Try it yourself: Go to google, type in “my job is ” and look at the suggestions. Here’s what I got:
Yikes!
I don’t mean to be hasty here, but maybe – just maybe – there’s room for improvement in some workplaces :o)
My job is…
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12 responses to “My job is…”
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funny. and regarding google it’s nice at it returns lots of openings as happymakers http://happymaking4u.blogspot.com/2009/05/happymaker-wanted.html :-)
maybe people should try that for a while and then try the search again :-)
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Hmm, I also tried it in german.
Meine Arbeit…. (My job…)
…macht mich krank (…makes me sick)
…kotzt mich an (…pisses me off)
…macht mir keinen spa -
Wow that is kind of scary. Makes you realize how important happiness is :).
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Maybe we should have Google reorganise their search tips. Although, that will only hide the facts. Great blog btw! Been following for a while and always interesting comments and reflections. Would be interesting to see some content (or maybe you have in history – I haven’t checked I admit) about workplace in educational arenas, such as a university setting.
Cheers from Sweden!
/Marcus
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Brilliant.
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It’s not all bad out there, a search for “work is f” turns up with 363,000,000 results for “work is fun” :)
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Goodness that is scary! I’ve been there.
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Fun with Adwords…
A while ago, I read a Chief Happiness Officer post by Alex Kjerulf called “My job is…”
He points out that if you start a Google search with “my job is” it will auto-fill your search with the ways that search phrase is typi… -
Kind of scary but on the other hand; people who are really unhappy at work are probably much more likely to search on Google for advice than those who are happy at work :)
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Well MY job isn’t!
It’s sad that the default position is for one to hate his/her job. There are way too many opportunities to be happy!
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