According to Anphabe Company, most respondents cannot answer this question immediately because feelings of boredom are often quickly labeled as "wrong profession", "exhausted passion", "toxic environment". Meanwhile, few people are calm enough to ask themselves: Am I good enough in this job?
An actual survey by Anphabe Company shows that a job, when done poorly, often comes with a feeling of being controlled, being scrutinized, being assigned petty tasks; a job, when not capable enough, always brings pressure, stress, and the feeling of "never finishing"; the human brain, when constantly in a state of stress, will automatically label: "This job is too boring".
However, it is not because the job is not good, but possibly because the personnel do not have enough professional power to see its good points.
One of the biggest misunderstandings about the profession is to see passion as something that must be available from the beginning. But from another perspective, people only truly attach and love a job when they simultaneously satisfy 3 factors:
You have the right to decide how you work, not just simply follow instructions.
- Mastery ability: You solve difficult tasks more and more easily. You see clear progress.
- Connectivity and meaning: You feel the value of the work you create for others, for the organization, for society.
When you are not good enough, you do not have all 3 of these things. This leads to the following consequences: You are closely managed → lose self-control; you are struggling with basic things → have not mastered knowledge and skills; you just "do it" → have not seen the meaning.
At that time, the brain continuously sends stress signals and concludes very quickly: "I am not suitable for this job".
Anphabe company believes that being bored with work is sometimes just a sign that employees/human resources are standing in the wrong position of competence.
