Do people make employment a pleasure? And can they also make
it painful? Pretty much.
Have you ever accepted a job (or left one), simply because
of the people that worked there? Would you?
What about bosses? Suppliers? Customers? Lions and tigers
and bears?
How do people weigh
into your own career choices?
British actor Patrick Stewart (of the Star
Trek and X-Men movie series) has been quoted as saying this about
coworkers:
“Some people are so difficult,
it's just not worth
working with them.”
Sure, in a difficult
economy, it’s hard to be choosy about career choices (at least short-term).
Sometimes a person may accept a less-than-ideal position, or
remain in one, simply because the earnings are essential. New jobs may be hard
to find, at least for a while.
But, in the long term, how much do colleagues and coworkers
count, when it comes to taking or leaving a job?
Maybe it’s not always about the money, although that
certainly counts. But isn’t a working environment largely about the people with
whom one must work?
Image/s:
Some people are so difficult –
Created by this user
With Patrick Stewart photo
By Jerome DuVall
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