In most cases, when we get the job we’ve been chasing for so long, we think the hardest part is over, but… are you really secure in your job?
THE BEGINNING, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART
Imagine… you’ve finished your studies, taken competitive exams, or simply decided to start working at an early age, and after long months of searching, you’ve landed your job. You join with more enthusiasm than anyone else, eager to start giving your best as soon as possible.
After several months at the company, we have an outstanding performance, we offer new ideas, our learning process is progressive, and we aspire to secure a permanent position in the company for greater peace of mind and stability.
THE COMFORT ZONE
After achieving stability in the company (several months have passed), we have that much-desired position, but… we relax, no longer have the same motivation as at the beginning because that motivation has turned into routine, and routine places you in the comfort zone.
For those who haven’t heard the expression, the comfort zone begins the moment a worker relaxes in their job and their performance stops improving, making their work less efficient for the company. This can even cause economic losses, as well as continuous errors, lack of attention, various distractions, and much more.
Naturally, not 100% of a company’s employees usually enter the comfort zone.
Sometimes, people enter the comfort zone due to overconfidence or freedom given by more senior coworkers or the manager themselves.
THE BOSS
In every company, there is obviously a boss, whose responsibilities include coordinating the work to be done and checking whether the objectives are being met within the estimated timeframes.
As we well know, the figure of «the boss» knows how much time should be spent on each task, just as they know the strategies their employees must carry out.
When an employee enters the comfort zone, alarms always go off in the company, especially when it involves a chain of tasks carried out by several people and response times begin to delay.
5 TIPS TO SUCCEED IN YOUR JOB
- Conduct a job search related to a position directly connected to your desired sector (if possible). If you work in what you love, you’ll never have to work a day in your life.
- Be a creative person. New ideas are always welcome in a company, and this is always valued positively.
- Create healthy competition among coworkers. Work is always more efficient when there is friendly competition between one or more people in the company, which unconsciously motivates us to improve day by day.
- Be an organized and responsible person. Formality, punctuality, and proper work management always significantly increase your stability in the company.
- Work as a team. Whether you have experience or not, teamwork will always help increase the company’s productivity and bring out your strengths together with those of your coworkers.