Posted by annierose on February 14, 2007, at 18:50:07
In reply to Happiness set point, posted by Dinah on February 14, 2007, at 18:22:09
I don't think quitting a job can be compared to winning the lottery or finding yourself with a life changing injury.
Finding a new job won't make you necessarily happy either. But finding a job that you enjoy doing (for the most part, because after all work is work and it's not summer camp) can bring about happiness.
With ANY job, a lot of satisfaction involves what you bring to it and what your expectations are as well. If I hired someone that said, "I want to work here because it looks fun," and then showed up wanting to have "fun" and not work, then they would be unhappy. I'm not sure if I'm explaining myself right now.
Another example, I have also hired mothers that needed to work, not wanting to "have" to get a job while they had children at home. They resented having to go to work in the first place. No job was going to "make them happy". But they could find happiness in their job if they were open to that experience.
Bottom line: happiness comes from within. But the right work situation for you could be a lot happier if you enjoyed what you were doing and enjoyed the people you worked with. And I hope you do find that job. It's out there looking for you!!
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