THERE IS A HELL! - - - IT IS CALLED RETAIL ARE YOU AFRAID OF LOSING YOUR JOB?

ARE YOU AFRAID OF LOSING YOUR JOB? people or stand up for ourselves because we are afraid of being fired. We don’t take vacations and genuine sick leave because we don’t want to be seen as lazy. We work all day without breaks so that we look like hard workers. We don’t look for other jobs that might make us happier because we are afraid of change. We ask ourselves what will happen if it doesn’t work out. What if we don’t like our new boss? What if we get laid off from that job? We tell ourselves it’s scary out there. This isn’t healthy. It stresses us out constantly. This kind of life gives a kind of stress that people have never experienced before the modern workplace. It’s chronic stress. It used to be that people were afraid of starving, or being killed by a lion, or falling off a cliff, or something truly dangerous. Now we are afraid of losing a job title. We are afraid of losing a pay check. Yes, we may starve because of it, but probably won’t. It confuses us. Our bodies can do things to fight off lions and starvation, but they can’t do anything to stop this chronic stress. We spend our days doing our job. We sit all day. We fret about inconsequential things. Then we sit in traffic on the way home. Sometimes we have a few beers to relax on the really stressful days. Then we wonder why we’re always tense and have to go to the chiropractor. A life of fear won’t get you anywhere. Even if you work the office job your entire life you’ll still probably die of the heart attack brought on by the stress. We might make plenty of money and never have to change jobs. On paper, we might be a total success. Inside we’ll be a wreck. I’ve met people who are 50 years old and have been working in their jobs for the past 30, yet they are still deathly afraid of losing their jobs. What a hard life. I propose that we give up this fear. Let’s stop worrying about whether or not we have a job tomorrow. Just stop worrying about it. If you get fired tomorrow life will go on. It won’t kill you. You can find another job and another way to make money. You can change your lifestyle if you need to. You can become a hobo. In the end, it doesn’t really matter. The important thing to remember is that no matter how much you worry about something, you can’t stop it. You can fret and worry and be afraid about losing your job, but it won’t change anything. You will still get fired if they want to fire you. By no means am I saying that you shouldn’t work hard. Do your job and do it well. Be the best at your job. Be awesome at it, but don’t worry about losing it. Worrying will only stress you out. It won’t stop anything from happening. Like a lot of people, I was laid this year. It really sucked. I was working for a company that was having financial problems and they had to make cuts - well that was the manager’s storey. I was one of them out of many. I did a good job, showed up on time, was nice to everybody, and was all around a good employee. I still got canned. dodie ste®eo p®odu©tion ™ Page 4 of 11

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