Is anybody else at the point where they get euphoric on Fridays and depressed on Sundays?
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Sunday blues are nothing new at Nike….it’s a reaction to the fact that you’ll be face to face with some real cvnts when work resumes on Monday. Been happening since 2002 for my circle of Nike trauma survivors.
If you’re ever feeling that way about ANY job it’s time to start looking at other opportunities. There is a huge, wide, and fulfilling work world beyond Nike. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that when you’ve been at Nike too long.
Look at other jobs and other employers. There are plenty of great companies that will gleefully welcome your skills and Nike work history. If you find and accept one of those jobs you may even discover, as I did, that Nike was grossly underpaying you. This is especially true if you’ve been at Nike several years and most of your pay increases have come in the form of annual 3% to 4% raises. In those situations you are almost certainly being underpaid compared to the current market value for your skills.
I didn’t hate my job at Nike but I suspected my talents were being underutilized and that I could do better elsewhere. Sure enough when I left Nike I accepted a 1/3 pay increase along with significantly more advancement potential in my new job. Even better my stress level dropped by 90% after I left Nike.
Like many people I stayed at Nike as long as I did because doing so was the safe and comfortable choice. But in life if you want to dramatically improve your situation you usually have to accept some risks. I did and it was the smartest decision I’ve made in the last 10 years. If I had stayed at Nike I’d still be comfortably numb. And poorer. That’s just no way to go through life.
The bipolar comment is ridiculous. However, If you are having these feelings, I would also suggest looking for a new job. There are a lot of places to work out there and this company is not going to turn around anytime soon.
You probably should get checked out for bipolar disorder and then find a new company.
And I'm not talking about the regular TGIF feelings, I'm talking about literal euphoria and depression.