English Lessons

Have you ever felt like quitting your job and finding a better workplace? We all have rough, stressful days when we feel like giving up and "looking for greener pastures."

Things are not what we wanted them to be: we wanted to do excellently at our work, but we make mistakes and we get criticized for that. We needed sympathy but all we get sometimes is the rejection of an insensitive, coldly professional workplace. We look for commiseration, and sure, we get that from our caring friends, but after we blow off steam and get back to our office, we feel we couldn't take this "impersonality" anymore. We plod on, doing our job as efficiently as we could and sure enough, we get praise, and for a moment we smile and feel high. But things aren't going as smoothly as we want. We feel mediocre, spent, and stressed out.

What does it mean?
1. looking for greener pastures
2. The rejection of an insensitive, coldly professional workplace.
3. Blow off steam
4. Things aren't going as smoothly as we want
5. We feel mediocre, spent, and stressed out.

What do you think?
1. Is personal happiness an important element in staying on with your job? Why?
2. What do you think about the blue bird syndrome? Does it help if you always transfer from one company to another?
3. What are the reasons why people quit their jobs? A disagreeable boss? Conflict with colleagues? Unhealthy working conditions? Or plain boredom?
4. Given the chance, would you prefer to be the boss of your own company? What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages?
5. Do you think there is a reward for being loyal to your company?
6. Some people who quit their jobs take a creative hobby in order to recharge their energy. Do you think it is a good way of getting rid of work-related stress?

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