90% of the people I interact with sound dissatisfied in the job. The purpose of their joining gradually turns into “we pay you, do what we say”. For people who are experienced and yet they struggle to get a deserving title or profile, market match pay and skill based job. Many take cover of the pandemic at present however it is not so. This has been going on for a while. But who is at fault? why is it what is it? Why are the employees who are not happy still at job?

I was in fact asking these questions to myself and one answer came out was ‘out of kind’. Really?? When you work you get emotionally attached with people and you hear all the comments from them about other employees which takes away your power to be selfish for a while. But who is not selfish, all of us are. We talk to people or we are in relation based on some interest that gets fulfilled. Likewise at work, either you are paid fine, you are given breathers and breaks or who are appreciated and your dopamine is fed. It sometime happens:

Employee: ‘Frustrated at job, prepares to meet boss and says it all’

Boss: Hi, how are you doing? how is family? I must appreciate you for this and that, you are an asset.

Employee: ‘WTF’ and is not more furious.

This is how employees are manipulated by these sweet words and you continue to slave for long time. Company or boss will make you feel guilty and put you in thinking where as they are the ones who needs thinking at first.

See what happens next in my next blog coming on Monday. I will share how employees are manipulated and how they become willing to park their dreams to fulfil bosses’s goals.

-Shruti Nagar Dave

(Help me quit this job I am currently in, by adding your experiences in comments)