Is Boredom Taking Over at Work?
According to Dr. Mel Miller, director of an Australian organizational psychology consulting firm, boredom in the workplace is growing. The problem, it seems, is that work is becoming repetitious, meetings are too long, and workers’ attitudes and health are getting worse. Read Hannah Martin’s recent article in Business Sense to learn what can be done about workplace boredom. Go To Article>>>
4 Responses to “Is Boredom Taking Over at Work?”
By KoTa on Jan 14, 2008 | Reply
It is a big problem, I have loads of friends who hate their jobs because they are boring.
For me, level of boredom mostly depends on the co-workers’ relationship and at the moment it’s great.
“Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.” ~H. Jackson Browne
By Coryan on Jan 14, 2008 | Reply
Great quote! Thanks for sharing.
By Carla S on Jan 15, 2008 | Reply
Have you ever heard of Linda Duxbury? She’s an expert on workplace demographics, and she describes baby boomers as ‘retired on the job”. I think she has a good point — when work gets boring, you just tune it out and put in your time. I’d hate to think that’s what’s left for my 40s 50s and 60s in the work world!
By Coryan on Jan 15, 2008 | Reply
Carla, thanks for visiting…and thanks for the information about Dr. Duxbury. I did a bit of reading about her and her work. It is very interesting.