Is that good news?  Or bad news?

I just read an interesting Quick Take on Workforce.com about boredom at work.  It doesn’t surprise me to read that boredom due to poor job design or a poor job-to-employee match can have more serious consequences than burnout.

Here’s how I feel about busy vs. boredom:

• We’ve all heard the adage that if you give something to a busy person it will get done.  I believe it! 
• I get frustrated when people say they’re busy as if that is a bad thing.
• And you could consider busy a form of job security.

We should be grateful that we’re busy.  That probably means we’re relevant to our employers and we’re making a contribution to the success of the company.  On busy days I go home feeling much, much better about myself than when I don’t check off quite as many items from my ‘to do’ list.

How about you?

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