كان فيلم “سو آي ماريد آن آكس ميردرر” (So I Married an Axe Murderer)، الساخر الذي عُرض عام 1990، يدور حول ضابط شرطة

Tony admits to his boss that he has doubts about being a police officer because the job isn’t like what he saw on TV. But what he spends all day doing is

filling out forms and doing بأعمال المكتبية.

Tony’s problem was that he thought his job would be more exciting and interesting than it actually was. But he’s not alone in feeling this way—every job has

بعض Boring tasks والتي تدفع إلى الشعور بالسأم والكآبة.

Remember that enjoying your work is very important, but you don’t have to enjoy every task. Sometimes, you need to

take on tasks that have little inherent meaning and don’t serve your purpose or help you achieve your goals.

People just starting their careers may find this difficult to accept, especially since university life is more flexible, challenging, and engaging. After

graduating, they may find it very difficult to sit at a desk for long hours and handle administrative tasks that require little thought.

However, it’s not just recent graduates who struggle with tedious tasks. Anyone, at any age, may believe they should only have to do interesting work

Only the exciting ones, and thinks that tasks with no value should be assigned to someone else.

إذا كنت مديرًا أو مسؤولا عن فريق من الموظفين، واشتكى لك احدهم بسبب كثرة Boring tasks التي يتوجب عليه فعلها، عليك إذا العثور على

way to help them overcome their frustration and show them that everyone at your company or organization has less exciting tasks that they still need to

do.

Also learn how to help them manage their time, so they don’t replace important, valuable tasks with less valuable ones that take less time to complete.

Here are some strategies that may help you reduce the time you or your employees spend completing tedious tasks:

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افرض قيود

 حدد مهلة زمنية للمهام التي لا تحتاج إلى مجهود كبير، حتى لا تترك موظفيك يغرقون في بحر من negativity and apathyand limit themselves to simple tasks,

البسيطة ولا يقومون بتلك التي تحتاج إلى ابداع أو ابتكار، فمثلا ضع قواعد تنص على ضرورة الرد على Email الصباحي في الساعة

make phone calls within an hour, and submit a specific report by 4 p.m. on Monday.

Time management is a skill many people need to learn, and as a manager, you also need to be a teacher.

Expect to face a lot of pressure during this period and to have to encourage employees. For example, an employee might tell you she is unable to finish

a particular task by the required deadline. Here, you should encourage them to at least give it a try. You never know—employees may be able to complete the tasks and discover skills

جديدة في أنفسهم. 

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Motivate your employees and talk to them about new opportunities

 ما هو العمل الأكثر إثارة الذي يرغب الموظفون القيام به؟ ما هي رؤيتك لما يمكن للموظفين فعله من أجل الشركة؟ أجري محادثة مع الموظفين بهذا

and help them envision the new opportunities they could gain while carrying out their usual tasks.

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عاقب المقصرين

 تحميس الموظفين وتحفيزهم والتحدث معهم عن الفرص التي بإمكانهم اغتنامها أمرًا هامًا وغاية في الضرورة، ولكن عقاب المقصرين قد يكون فعالاً

and helpful. Remember that employees who spend too long on unimportant tasks that do not require that much time are wasting company time by carrying out

Things are going wrong, so it is essential to punish employees who fail to meet their targets.

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Reduce the time employees spend on tedious tasks

 ستساعد الموظفين على التخلص من حالة الإحباط التي تسيطر عليهم وهو يقومون بالمهام الكئيبة أو التي تبعث على الضيق بهذه الطريقة، وإذا لم

manage to do that, have long conversations with them about the goals they want to achieve and whether they can achieve them in this role.

وفي بعض الأحيان يُظهر قيامك boring tasks أنك لاعب جيد في الفريق، وأنك شخص يُعتمد عليه.

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Live up to your manager’s expectations 

If your manager assigns you boring tasksthey certainly trust you and know that you’re capable of completing more challenging and exciting tasks. Remind your employees that sometimes

it’s not about the task itself, but how you carry it out.

There’s an inspiring story about Sam Birtuda, who managed C-DOT, an Indian telecommunications company. The company took over two floors of a five-star hotel as its headquarters.

and a worker was called in to fix a broken door handle in one of the meeting rooms. After finishing the job and gathering his tools, the man was getting ready to leave when

Bertoda entered the room and found it in a deplorable mess. He asked for a broom and invited the man to help him clean it up.

The other executives should follow Bertoda’s example. He didn’t have to clean the room, but he did so to teach everyone he worked with a lesson,

and encourage them to do whatever is in the best interests of the business.

وفي بعض الأحيان قد تشعر أنك لست مدير، ولكنك موظف يتعين عليك القيام ببعض الأعمال. عليك في كل الأحوال تحديد أهداف ومحاولة تنفيذها. 

حاول إتمام مهامك المملة Set a schedule for completing the less exciting projects, and reward yourself when you achieve these goals. Try to penalize

yourself if you don’t complete the tasks assigned to you by the deadline you set.

And try to understand that taking on tedious tasks—or ones you consider unimportant—can be the perfect opportunity to prove yourself and succeed. If your work takes

a long time, try to come up with a way to get it done that your manager or coworkers don’t use. You’ll feel proud of yourself, because self-management is

the most powerful tool of all.