{"id":6633,"date":"2023-05-06T08:12:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T14:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/its-not-just-what-you-do-but-where-you-work-that-determines-success\/"},"modified":"2023-05-06T08:12:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T14:12:37","slug":"its-not-just-what-you-do-but-where-you-work-that-determines-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/its-not-just-what-you-do-but-where-you-work-that-determines-success\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Not Just What You Do, but WHERE You Work that Determines Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Mike Jacquart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"\\\"wp-block-image\" size-large\\\"><img src=\"\\\"https:><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\\\"coblocks-animate\\\"\" data-coblocks-animation=\"\\\"zoomin\\\"\">I thought one of the best comments Marina London made during the writing of my book, Climbing out of Darkness: A Personal Journey into Mental Wellness, pertained to her experiences seeing troubled employees as a licensed mental health professional for major hospital and corporate clients.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\\\"has-text-align-justify\" coblocks-animate\\\" data-coblocks-animation=\"\\\"zoomin\\\"\">\u201cNine times out of ten, their unhappiness was due to a very poor fit between the employee\u2019s personality and the work environment,\u201d wrote London. \u201cI found myself repeatedly recommending those employees look for a more suitable position.\u201d<br>\u201cBingo!\u201d I thought. Whether one wants to call it corporate culture, work environment, work lifestyle, or my term, \u201cfit,\u201d it\u2019s not just what you do for a living, but also where you work that can play a strong role in success. I have to believe that when one suffers from a mental health challenge, this \u201cfit\u201d becomes even more crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\\\"has-text-align-justify\" coblocks-animate\\\" data-coblocks-animation=\"\\\"zoomin\\\"\"><br>This statement stems from personal experience, having lost a number of jobs during my 35-year career as a reporter, writer, and editor. I\u2019m convinced that a poor fit between my personality and a fast-paced work environment-which my depression and anxiety issues exacerbated-played a significant role in my termination. Others would agree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\\\"has-text-align-justify\" coblocks-animate\\\" data-coblocks-animation=\"\\\"zoomin\\\"\"><br>\u201cTo be hyper focused and engaged all the time in a company culture, while struggling with depression is debilitating work,\u201d wrote licensed mental health professional Maureen Hotchner in Climbing out of Darkness.<br>Indeed, it is. Every workplace has interruptions, but they seemed to be endless at one particular company, a firm that was actually a pleasant place to work. Everyone seemed so happy and cheerful. The problem was it was a little too exuberant for me. Seemingly multitudes of coworkers would stop by our cubicle area each day. Our cubicles were in close proximity, and since I had concentration issues, the continual disturbances were difficult to cope with. Many times, I felt like saying to one of my colleagues,<br>\u201cDon\u2019t you have any work to do? You can have some of mine!\u201d But no one else felt they were being too<br>talkative, so I just forced a smile instead.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\\\"has-text-align-justify\" coblocks-animate\\\" data-coblocks-animation=\"\\\"zoomin\\\"\">As Marina wrote, \u201cwhen you are depressed, everything is an effort. That includes socializing.\u201d (As I learned years later, social isolation is a trait of depressive disorder.) Imagine yourself in a race, day in, day out, and you are continually struggling to keep up. That\u2019s what depression is like. You feel like you\u2019re running in place, while everyone else is sprinting past you.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\\\"has-text-align-justify\" coblocks-animate\\\" data-coblocks-animation=\"\\\"zoomin\\\"\">There were some slower, less stressful and quieter work environments at this firm, but when I talked to HR about working elsewhere, I was told the company was not in the habit of providing \u201clateral transfers.\u201d In other words, the new job had to be a promotion, not one that involved similar work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\\\"has-text-align-justify\" coblocks-animate\\\" data-coblocks-animation=\"\\\"zoomin\\\"\"><br>\u201cNobody talks to young people about the lifestyle that accompanies a particular job,\u201d London wrote. Someone should. While there were aspects of my job that were a good fit, such as writing and reporting, (which I liked and was good at,) there were other problems, like excessive chatter and a fast pace that often worsened my anxiety issues and were not good for my wellbeing.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\\\"has-text-align-justify\" coblocks-animate\\\" data-coblocks-animation=\"\\\"zoomin\\\"\">Finally, several years after being let go by this employer, I accepted a position at a company that fit like a well-tailored suit. The pace was less hectic, and coworkers were less talkative, even considerate. It wasn\u2019t unusual for a colleague to ask me, \u201cAm I being too loud for you, Mike?\u201d Wow! I was impressed. I worked there for 14 years, much longer than any other job I ever had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\\\"has-text-align-justify\\\"\">I\u2019m not suggesting that a job has to be perfect, because no position is. I am saying that when it comes to selecting a work environment, the more you know who you are, the better choices you can make. This is an important consideration in a rapidly changing world. And it is ESPECIALLY crucial when you have mental health challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Mental health for men is a new series of blog posts and podcasts developed and distributed by Fresh Hope for Mental Health <a href=\"\/es\/\"http:>http:\/\/freshhope.us<\/a>. Portions are excerpted from Mike\u2019s book, \u201cClimbing out of Darkness: A Personal Journey into Mental Wellness.\u201d For more information, contact Mike at<br><a href=\"\/es\/\"mailto:mjacquart@writeitrightllc.com\\\"\">mjacquart@writeitrightllc.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mike Jacquart I thought one of the best comments Marina London made during the writing of my book, Climbing out of Darkness: A Personal&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1603,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[984],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fresh-hope-for-mental-health"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.1 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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