If all you do is complain:

• You don’t solve any problems.
• You don’t get anything done.
• You feel bad.
• You cause other people to waste time.
• You don’t learn anything new.
• You waste time.
• You stir up negativity with no recourse.
• You reveal ignorance to other people’s problems.
• You lose the respect of people who get things done.

Instead of complaining, how about:

• Offering alternative solutions.
• Understanding the bigger picture.
• Supporting your co-workers.
• Talking directly to someone who can solve the problem.
• Learning from someone else’s mistakes.
• Helping out a person who is struggling.
• Working on stuff that you can affect.
• Getting yourself out of situations where all you do is complain.

-Deborah Fike

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