Unhappy at Work? A fresh way to decide if you should stay or go.

Do you feel trapped by that thing you do to make a living?

Do you draft your fantasy resignation letter on a repeated basis?

Or maybe you just feel so beat down that you’ve resigned yourself that it is always going to be this way. After all, if you leave, you might land in a situation that is worse.

While the scenarios that make us unhappy at work are highly individual, there are only a few categories for why we are miserable. Once we identify the category, we are in a better place to take steps to break through.

The Types of Blocks

There are five categories for why we disengage in our day jobs:

• The people we work with — typically a boss, direct manager or people who work closely with our team.
• How well the position is aligned with our personality and skill sets.
• How effective we are at managing our priorities and energy resources.
• Not making enough profit in our work to meaningfully support ourselves.
• The amount of purpose we feel in the work we do.

Even though the specific challenge might be unique, knowing which type of problem the conflict resides in makes it easier…