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Do you go to bed happy at the thought of the next day’s
challenges and sheer hard work? Or are you anxious in the
evening as you consider the prospect of work next day?
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Do you “talk shop” with colleagues because it is exciting
stuff? Or do you talk obsessively with your partner about the
trials and tribulations of working life? Worse perhaps, are
you unnaturally reticent, responding aggressively to innocent
enquiries from your nearest and dearest?
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Can you pace your activities sensibly? Or do you work late
frequently and skip lunch because you have been given or have
assumed too much work?
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Are you readily approachable by your team and peers? Or do you
treat people with ill-temper or with off-hand indifference?
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Are you clear where your job is taking you and do you want to
go there? Or are you drifting and hoping that something will
turn up?
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Do you actually enjoy your job? Or is working what you have to
do in order to afford rare moments of relaxation?
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Does work empower you? Or does it imprison you?
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Do you admire your colleagues and bosses? Or do you think that
they are incompetent and ought to step aside for a better man
of woman – you?
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Do you feel pleasantly superior when friends talk about their
jobs? Or do you feel pangs of envy and discontent?
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Do you delegate with confidence? Or are you sick of people
pushing their work onto you?
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Do you enjoy perks, responsibility, challenge and
opportunities to travel? Or do you feel generally hard done
by?
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Are you paid what you earn? Or are you underpaid and
overworked?
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Do you feel relaxed and self-confident? Or do you feel
stressed and worn out?
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Do you enjoy hobbies and interests outside of work? Or have
you given them up in order to work longer hours?
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Are you motivated? Or Are you resigned?
