Valentine’s Day most symbolizes, among many sentiments, love.
We express our love to those we appreciate throughout the year. Someone we can’t wait to get home to every evening, or excited to gush over when asked.
In many ways, it’s an ideal match.
For employees or even job seekers, those same feelings we want in a love connection can also relate to the right job. They love to talk about work to anyone who will listen; they leave the office on Friday after a productive week, and arrive invigorated and ready to go Monday morning.
The Sunday Night Blues? Not a chance. Those last precious weekend hours are spent enjoying family and friends, rather than in anxiety and dread.
Just as we look for certain qualities in our most suitable companion, here is some of what we should look for to fall in love with work:
It isn’t easy, but it is simple: once we know what to look for, finding the ideal job isn’t much different from finding someone special with whom to share that happiness.
Hopefully, you and your employees have reason to celebrate your job this Valentine’s Day.
This was originally published on the Michael C. Fina blog.
