I feel that I am stagnating! What do I do?
Sharmistha has been one of the high-performers in the department, and she has had no complaints about her rewards and recognition. She runs a crucial section where her knowledge and experience are vital to the company. But she feels dissatisfied without knowing why and wants to leave her job. There is no concrete alternative, but she knows she will find one soon …
Employee's viewpoint
Sharmistha should :
a. Give in to her feelings and change her job
b. Continue for some time, things will stabilise
c. Talk to her department head
d. Talk it over with her friends
Organisation’s viewpoint
The manager should:
a. Wait for the restlessness to pass
b. Provide her with different tasks
c. Counsel her to be patient
d. Increase her salary
Expert's viewpoint
Sharmistha's phenomenon is not very common, neither is it unique. There are persons born with restless energy who constantly seek new challenges when they have overcome the existing ones. Sharmistha obviously needs to feed this need, and therefore should talk to her department head as in option ‘C’ in order to get something more interesting in her job. If she does not, then her feelings will overcome her and she will be unable to perform. However, just changing her job will not help, because it is not the job that is unsatisfactory.
As Sharmistha's manager I would need to understand her profile. Too often departmental heads ascribe the wrong causes to problems and issues. Salary increase for example, is not a solution. Providing her with a challenge in her task, and counselling her not to let her feelings run away with her is the best alternative as in option ‘B’ .
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Sharmistha has been one of the high-performers in the department, and she has had no complaints about her rewards and recognition. She runs a crucial section where her knowledge and experience are vital to the company. But she feels dissatisfied without knowing why and wants to leave her job. There is no concrete alternative, but she knows she will find one soon …
Employee's viewpoint
Sharmistha should :
a. Give in to her feelings and change her job
b. Continue for some time, things will stabilise
c. Talk to her department head
d. Talk it over with her friends
Organisation’s viewpoint
The manager should:
a. Wait for the restlessness to pass
b. Provide her with different tasks
c. Counsel her to be patient
d. Increase her salary
Expert's viewpoint
Sharmistha's phenomenon is not very common, neither is it unique. There are persons born with restless energy who constantly seek new challenges when they have overcome the existing ones. Sharmistha obviously needs to feed this need, and therefore should talk to her department head as in option ‘C’ in order to get something more interesting in her job. If she does not, then her feelings will overcome her and she will be unable to perform. However, just changing her job will not help, because it is not the job that is unsatisfactory.
As Sharmistha's manager I would need to understand her profile. Too often departmental heads ascribe the wrong causes to problems and issues. Salary increase for example, is not a solution. Providing her with a challenge in her task, and counselling her not to let her feelings run away with her is the best alternative as in option ‘B’ .
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