Career – Comprehension Check
- Which of the options best completes this sentence? “You will almost certainly see that a great deal of blame should be attributed externally to the situation, to people around you, or to the people who set up the situation...” [in the first place.]
You will almost certainly see that a great deal of blame should be attributed externally to the situation, to people around you, or to the people who set up the situation in the first place. - Which of the options best completes this sentence:“ A second downside is that you risk a strong sense of failure in the way you handled things,...“[whereas burnout will only have been a temporary setback if you succeed in turning the situation around.]
A second downside is that you risk a strong sense of failure in the way you handled things, whereas burnout will only have been a temporary setback if you succeed in turning the situation around. - What happens if your organization comes to regard you as “dead wood”? [you gradually fall]
Doing Nothing: Often, one of the worst ways of dealing with burnout is to accept it and do nothing about it. By remaining in place, you risk becoming bitter and angry as opportunities pass you by. Your organization may come to regard you as “dead wood” and if things do not change, you may be doomed to a gradual or sudden decline. You need to change the situation in some way. - Which of the options is the most important rule to follow while you are on a vacation? [forget about work until you return]
Going on a good, long vacation is one of the best ways of avoiding burnout. Choose a vacation that does not expose you to the stresses you experience at home or which distracts you from them. Leave your laptop and mobile phone behind. Forget about work completely until your return. Rest, and enjoy life. - How do you feel if you are BETRAYED? [strongly disappointed]
to betray - disappoint the hopes or expectations of; be disloyal to - If you want to talk to someone about burnout, why is better to avoid talking to one of your colleagues? [these people might be affected by thinking habits of the organization]
A good way of doing this is by talking to someone who you trust and who is experienced in similar situations in similar organizations (you may find a personal coach helpful here). Avoid people within your own organization, as these people will be tainted with its assumptions and thinking habits: These may contribute to the problem. - Which of the options best completes this sentence? “By remaining in place, you risk becoming bitter and angry as opportunities...” [pass you by.]
By remaining in place, you risk becoming bitter and angry as opportunities pass you by. - Which of the options best completes this sentence? “ If you are the sort of person who has been committed enough to your work to burn out, it is more than likely that...” [you will have already done everything in your power to resolve the situation.]
If you are the sort of person who has been committed enough to your work to burn out, it is more than likely that you will have already done everything in your power to resolve the situation. - Which of the options best describes a DISPASSIONATE look at circumstances? [without personal feelings]
dispassionate - free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm - There is a grammar mistake in this sentence:“To be a workaholic is not something to be proud of.” Which of the options has the mistake? [To be a workaholic]
Being a workaholic is not something to be proud of.