Solving your work problems
One of the easiest things to do when a job feels like it’s not working is to decide to leave. I’ve done it myself. Just go find another job. And make sure it’s a better one. After all, you didn’t accept your current job with the hope of feeling stuck in a place that isn’t giving you what you need. And where you’re not appreciated for who you really are.
But, before rushing off to some new place filled with vast unknowns, there are often changes you can make right where you are. And you won’t need a resume for this. Or interviews that rarely reveal what’s really behind door number two until it’s too late.
Luckily there may be another way. While there’s no guarantee this will work, it’s worth a shot. After all, you’re already there. I like to call this approach to job change changing jobs from the inside.
Your relationship with work
Real Problem (Maybe) If Your Job Feels Wrong
How Changing Your Attitude Can Change Your Job!
Workplace Solutions: The Whole vs The Parts
How To Change Your Job Without Quitting
Trapped In a Job You Can’t Stand?
7 Reasons We Stay In Bad Jobs
When Emotions Take Over In the Workplace
Job Morphing: 20 Ways You Can Improve Your Job & Career
What To Do If Your Job Makes You Miserable
Do You Feel You’re Not Appreciated at Work?
5 Ways Complaining About Your Boss Hurts You
So You’re Not Getting a Raise … Again?
What To Ask For If You Didn’t Get a Raise
Why Do I Always Pick the Wrong Job?
My Job Sucks and Now I’m Stuck!
15 Tips for Starting an Entry Level Job
Playing the Blame Game at Work
Took the Wrong Job? What You Can Do
How Cover-Up Culture Helps Grow a Toxic Workplace
“You Cannot Survive” in a Toxic Work Environment
I Can’t Stand Working!
How Do You Handle an Impossible Work Assignment?
Creating a Personal Assessment To Help “Fix” How Your Job Feels
5 Questions To Ask Yourself If You Hate Your Job
Do You Feel Invisible at Work?
Pros & Cons of Kissing Up To Your Boss
Why Being Good at Your Job Isn’t Always Enough
Riding Out a Bad Job (That You Can’t Leave))
Can Too Much Time Online Hurt Job Success?
So You Screwed Up at Work — Now What?
⇒ Build Work Relationships Face-to-Face!
If your boss is the problem
Boss Won’t Let Me Transfer To a Different Department
How To Deal With a Bully Boss
My Boss Has a Favorite and It’s NOT Me
Why Won’t My Boss Retire Already!
What NOT To Do If You Work for a Dumb Boss!
Are You Afraid To Talk To Your Boss?
Why It’s So Easy To Get Mad at Your Boss
What To Do If Your Boss Takes You For Granted
My Boss Tries To Control Everything!
What If Your Boss Asks You To Lie For Him?
Boss Takes Credit for Everything I Do!
Help! My Boss Doesn’t Respond To Emails
My Boss Says I Have an Attitude Problem
My Boss Doesn’t Respect Me No Matter What I Do
Boss Doesn’t Communicate with Staff
What’s Wrong With Bosses Anyway?
Do Bosses Take Advantage of Women?
Terrible Work Review & Boss Never Speaks With Me!
Boss Won’t Allow Personal Items On Your Desk!
My Boss Never Says Thank You
Help! My Boss Doesn’t Understand Me
Boss Deserves To Be Fired. So Why Don’t They Do It?
My Boss Never Says Thank You
Boss Pushes Political Views at Work
My Boss Keeps Secrets From His Staff!
Productivity Goals: How Productive Is Too Much?
Boss Not Responding To Overtime Approval Request!
⇒ BONUS: What To Do During & After Poor Performance Review
PLUS: A link to more articles, in case you need a little help recognizing what’s going on in your head. Including some of the real reasons you may want to leave. Or just some extra support in realizing you’re not alone in what you’re feeling:
⇒ Reasons You’re Thinking of Leaving Your Job
What about annoying coworkers?
Coworkers Don’t Like Me. What Can I Do?
Work Friend Is Asking For Money. What Do I Say?
Overly Friendly Coworker Wants To Be Friends!
Coworker Betrayed Me. Now It’s Hard To Trust.
Coworker Plays Music Too Loud
Messy Coworkers: Is Your Coworker a Slob?
Playing the Blame Game at Work
Pros & Cons of Kissing Up To Your Boss
Pros and Cons of Flirting With a Coworker
More workplace problem help
Workplace Culture: Putting a New Perspective To Work
Is “Toxic Culture” an Eye of the Beholder Thing?
Sample Meeting Agenda (with Explanatory Notes)
Positive Side of Negative Thinking (at Work & Beyond)
I’m Getting Demoted. Should I Stay?
When Bosses Cry: Dealing With Problem Employees
Management Mistakes: Don’t vs Do Management Style
Nonprofit Boards Are NOT All Alike!
A few workplace health tips
6 Healthy Things You Can Do At Work (In a Few Minutes)
Sometimes You Just Have To Breathe Out
Why Are Receptionists So Undervalued (and Underpaid)?
And just in case you do need to leave
⇒ How To Quit a Job (Without Hurting Yourself)
ALSO: Check out Work-Life Balance
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