Is Your Job Fun?
By: Randy Papanek Everyone knows the importance of having balance in your life to achieve happiness. But how about balance at work? So many variables go into having a career that you truly love and are passionate about. Just because you are making a huge salary doesn't necessarily mean you're happy at work. Nor does being chalenged with your tasks or having that window desk overlooking the cityscape. It's really a combination of everything.  Most importantly, you must have fun at your job!  Without fun, your career will slowly drag you down and eventually manifest your unhappiness in your professional and personal life. If you're having fun and enjoy what you do, you will perform better and are more likely to achieve success because you will pour your heart and soul into everything you are faced with.
 
Recently, one of my candidates interviewed for a position with a solid, recession proof company. Afterward she called to tell me how it went. I quickly ran down the usual Q and A's that accompany every traditional interview with one exception, when they asked her if she had any questions, her response was "is working here fun?"  The panel instantly froze with perplexed faces. It was evident that they were thinking "What does that have to do with anything?"  This candidate obviously has balance in her work, and in her way, was asking if balance was important to them. Too often we want that job so badly that we forget to ask perhaps the most important question when looking for your new place of employment......"Is it fun?"