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In another day when you are feeling less sentimental, you wander: should I really leave this job? Can I still do anything to salvage the situation? How do I deal with the negative aspects of this job that is driving me towards leaving? If you can find some answers to these questions, you may be in a more clarified situation as to whether you should or should not leave your job.

Coping with negative aspects of your job

The negative vibes may be coming from several factors: your co-workers, who may not enjoy your company or are distressed about their jobs in the first place so much so that they exude negativity at any rate; your company which is not supportive of employees’ career development and performance management; your supervisor who only sees your mistakes and not your contributions.

Now, look at these negativity setbacks objectively and see if they can still be overcome. Do your co-workers have legitimate gripes with you? Are you a team-player despite what they despise or see as negative in you? Do you help them with team or even individual tasks? Do you offer your help even when it is not sought after? Sometimes the gap with co-workers can still be bridged. A positive stroke here and there may help address the negativity. You cannot act as counselor or therapist, however, if the negative energy is no longer logical but is brought about by the other person’s problems or disorders.

Are company influences legitimate? If a company or organization is in dire straits, these can be radiated down to the employees. Of course it is better that you know about the problems rather than be surprised to wake up one day when there is no more company or office to go to. Negative vibes in the workplace brought about by organizational problems and concerns can still be addressed by teamwork and workers’ united stand to support the company.

Is your supervisor supportive of you? Or is he or she persistent in his or her negative impression of you? If it is a case of the latter, you may be in for a big fight to perform professionally as you know the performance will be futile and baseless anyway. You may want to consider moving on and leaving a job as you see no future in trying to work your way day in and day out through a sticky and tricky situation with your immediate boss. This is especially so if the corporation is also harboring negativity and you see no immediate attention to bring negative forces down.

Through all these negative aspects of your job, you are probably contemplating leaving that job soon. Of course no one will force you to be the martyr or the saint who will forever bear all those challenges. If it begins to take its toll on your performance, decide to deal with the negativity once and for all. Leaving a job may be the best option after all.