Is
Your Corporate Job Using You Up?
Corporate
Burnout
Do
you dread getting up to face another
day at work? You're not alone.
In fact, you may well be in the
majority. Corporate burnout is
becoming so widespread throughout
the US and other countries that
people travel the country giving
seminars on how to handle job
burnout and make workers feel
less stressed. Of course, you've
probably heard the drill-"Learn
to work smarter, not harder"...
"Be a team player"...
"It came down from the higher-ups"...
"In the end this will help
us reach our goals and we'll get
fat bonuses."
Of
course, the goals set for many corporate
employees are so unrealistic that
the bonuses they hold out for never
materialize. Perhaps you hit 8 out
of 9 targets, but sorry, you don't
get the prize because you didn't
hit that last, totally impossible
ninth one. Sometimes it feels like
you're working in some sort of absurd
carnival sideshow. It's no wonder
you don't feel very committed to
a corporation that treats you like
a slave. How can you feel loyal
when there's so little appreciation?
Mega-Stress
The unrelenting stress of a high-pressure
job can lead to numerous health
problems as well- hypertension,
heart attacks, backaches, anxiety,
headaches, depression, and even
addiction to drugs or alcohol, either
as a way to try to stay energized
and "up" to complete excessive
workloads, or as a self-medicating
attempt to relax when you finally
have some time for yourself.
To
add to the stress, stories of layoffs
by major corporations are announced
every month.
In 2006, 1,500,000 workers were
pink-slipped in mass layoffs ("mass"
meaning more than 50 employees at
a time). Rumors circulate constantly
about what the top management is
doing now, what changes are in the
wind. Companies are "reorganizing."
They're "outsourcing"
or selling out to another company.
Or they've gone bankrupt-only to
reappear overseas, employing workers
for a tiny percentage of their American
counterparts' salaries.
Fat
Cats and Sad Sacks
Average, everyday workers like you
are the ones who bear the brunt
of these kinds of changes. CEO's
and other top executives just keep
rolling in the dough-even those
at companies you wouldn't think
of as "blue chip." For
example, in 2005, the annual pay
package of Dollar General's CEO,
David Perdue, was $3,314,901 (as
reported by The Corporate Library).
An American worker earning an average
salary would have to work until
the year 2135 to make what Perdue
makes in one year. But frankly,
this guy is small-time. The average
total compensation for a CEO of
a Standard & Poor's 500 company
in 2005 was $13.51 million-over
four times what Perdue made, and
a 16% raise over the year before.
Did you get a 16% raise recently?
Like
many of your co-workers, you probably
feel angry, undervalued, underpaid,
and exhausted when you think about
stories like these. Few salaried
employees in corporate America work
a traditional 40-hour week. Many
put in 50, 60, even 70 hours to
meet the demands of their superiors.
Hourly workers are cut off at 40
hours or less so the company can
avoid paying overtime-and you know
who takes up the slack. (Meanwhile,
those hourly workers may have to
work an additional job-at straight-time
pay, of course.)
The
"blame culture" that has
developed in our society extends
into the corporate world as well.
("It's her fault we
have to work so late. If only she'd
do her job like I do!") Feelings
of competition and worries about
favoritism increase feelings of
anger and powerlessness.
What's
the Alternative?
There is a way NOT to let all these
other people control your life and
hold power over your economic survival
and lifestyle. You can take control
of your own life by becoming your
own boss. Ironically, as you've
become more and more disenchanted
with your corporate job, you have
also been learning what kind of
job you need to be happy.
Are
these some of the aspects you would
include on your list of ideal job
conditions?
The
freedom to set your own hours.
Choosing
how to handle situations yourself
instead of deferring to a "company
policy" that you find
ridiculous.
The
liberty to spend time with your
friends and family without having
to beg for time off.
Working
in comfortable clothing in a location
you choose.
Excellent
pay that is determined by the amount
of work you put in.
You're
steering your own course-no worries
about someone else determining your
future.
Have
You Got What it Takes?
You already know you deserve more
than your corporate employer will
ever provide. Ironically, during
all those excessive hours of work
for them, you've honed valuable
business skills that you can put
to work as you build your own business.
The difference is, you will reap
the rewards. It's kind of like being
your very own CEO.
As
long as you have a genuine desire
to empower yourself, to live the
kind of life you've always dreamed
of, we can show you our easy system
that will start you on the road
to success. This is a legitimate
business opportunity that has the
potential to bring you more wealth
and independence than you've ever
dreamed of. As long as you've got
a computer and a phone, the only
other things you are going to need
are a longing for personal freedom
and a desire for financial security.
You've already got what it takes-so
fill out the web form for more information.
It's absolutely free...and it could
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could be the first step toward stomping
out that corporate burnout fire
forever.
