Jack’s Empowerment and Inspiration: 2025

Saturday, 20 December 2025

113. ARE YOU FRUSTRATED WITH YOUR JOB? Jack’s Redundancy Empowerment - empowering redundancy - empowering redundant workers - Ire o

113. ARE YOU FRUSTRATED WITH YOUR JOB? Jack’s Redundancy Empowerment - empowering redundancy - empowering redundant workers - empowering redundant staff - empowering redundant employees - making redundancy work for you - is redundancy a dead end? - is redundancy the end of the road? - making the most of redundancy - empowering the redundant worker - Jack Lookman - Rita Nnamani - Olayinka Carew - Ola Carew - Jack Lookman Limited - Amebo - Olofofo - Ire o - Ire kabiti - Empowerment and Inspiration - Empowering And Inspiring Generations - Yinka Carew - Olayinka Carew aka Jack Lookman - Jack’s Empowerment and Inspiration

Frustration at work often starts quietly. You begin by brushing off the signs. You tell yourself it is normal to feel tired. You convince yourself that everyone complains about their job, so you should get on with it. You ignore the small moments of unhappiness until they become part of your daily routine. Then redundancy hits, or the fear of it creeps in, and suddenly everything you ignored rushes back to the surface.

If you're reading this during or after redundancy, it's worth revisiting your previous frustrations. Sometimes the frustration indicated that your time in that role was coming to an end. It would sometimes point you in the direction of something better. Many UK workers, however, remain in dissatisfying jobs for far longer than necessary in order to avoid the unknown. They prefer familiarity over fulfilment, and stability over growth.

Frustration isn't always a bad feeling. Sometimes it's a messenger. It tells you that your skills have outgrown your environment. It indicates that your values no longer reflect the company culture. It indicates that your strengths are being underutilised while your potential is being ignored.

If your job made you feel undervalued, unheard, or overworked, it is understandable that redundancy would be overwhelming. But it also marks the start of something new. You are no longer limited by the expectations of that position. You are free to pursue work that suits you rather than work that you forced yourself into.

Now that you are in transition, your job is to rebuild your confidence and reconnect with the version of yourself that felt alive in your work. Start by recognising the tasks you enjoyed. Think about the moments where you felt competent and appreciated. These moments help you identify the kind of roles you should pursue next. Frustration usually points away from what is wrong and toward what is right, but you can only see that clearly when you pause long enough to reflect.

Frustration also teaches you about boundaries. If your previous job consumed your personal life, stressed your mental health or pushed you beyond healthy limits, this is your chance to redraw the lines. Redundancy gives you time to define what you will no longer tolerate and what you genuinely want. Many workers return to the job market with more insight because they now understand what was making them unhappy. They learn to avoid environments that repeat old patterns.

It is also important to recognise that frustration can occur even in jobs you once loved. People evolve. Your priorities shift. What mattered five years ago may not matter today. Redundancy is not just a career interruption. It is a moment of self evaluation. You have the opportunity to ask yourself whether your next role should align with who you are now instead of who you were when you accepted the previous one.

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