1

I am not so excited about going to work in the morning. Getting up and active is becoming harder and harder.

2

If I could earn more money doing a job that is less interesting as the one I have now, I would go after it.

3

The reason I work is because I have to.

4

I can think of at least three other things I would rather do than be at work. This realization is constantly on my mind.

5

When I see my boss heading toward me, my first thought is "what now"?

6

If I were offered a position that was more challenging than the one I have, but pays significantly less, I would jump at it.

7

While meetings were never that exciting, I find myself staying focused or involved in them less and less.

8

One of the things I least like about the job are some of the people I work with.

9

Lunch hours are beginning to become hard to manage; the time allotted is just not enough time.

10

Job satisfaction is like acceptance; you go into it with your eyes open.

11

I realize people can be difficult to be around all the time, however, there is someone who is really getting on my nerves at work.

12

I think of more and more excuses to get coffee or tea or water or talk to someone when I first come into work and before settling down to the tasks for the day.

13

I find that I need and benefit more and more by other people's input. I regularly check with people or run things by others before tackling a project.

14

I realize I am not that hugely important in the big scheme of things and that I am as replaceable as the next guy.

15

E-mail and other correspondence are taking more time at the beginning of my workday. There is just more and more of it.

16

If at home I don't always paint as rosy a picture of my work as I use to — that is because that is the way it is and I am just being honest.

17

I lay in bed sometimes thinking about work and all the problems. Nothing else, just shaking my head thinking about all of them.

18

My friends have asked me why I stay on the job with the same organization. They can't figure out how I rationalize it.

19

I don't set the pace of my work.

20

I have about as much control of my job and what I do and when I do it as the next person.

21

Doing my job well doesn't change how I feel about myself.

22

I keep my work and home life as separate as possible and try hard to not have overlap.

23

My organization does some things that go against my sense of ethics, but I realize that is the way things are in any workplace.

24

I always know what time it is.

25

There is always enough time to get done what needs to get done.