We all have done that job that we have hated with all our heart and still had to do for some reason or the other. It might have looked like a complete waste of time or energy then, but now you can totally see what they taught you!
A bad manager definitely takes away all your good work done and leaves you de-motivated. But your real test lies in the fact whether you could get anything good out of this whole thing. Being good to a ‘not-so-good’ manager will teach you a fundamental aspect of life that you need to thrive with all sorts of individuals in life and will help you in your next job.
Now you know the negatives of the professional life and you are in a position to appreciate the positives that this world has to offer. Everywhere you go, you ought to compare people and work with your previous organization and can appreciate the better things in life!
A good thing about a bad job is you know exactly what you aren’t supposed to do in your future jobs. Like setting up resources from beforehand, working as per deadlines and learning to handle your manager, you have experienced a worse professional life before and know that nothing can go worse than that!
In your much hated job, all your time went away in making powerpoint presentations and doing other people’s work. But now you know that you have to spare some time for your family members as well. Personal space is extremely important for any individual and you must have learnt it the hard way!
One of the reasons behind hating your last job would be your inability to say no that could lead you to take up immense loads at work and not being able to deliver any real kind of productivity despite working all the time. This turned out to be bad on the professional front, but now you know your capabilities and limitations and how much you can handle. Hopefully, you have finally learnt the art of saying no.
So called friends who are your enemies, this concept has been taught to you in your ill-fated job itself. Although you could deal with the work pressure or liked your boss, colleagues in the mask of frenemies only added to a negative surrounding.
Due to immense pressure there, now you have learned how to handle your time as well as resources in the best possible manner. Deadlines are not an issue for you anymore, since you already had to go through tight schedules at your earlier job.
Your hated job taught you where you don’t want to be, what you don’t want to be and how you want to work. Remember these guidelines while working in the future and see your career graph moving forward in the right direction.
Now you know that much hated job wasn't that bad!
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