When You Don't Fit the Job (And It's OK) - (ESP/ENG)

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No sé ni por donde comenzar, normalmente soy organizada con las cosas que escribo pero en este momento no me siento nada bien, escribir es terapéutico lo sé por eso es que lo hago, por eso muchas veces me siento en la compu a pulsar las teclas, algunas cosas las saco y otras no otras son solo un simple desahogo, esta es una de ella. He tenido unos días de mierda en el trabjo, no solo en el trabajo también en la vida jajaja, Estos meses no han sido fáciles pero ahorita en este momento en el trbajo la cosa está más heavy, y me preguntó la razón, a veces la vida nos quiere incomodar para movernos de lugar para movernos a hacer lo que estamos llamados a ser. No sé ustedes pero yo todavía no encuentro mi lugar no sé donde quiero estar pero algo si puede decir en ese trabajo siento que no pertenezco y no es el trabajo como tal o sea no me refiero a la oficna o la unidad, me refiero a la organización, es una empresa grande y yo no me encuentro siento que la gente es muy agresiva y yo soy muy sensible, ojo no estoy diciendo que soy débil solo estyo diciendo que soy una persona transparente lo que ves es lo que es y en ese lugar hay muchos egos y solo esperan a que te des la espalda para lanzarte cuchillo y tirarte toda la culpa porque nadie acepta responsabilidades.

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Yo no sé si esto pasa mucho más seguido de lo que la gente quiere admitir o es que simplemente lo normaliza, porque mis amigas dicen en todos los trabajos hay gente mala y yo me pregunto será muy dífiicl encontrar un lugar donde la gente no joda, yo he tenido empleos que han sido maravillosos y de un aprendizaje impresionante he tenido que salir de allí por temas monetarios pero a veces me digo que aquí donde estoy el salario no lo vale porque ni siquiera es que gano millones. A veces me da rabia que la gente te dice que te enfoques solo en trabajar duro, que si perseveras te adapatas y aprendes puedes hacer que cualquier trabajo funcione pero para mí eso no es cierto a veces el ajuste no está ahí. Hay veces que pasamos tanto tiempo soñando en conseguir el trabajo perfecto que muchas veces se habla de qué pasa cuando te das cuenta que estás en el lugar equivocado, cuando la cultura no coincide con tus valores, cuando el trabajo te agota en lugar de darte energía, o cuando estás tratando de ser alguien que no eres solo para cumplir expectativas que no se alinean contigo. Hay mucha presión en el mundo laboral de ser adaptable, de ser un jugador de equipo, de encajar donde sea que llegues porque eso es lo que hacen los profesionales pero uno se pregunta a qué costo.

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No crean que nunca me he preguntado si el problema soy yo, no me la tiro de perfeca y siempre busco de mirar para adentro, de hecho me juzgo mucho empiezo a pensar será que no soy lo suficientemente buena para eso pero eso es una trampa, estoy asumiendo que no encajar significa que yo estoy mal cuando realmente es el ambiente que no es correcto. Algunas personas prosperan en ambientes así hostiles y fuertes, mi compañera de trabajo dice si no fuera por estos momentos todo sería aburrido y yo me quedo como que no, yo valoro demasiado la paz, no tengo que estar metida en algo tóxico para decir uqe es divertido jajajaaj. El mundo en las empresas grandes tiene esta mentalidad de talla única que puede ser realmente dañina, se espera que seas extrovertido en reuniones incluso si eres introvertido, se supone que debes amar los eventos coprotativos y manejarte en el mundo de los contactos para poder escalar cuando digo contactos me refiero al amiguismo y jaladera de bolas.

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Si no sobresales naturalmente en estas cosas, olvídate que nunca vas a llegar a un cargo de director por lo menos en el lugar donde yo estoy y lo más riduclo es que las personas más talentosas que conozco son terribles en política de oficina, no pueden hacer la cosa de congraciarse, no quieren tomar tragos con compañeros de trabajo y eso no los hace malos en sus trabajos reales, mcuhos han pasado por alto para promociones porque no eran material de liderazgo, esto lo que siginifica es que no tienen labia y no hicieron suficiente bulla en las reuniones. El problema del ajuste va en ambas direcciones, a veces el trabajo no es correcto para ti, pero a veces tú no eres para ese trabajo, y eso es igualmente válido, si eres alguien que necesita variedad constante y nuevos desafíos y una posición requiere hacer las mismas tareas repetidamente vas a estar aburrido hasta la muerte sin importar cuanto trates de convencerte de que está bien. Hubo un artículo bien chevere que leí sobre como algunas compañías trataron de forzar a sus empleados en planes de oficina abierta porque supuestamente aumentaría la colaboración e innovación, pero lo que realmente pasó fue que la productividad se vino abajo para gente que necesitaba silencio para concentrarse, los introvertidos se sentían agotados por la falta de privacidad y las únicas personas que parecían beneficiarse eran las que ya amaban la interacción social que ni siquiera era la mayoría. Ese es un ejemplo perfecto de no encajar en el ambiente de trabajo, y no era porque esos empleados fueran malos en su trabajo, era porque alguien decidió que había una manera correcta para que todos trabajaran y sorpresa, así no funciona todo el mundo. Pero bueno ese es otro tema, ahora la culpa que viene con darte cuenta de que no encajas es real y más si luchaste duro para conseguir el cargo que tienes hoy día y la verdad yo siento que no encajo porque es un ambiente agresivo, de mucha competivtividad y hasta desleal.

