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Mr. Ali Al-Aradi is a Human Resource (HR), Learning Development (LD) & Management lecturer and writer, based in the Kingdom of Bahrain.[/symple_box]
In this current economic situation, the sudden drop of oil price in the Middle East enforced several organisations to downsize their activities or even close down, with many employees seeing a “compulsory” review of their employment contracts, or even loosing their jobs. Faced with such situation, the common question that comes up in the employees’ mind is “why this bad thing happens to me?” The career path becomes a mystery path.
Perhaps the full picture of the reality is still unclear since many employees refuse to see the totality of it, and that’s because of the inner mindset which function as a guiding system that controls their perception of the situation. This inner mindset attracts them to things that are pleasurable, which they consider as ‘Good,’ triggering them to run away from anything that makes them feel empty, considering it as ‘Bad’.
Employees look only for the good side of the picture (as they perceive it), unfortunately, and this perception of what is ‘Good and Bad’ is totally faulty since the attention was never on the whole picture, but on the micro part as they look into it from inside their box and that is problem. Employees need to understand that all the things we feel come as a result of contrast. For example, you will only realize the height of every situation if you see the opposite of its depth, and if you do not feel the bottom of it, you will never know the meaning of being High!
Therefore, do not really pay much attention to what might happen, but focus on moving forward towards your goal, always putting in mind that your evaluation to what you think is ‘Good and Bad’ in the workplace is totally subjective. If you think outside your box, you will understand that the present situation is just a chapter in your career history and that no one can stop you from reaching and fulfilling your dream.
