Last week, I wrote about attitudes incompatible with life. Earlier this week, I was wandering through an office in the beautiful city of West Palm Beach, Fla., when I noticed a sign that said “Attitudes are contagious: Is yours worth catching?” Good question. 

Have you noticed that the easiest attitude to catch is a bad one? When one person in a group is down, they can easily bring the whole group down. Three of the four folks at work can be psyched about the day to come, but No. 4 thinks the job sucks. A few hours later, two of the four are still psyched, and the other two think the job sucks. A few hours after that, and three out of four think the job sucks ... amazing.

If you think your job sucks, it probably does, and it’s most likely your problem — not everyone else’s. As cool or as self-important as you may be (thinking the place won’t run right without you), when your co-workers see you coming, they’re not looking forward to the day with you. They’re thinking, “I wonder how he’s going to ruin my day today?”

Keep this in mind: You may think your job sucks, but pretty much everyone around you probably thinks it sucks to hear about it. Everyone will be much better off if you do a job you actually like. So, you need to do whatever it takes (legally) to stop your job from sucking. And stop ruining everyone else’s day!