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Lo que hace esto aún más difícil es que a veces el trabajo se ve perfecto desde afuera, quizás el salario no sea tan bueno pero los beneficios si pero para mí la realidad del día a día no coincide con lo que necesito para sentirme realizado o incluso solo bien. El permiso de admitir que algo no está funcionando y seguir adelante sin vernos como un fracaso es algo que no nos damos lo suficiente, hemos sido condicionados a pensar que cambiar trabajos muy seguido te hace ver poco confiable, que deberías aguantar las cosas incluso cuando te están haciendo miserable porque eso es lo que hacen los adultos responsables, pero ese es honestamente un consejo terrible. Y no me pasa solo a mi, le pasa a muchas personas que conozco allí, una amiga de otro departamento renunció hoy porque la jefa la tuvo meses sentada en una silla y no le hablaba, tienes que seguir las indicaciones del jefe y ya como si fueras un perrito y no puedes pensar, no puedes razonar no puedes proponer a esos niveles tan difíciles es la cosa. Cuando son las felicitaciones si son para el jefe pero cuando pasa algo buscan echarle la culpa al eslabón más débil. La vida es demasiado corta para pasar cuarenta y pico horas a la semana en un ambiente que no funciona para ti y más cuando puede haber otras opciones mejores, yo creo que reconocer que no encajas y aceptarlo abre posibilidades porque una vez que dejas de tratar de forzar algo que no está funcionando, empiezas a buscar trabajos mejores de hecho eres más cuidadosa porque hasta te fijas en si la cultura, valores y estilo de gestión va contigo, también puedes darte crédito por lo que aprendiste incluso si el trabajo no era correcto, porque las mlaas cosas nos enseñan cosas sobre nosotros mismos y lo que necesitamos para aprender.

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I don't know where to even start, normally I'm organized with the things I write but right now I don't feel good at all, writing is therapeutic I know that's why I do it, that's why many times I sit at the computer to press the keys, some things I put out there and others I don't others are just a simple venting, this is one of them. I've had some shitty days at work, not just at work also in life hahaha, These months haven't been easy but right now in this moment at work things are more heavy, and I wonder why, sometimes life wants to make us uncomfortable to move us from our place to move us to do what we're called to be. I don't know about you guys but I still haven't found my place I don't know where I want to be but something I can say in that job I feel like I don't belong and it's not the job itself I mean I'm not referring to the office or the unit, I'm referring to the organization, it's a big company and I don't find myself I feel like people are very aggressive and I'm very sensitive, mind you I'm not saying I'm weak I'm just saying that I'm a transparent person what you see is what you get and in that place there are many egos and they just wait for you to turn your back to throw knives at you and throw all the blame on you because nobody accepts responsibilities.

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I don't know if this happens much more often than people want to admit or if they just normalize it, because my friends say in all jobs there are bad people and I wonder will it be very difficult to find a place where people don't fuck around, I've had jobs that have been wonderful and with impressive learning I've had to leave there for money reasons but sometimes I tell myself that where I am now the salary isn't worth it because it's not even like I'm making millions. Sometimes it pisses me off that people tell you to focus only on working hard, that if you persevere you adapt and learn you can make any job work but for me that's not true sometimes the fit isn't there. There are times we spend so much time dreaming about getting the perfect job that many times people talk about what happens when you realize you're in the wrong place, when the culture doesn't match your values, when the job drains you instead of giving you energy, or when you're trying to be someone you're not just to meet expectations that don't align with you. There's a lot of pressure in the work world to be adaptable, to be a team player, to fit in wherever you land because that's what professionals do but one wonders at what cost.

