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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 below for
more information. It's absolutely free...and it could
be the first step toward and it could be the first step
toward stomping out that corporate burnout fire forever.
Sincerely,
MATT MAURIELLO
732-492-9066
JAMNLIFE@HOTMAIL.COM
EMAIL
WWW.THEJAMNLIFE.COM
WEBSITE
NICOLE
954-865-3110
NICMFL@YAHOO.COM
WWW.THEJAMNLIFE.COM
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