenging work environment, a lack of fulfilment and a host of many other reasons. An average person may work in 8-10 jobs within 2-3 different careers in their lifetime.
Why is there such high turnover? It may have to do with our vocational health. Chronic stress, burnout, feeling overworked, no time with the family, and no rest affects our overall health. Vocational health means experiencing our work as a follower of Jesus with a healthy balance between home life and work life. Being healthy does not mean our current job is the best or only thing God wants us to do, or that we love 100% of everything we do in our job, or even experience “success” or financial reward.