Give me a break. (Since You Asked ...).Q I am a stressed out legal secretary. I have a lot of work that must be completed at a fast pace. There is also a great deal of passing the buck with no support to help me. After 11 years in this line of work, I no longer enjoy it and would prefer a different career with a comparable salary ($40K-$50K) and less stress. --L. Stokes Philadelphia A I'm sorry to tell you. but gone are days where workers enjoy less work--regardless of pay. The present economy just won't support it. Every industry is tightening its belt, which means workers are increasingly performing more tasks and working longer hours for the same--or in some cases--less money. Unfortunately, more and more of us are feeling more stressed. What you shouldn't tolerate tol·er·ate v. 1. To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit. 2. To put up with; endure. 3. To have tolerance for a substance or pathogen. is the shirking Shirking The tendency to do less work when the return is smaller. Owners may have more incentive to shirk if they issue equity as opposed to debt, because they retain less ownership interest in the company and therefore may receive a smaller return. of responsibility by other co-workers. The "passing of the buck" should be brought to your supervisor's attention. Don't suffer in silence. You want to be a team player not a scapegoat scapegoat In the Old Testament, a goat that was symbolically burdened with the sins of the people and then killed on Yom Kippur to rid Jerusalem of its iniquities. Similar rituals were held elsewhere in the ancient world to transfer guilt or blame. . Your other option is to find a career that really interests you--one you would enjoy, that would make you feel fulfilled ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. . Start charting your course to accomplish that goal. You may want to take a career-assessment test. The Website www.quintcareers.com reviews free and inexpensive ($20 or under) online career assessments. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , read Please Don't Just Do What I Tell You! Do What Needs to be Done: Every Employee's Guide to Making Work More Rewarding by Bob Nelson (Hyperion, $17.95). and Switching Careers by Robert K. Otterbourg (Kiplinger, $17.95). --Sonia Alleyne Mail your career development questions to: Since You Asked, BLACK ENTERPRISE, 130 Fifth Ave., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ; NY 10011, or send an e-mail to alleynes@blackenterprise.com. |
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