Nobody is happy at work!

"DESERVE BEFORE YOU DESIRE" - Dr. Gopalkrishnan, Chairman TATA Sons.

Mr. Gopalakrishnan succeeds Mr. Ratan Tata as Chairman of Tata SonsLtd., the holding company for many of the Tata Bluechips like TataSteel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Voltas, etc.,Possibly he is the first non-Tata person to head the Tata Empire.

The below article is really interesting!Subject: Job Hopping -Interesting article by Dr.Gopalkrishnan,Chairman, Tata Sons

The grass isn't always greener on the other side!!Move from one job to another, but only for the right reasons.

It's yetanother day at office. As I logged on to the marketing and advertisingsites for the latest updates, as usual, I found the headlinesdominated by 'who's moving from one company to another after ashort stint', and I wondered, why are so many people leaving one jobfor another?Is it passé now to work witfh just one company for a sufficiently long period?

Whenever I ask this question to people who leave a company, theanswers I get are: "Oh, I am getting a 200% hike in salary"; "Well, Iam jumping three levels in my designation"; "Well, they are going tosend me abroad in six months".

Then, I look around at all the people who are considered successfultoday and who have reached the top - be it a media agency, anadvertising agency or a company. I find that most of these people arethe ones who have stuck to the company, ground their heels and workedtheir way to the top. And, as I look around for people who changedtheir jobs constantly, I find they have stagnated at some level, inobscurity!

In this absolutely ruthless, dynamic and competitive environment,there are still no short-cuts to success or to making money. The onlything that continues to pay, as earlier, is loyalty and hard work.Yes, it pays!

Sometimes, immediately, sometimes after a lot of time. But, it does pay.Does this mean that one should stick to an organization and wait forthat golden moment? Of course not. After a long stint, there alwayscomes a time for moving in most organizations, but it is important tomove for the right reasons, rather than superficial ones, like money,designation or an overseas trip.

Remember, no company recruits for charity.

More often than not, when you are offered an unseemly hike in salaryor designation that is disproportionate to what that company offers itcurrent employees, there is always unseen bait attached.

The result? You will, in the long-term, have reached exactly the samelevels or maybe lower levels than what you would have in your current company.

A lot of people leave an organization because they are "unhappy". Whatis this so-called-unhappiness? I have been working for donkey's yearsand there has never been a day when I am not unhappy about somethingin my work environment-boss, rude colleague, fussy clients etc.Unhappiness in a workplace, to a large extent, is transient.If you look hard enough, there is always something to be unhappy about.But, more importantly, do I come to work to be "happy" in the truest sense?If I think hard, the answer is "No". Happiness is something you findwith family, friends, may be a close circle of colleagues who havebecome friends.What you come to work for is to earn, build a reputation, satisfy yourambitions, be appreciated for your work ethics, face challenges andget the job done.So, the next time you are tempted to move, ask yourself why you movingand what are are you moving into.Some questions are:* Am I ready and capable of handling the new responsibility? If yes,what could be the possible reasons my current company has not offeredme the same responsibility?* Who are the people who currently handle this responsibility in thecurrent and new company? Am I as good as the best among them?* As the new job offer has a different profile, why have I not giventhe current company the option to offer me this profile?* Why is the new company offering me the job? Do they want me for myskills, or is there an ulterior motive?An honest answer to these will eventually decide where you go in yourcareer- to the top of the pile in the long term (at the cost ofshort-term blips) or to become another average employee who gets lostwith time in the wilderness?