A healthy sense of entitlement

it doesn’t have to be a bad thing.

Knee-jerk reaction to the word ‘entitlement’ is negative. ‘Those damn millennials!’ ‘Kids these days!’ Etc.

Not sure where this comes from? Possibly upbringing? (haha what isn’t related to that.) But I’ve always been taught it’s not so good to always demand things, expect things. It’s spoiled and rude and ungrateful.

How this translates to my working life is basically I don’t speak up all that much. And I think ‘it’s not that bad’, ‘at least I can make good money’, ‘it’s as good as it gets really in my super niche field’.

I’m sure as a reader, you can spot the warning signs of these thoughts from miles away.

The biggest problem with this kind of thinking and inner talk is that it keeps me in my place. And this is not a good thing if the place I’m in isn’t actually a place of growth. It traps me from stepping out and trying.

So what to do?

Step back. And make a list of what in your job that you DO want and that you DO deserve. And you DO deserve some things. Sure, maybe not like a bounce-y castle or designated nap area at work, but like actually being paid for all the hours I work, keeping work at work. That kind of thing.

It’s not outrageous for you to want to feel somewhat well at work. Standards are good thing.

What these exactly are will be up to you to define.

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-S

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