Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You

 
　　紐約大學心理學系教授泰莎‧韋斯特（Tessa West）擁有研究職場人際衝突的多年經驗，前一部作品《累死你的不是工作，是有毒同事》（Jerks at Work）出版後，引發廣大回響，許多人在書中找到共鳴，感覺被理解。然而，我們仍需要堅強、務實地面對工作本身，許多人都期望能有一本指南，能改善自己和工作之間的關係。
 
　　本書將滿足這份期待，拯救飽受折磨的靈魂，幫助讀者在工作中恢復元氣、重拾希望。試問自己為什麼不喜歡現在的工作？因為上司很討厭、工作內容很無聊、還是工作量太大？事實上，這些都只是表面上的因素。讓人感到不快樂、充滿挫敗感的底層原因，通常是因為我們深層的心理需求，並沒有在這份工作上獲得滿足。
 
作者歸納出五種常見的主要工作壓力源：
 
　　●認同危機：這份工作的內容，不再符合你對自己的期待？
　　●漸行漸遠：曾經喜愛的工作，如今已變了調？
　　●職務設計問題：肩負太多工作角色，經常轉換任務，感覺被拉扯
　　●光芒被掩蓋：總是覺得自己屈居第二，晉升、加薪經常沒你的份？
　　●付出不受肯定：竭盡所能，但周邊的人卻忽視你的工作表現
 
　　本書提供完善的診斷工具，協助釐清工作時不快樂的真實原因，並集結對超過1500名專業招募人員的訪談資料，讓你在轉換跑道時避免重蹈覆轍、提升勝率，找到一份真正適合自己、帶來成就感的工作。(文/博客來編譯)

A psychologist’s guide to finding your most fulfilling job yet

When we’re unhappy in our jobs, we often attribute our frustration to a bad manager, boring tasks, and stressful workloads. But our dissatisfaction at work usually stems from a deeper psychological need that’s not being met at work, like not getting the recognition you deserve.

In Job Therapy, Dr. Tessa West helps you figure out the real reason you’re unhappy and shows you how to find a new position in which you’ll thrive, whether in a different role, company, or new industry altogether. Through her research interviewing thousands of people who have recently switched jobs or undergone career changes, she found there are five common sources of career frustration:

 

• having an identity crisis - does your sense of self no longer match your job?
• you’ve drifted-apart - do you no longer recognize the job you once loved?
• you’re torn between places - are you taking on too many roles at work, switching tasks too often, or stuck between two paths?
• you’re the runner up - do you always feel like you keep coming in second?
• you’re the underappreciated star - are you crushing it at work, but the people around you aren’t recognizing your performance?

Dr. West will guide you through a working week audit to help identify your unique psychological stressors and use that knowledge to understand what you want your future career to look like. Presenting cutting-edge insights on networking and hiring, from Dr. West’s interviews with over 1,500 professional recruiters, Job Therapy will help you land your best role yet - one that guarantees happiness for years to come.

Dr. Tessa West is Professor of Psychology at New York University, where she is a leading expert on the science of social relationships. Her academic research and writing for the media focuses on how to improve communication between employees, bosses, and hiring professionals across workplace settings. She has over 100 academic publications and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal. Her work has been covered by Scientific American, the New York Times, Financial Times, The Guardian, CNN, CNBC, ABC World News, TIME, Bloomberg, HBR, Fast Company, and the US Supreme Court. Her first book Jerks at Work published to rave reviews.