Is Your Job Still Fun?

Stress, aggravation, anxiety.

They’re all a part of our daily lives, to one extent or another.  But how much of those three things are the result of your job?

In other words, is your job still fun?

Unfortunately, job-related stress and anxiety has been on the rise in this country during the past several years.  For some people, their job and the word “fun” aren’t even located in the same hemisphere.  One of the more intriguing aspects of this phenomenon is that it doesn’t happen all at once.  It’s not as though you’re having fun at your job one day, and then you show up the next day and all of the fun has been sucked out of it.

And since it’s a gradual process, sometimes it’s difficult to discern just how much fun your job is right now.  Maybe it doesn’t have the same allure that it did when you first started.  That’s perfectly natural in some cases, although if you’ve truly found the perfect job, then the allure should be as strong on day 1,000 as it was on day one.

A 10-question quiz

But perhaps you’ve noticed that you don’t have anywhere near the same zest and zip that you used to, you don’t look forward to work each day, and you can’t conjure up any enthusiasm for it.  Regardless of what situation you’re closer to, you might find it helpful to participate in a little quiz I’ve devised to determine your job’s “fun quotient.”

The questions below have been compiled based upon my many years of experience in the employment and recruiting industries, acting as a consultant for candidates and helping them to reach their full potential and career objectives.  Give yourself 10 points for each of the questions that you answer “yes.”

1. Do you enjoy going to work each day?
2. Do you have a reasonable balance of life and work?
3. Are you comfortable with the travel or commute involved with your job?
4. Do you feel appreciated?
5. Do you feel challenged?
6. Are you still learning?
7. Are you proud of your job and employer?
8. Are advancement opportunities available to you?
9. Do you like the people you work with?
10. Do you like your boss?

Tabulating the results

Now add up your total.  If you scored 70 points or less on this quiz, then perhaps you should explore our job opportunities, which are listed here.  If you scored above 70 points, then pat yourself on the back.  You have what many Americans don’t have today—a job they really enjoy.

Nobody sets out to enter the workforce, create lofty career goals and objectives, and then attempt to achieve them without enjoying themselves.  But all too often, that’s exactly what happens.  The fact of the matter is that it’s nearly impossible for people who aren’t having fun pursuing their passions to reach their full potential.  When you truly enjoy what you do, then work doesn’t really seem like work—and that’s the best job of all.