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Is Your Corporate
Job Using You Up?
Corporate
Burnout
 Do
you dread getting up to face another day at work? You're not
alone. In fact, you may well be in the majority. Corporate
burnout is becoming so widespread throughout the US and other
countries that people travel the country giving seminars on
how to handle job burnout and make workers feel less stressed.
Of course, you've probably heard the drill-"Learn to
work smarter, not harder"... "Be a team player"...
"It came down from the higher-ups"... "In the
end this will help us reach our goals and we'll get fat bonuses."
Of course, the goals
set for many corporate employees are so unrealistic that the
bonuses they hold out for never materialize. Perhaps you hit
8 out of 9 targets, but sorry, you don't get the prize because
you didn't hit that last, totally impossible ninth one. Sometimes
it feels like you're working in some sort of absurd carnival
sideshow. It's no wonder you don't feel very committed to a
corporation that treats you like a slave. How can you feel loyal
when there's so little appreciation?
Mega-Stress
The unrelenting stress of a high-pressure job can lead to numerous
health problems as well- hypertension, heart attacks, backaches,
anxiety, headaches, depression, and even addiction to drugs
or alcohol, either as a way to try to stay energized and "up"
to complete excessive workloads, or as a self-medicating attempt
to relax when you finally have some time for yourself.
To add to the stress,
stories of layoffs by major corporations are announced every
month.
In 2006, 1,500,000 workers were pink-slipped in mass layoffs
("mass" meaning more than 50 employees at a time).
Rumors circulate constantly about what the top management is
doing now, what changes are in the wind. Companies are "reorganizing."
They're "outsourcing" or selling out to another company.
Or they've gone bankrupt-only to reappear overseas, employing
workers for a tiny percentage of their American counterparts'
salaries.
 Fat
Cats and Sad Sacks
Average, everyday workers like you are the ones who bear the
brunt of these kinds of changes. CEO's and other top executives
just keep rolling in the dough-even those at companies you wouldn't
think of as "blue chip." For example, in 2005, the
annual pay package of Dollar General's CEO, David Perdue, was
$3,314,901 (as reported by The Corporate Library). An American
worker earning an average salary would have to work until
the year 2135 to make what Perdue makes in one year. But
frankly, this guy is small-time. The average total compensation
for a CEO of a Standard & Poor's 500 company in 2005 was
$13.51 million-over four times what Perdue made, and
a 16% raise over the year before. Did you get a 16% raise recently?
Like many of your co-workers,
you probably feel angry, undervalued, underpaid, and exhausted
when you think about stories like these. Few salaried employees
in corporate America work a traditional 40-hour week. Many put
in 50, 60, even 70 hours to meet the demands of their superiors.
Hourly workers are cut off at 40 hours or less so the company
can avoid paying overtime-and you know who takes up the slack.
(Meanwhile, those hourly workers may have to work an additional
job-at straight-time pay, of course.)
The "blame culture"
that has developed in our society extends into the corporate
world as well. ("It's her fault we have to work
so late. If only she'd do her job like I do!") Feelings
of competition and worries about favoritism increase feelings
of anger and powerlessness.
What's the Alternative?
There is a way NOT to let all these other people control your
life and hold power over your economic survival and lifestyle.
You can take control of your own life by becoming your own boss.
Ironically, as you've become more and more disenchanted with
your corporate job, you have also been learning what kind of
job you need to be happy.
Are these some of the
aspects you would include on your list of ideal job conditions?
 The
freedom to set your own hours.
Choosing how
to handle situations yourself instead of deferring to a "company
policy" that you find ridiculous.
The liberty
to spend time with your friends and family without having to
beg for time off.
Working in
comfortable clothing in a location you choose.
Excellent
pay that is determined by the amount of work you put in.
You're steering
your own course-no worries about someone else determining your
future.
 Have
You Got What it Takes?
You already know you deserve more than your corporate employer
will ever provide. Ironically, during all those excessive hours
of work for them, you've honed valuable business skills
that you can put to work as you build your own business. The
difference is, you will reap the rewards. It's kind of like
being your very own CEO.
As long as you have a genuine desire
to empower yourself, to live the kind of life you've always
dreamed of, we can show you our easy system that will start
you on the road to success. This is a legitimate business opportunity
that has the potential to bring you more wealth and independence
than you've ever dreamed of. As long as you've got a computer
and a phone, the only other things you are going to need are
a longing for personal freedom and a desire for financial security.
You've already got what it takes-so fill out the web form below
for more information. It's absolutely free...and it could be
the first step toward and it could be the first step toward
stomping out that corporate burnout fire forever.
Sue DeBrule
1-800-606-0613
Email
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