No job is ever going to be ‘perfect’—there will always be something that needs to be tweaked and fixed, always something to grumble and mumble about. At the same time, it’s incredibly important to have good working conditions, competent and positive management, a sense of purpose, and room for financial and career growth. If you’re waking up every morning dreading the day ahead, if you’re burned out beyond belief, something’s wrong and you need to fix it.
While some workers might be too timid (or too calculating) to raise their voices about important workplace issues, others throw caution to the wind and speak up. This article is about them. Bored Panda is featuring tweets from people who weren’t afraid to complain about their work and the job industry online, and some of them make some pretty good points.
Check out what they had to say, and as you’re scrolling down, remember to upvote the tweets that spoke to you the loudest, Pandas. Care to share a few thoughts about the tweets? Got some ideas about work-life (or, well, life-work) balance that you’d love to get off your chest? Tell us all about it, as well as your relationship with work, in the comments.
Workplace expert Lynn Taylor was kind enough to share her thoughts about the difference between complaining and constructive criticism to Bored Panda, as well as why it’s important to have potential solutions to problems in mind and to learn to ‘manage up.’ Lynn is the author of ‘Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job’ and the head of the fashion brand ‘Behind the Buckle.’
“Diplomacy is what delineates complaining from constructive criticism—and good versus great employees. Strong emotional intelligence is at the core. And that’s a key trait of successful business leaders,” she shared with us.
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