Yesterday was a really rough day for my boyfriend at work. He's one of those people who is just incredibly passionate about his job, and has a strong sense of right and wrong, and a strong vision for how to improve his workplace. That said, he is not particularly ambitious personally... everything he strives for at work is for the benefit of his students (he works in a university). But he also has a big personality, and sometimes he can rub people the wrong way.
So things are not going well for him at work, and even though he could probably make more money doing something else with his skills, he loves the wonderful parts of his job. So I suggested that he seek out the support of a career coach. After all, I have seen our Coaches talking about dealing with toxic co-workers and working in a dysfunctional environment. I thought a coach could help him learn to communicate in a way that would be most effective in his particular situation, and help him to reach some of his goals.
Well, he completely poo-pooed the idea. He said he understands that I think coaching is helpful, but he's really not that kind of person. Have you ever had a situation where someone you care about just won't seek out help? Or have you had an experience where a coach helped you solve a specific workplace dilemma? Or didn't? I would love to hear form you.
1. Yes..this is just the way that everybody want
Destin at 2:30AM on Mar 27th 2007