Signs Your Values Conflict With Your Work
Values conflict can appear when important priorities repeatedly collide with the way work is performed.
Examples
Wanting autonomy but having almost no meaningful decision-making authority; valuing quality while being consistently pressured to prioritize speed; valuing learning while facing little opportunity to develop; valuing service while being rewarded mainly for outcomes that conflict with that priority.
One difficult situation is not a pattern
Look for repeated patterns. Then ask: 1. Is the conflict caused by the organization? 2. Is it caused by the specific role? 3. Can expectations be renegotiated? 4. Would another team or employer change the situation? 5. Is the conflict fundamental to the occupation itself? These questions help distinguish a workplace problem from a career-direction problem.
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