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Don't think I've never asked myself if the problem is me, I don't act like I'm perfect and I always try to look inward, in fact I judge myself a lot I start thinking maybe I'm not good enough for this but that's a trap, I'm assuming that not fitting in means that I'm wrong when really it's the environment that's not right. Some people thrive in hostile and strong environments like that, my coworker says if it weren't for these moments everything would be boring and I'm like no, I value peace too much, I don't have to be stuck in something toxic to say it's fun hahahaha. The world in big companies has this one-size-fits-all mentality that can be really harmful, you're expected to be extroverted in meetings even if you're introverted, you're supposed to love corporate events and handle the world of contacts to be able to climb when I say contacts I mean cronyism and ass-kissing.

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If you don't naturally excel at these things, forget it you'll never reach a director position at least where I am and the most ridiculous thing is that the most talented people I know are terrible at office politics, they can't do the schmoozing thing, they don't want to have drinks with coworkers and that doesn't make them bad at their actual jobs, many have been passed over for promotions because they weren't leadership material, what this means is they don't have the gift of gab and didn't make enough noise in meetings. The fit problem goes both ways, sometimes the job isn't right for you, but sometimes you're not right for that job, and that's equally valid, if you're someone who needs constant variety and new challenges and a position requires doing the same tasks repeatedly you're going to be bored to death no matter how much you try to convince yourself it's okay. There was a really cool article I read about how some companies tried to force their employees into open office plans because supposedly it would increase collaboration and innovation, but what really happened was productivity tanked for people who needed silence to concentrate, introverts felt drained by the lack of privacy and the only people who seemed to benefit were those who already loved social interaction which wasn't even the majority. That's a perfect example of not fitting into the work environment, and it wasn't because those employees were bad at their jobs, it was because someone decided there was one right way for everyone to work and surprise, that's not how everyone works. But well that's another topic, now the guilt that comes with realizing you don't fit is real and more so if you fought hard to get the position you have today and the truth is I feel like I don't fit because it's an aggressive environment, very competitive and even disloyal.

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What makes this even harder is that sometimes the job looks perfect from the outside, maybe the salary isn't that good but the benefits are but for me the day-to-day reality doesn't match what I need to feel fulfilled or even just okay. The permission to admit that something isn't working and move forward without seeing ourselves as a failure is something we don't give ourselves enough, we've been conditioned to think that changing jobs too often makes you look unreliable, that you should stick things out even when they're making you miserable because that's what responsible adults do, but that's honestly terrible advice. And it doesn't just happen to me, it happens to many people I know there, a friend from another department quit today because her boss had her sitting in a chair for months and wouldn't talk to her, you have to follow the boss's instructions and that's it like you're a little dog and you can't think, you can't reason you can't propose at those levels that's how difficult things are. When it's congratulations yes it's for the boss but when something happens they look to blame the weakest link. Life is too short to spend forty-something hours a week in an environment that doesn't work for you and more so when there can be better options, I believe that recognizing you don't fit and accepting it opens possibilities because once you stop trying to force something that's not working, you start looking for better jobs in fact you're more careful because you even check if the culture, values and management style goes with you, you can also give yourself credit for what you learned even if the job wasn't right, because bad things teach us things about ourselves and what we need to learn.

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Work environments today are not what they used to be-that's for sure! It can be hard to determine what is the right fit for yourself. I worked at one company for 20 years and decided I'd had enough stress to last a lifetime. I changed to a smaller outfit in the optical industry, and am much happier. However, even that is changing a bit because the owner/doctor hired a couple of new gals. One is fantastic and the other totally undependable which creates a hardship.

The other two coworkers are 'family' meaning related to the doc, and they are just there 'helping out', or at least that's how it seems. It's difficult to manage, when you're the office manager as I am, the family members as they tend to think things don't apply to them. So whereas it's been a good change (I've been there 11 years now) it's changing as they get older and it makes it a bit frustrating.

For you; evaluate your position and see if it merits looking around for another in another company. I understand about the peace and quiet; I don't get enough of that at work anymore, so it makes doing some tasks more difficult. I hope you find what you need and are looking for. Take care and the best of luck to you with this. !LADY


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I also hope to find what I need and what I am looking for, I have been thinking a lot about that, if my heart is aligned with certain things there must be a place where I can put all that into practice and where one can work under peace and tranquility.
I am sorry that now in your job things are getting difficult when you felt good there, that has happened a lot to some friends when they are in family businesses is very difficult to manage because those people become more of a burden than a help, then one struggles to do things well but the owner's relatives what they do is to screw everything up, because they are taking care of money that they think they are going to give to them.

Family coworkers can definitely complicate things!

May you find what makes you happy my friend. Take care!


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