my goals and constitution. I base my self-efficacy, internal value system, and behavior on my goals and constitution. I have recently become an employee of one of the largest organizations in my field in the country. I am working toward my bachelors degree, and I am soon to graduate with honors. Many of the classes I have taken and the studies I have devoted myself to in the past four years focus on psychology and ethics. Mental health is extremely important to me, and I believe that environment and stress factors have a key focus on the way an individual reacts and behaves.
That being said, I find myself needing to excel in my professional life and establish a good financial support system. The need for this goal is primarily in response to my family's need for stability and security. The position I have recently accepted can and will enable the building blocks to reach this goal. The position provides a higher salary than I have ever made and promises to offer both my family and myself a lifestyle that we have merely dreamt of until now.
The problem that I am facing is that I have identified business practices and a organizational culture that I am not entirely comfortable with. My position is extremely stressful. I have productivity goals and expectations that seem impossible to accomplish. The performance-driven issues that many individuals are experiencing in my department are causing them major stress-related problems and pain that
they carry home to their families. My personal stress level is through the roof, and I am experiencing a extremely high level of anxiety. I work anywhere from 10-12 hours a day 6 days a week, yet my work never seems to end. In addition to that the training is minimal and leaves something to be desired, so I am not confident in my work at all. I have been told by management to "just get it done" regardless of the quality of my work. This bothers me, perhaps more than anything.
Sincerely,
Full Wallet, Empty Heart
Oh, Full Wallet, Empty Heart,
You live in such a contrived world! I have the deepest respect for the ideology behind what you have worked towards for so long, for the humanity of your spirit. To come up against the wall of careless bureaucracy that you have is to find yourself facing the zeitgeist of our age. Do not succumb. Keep pure your highest ideals but keep them secret except from those most important to you. In the next few years you will establish yourself as a straight-talkin', suffer-no-fools individual, and others will come seeking you out because you will have refused the dumb paradigm. Then you will make change. You know I'm right. Just now you must play the game. Only remember that that is what it is. Loving who you love, enjoying the mountains and the sea when you can, these are worth living for . . . but I
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