Our careers are often the main focus of our lives as we spend so much time at work. Unfortunately, many of employees base their self worth on their abilities at the workplace, ignoring any other wonderful qualities they may possess.

There should be a defining line between our worth as an employee and our worth as a human being. More often than not, these individuals look at these as the same thing.

Rejection in the workplace can be devastating to these individuals, as well as detrimental to their self image. When they are passed by for a promotion or receive a poor evaluation, they take it personally. They feel that they are unworthy and no longer desirable. This can lead to feelings of depression and anger. There can be several explanations for this attitude.

Many of these employees have replaced their idea of family with the people at the workplace. This is understandable, considering most people spend more time with their colleagues than they do with families. They also spend more time working than doing anything else, so this is the simplest thing to base their self worth on. If you feel may fall into this category, you may want to consider changing your views about yourself and your career. There are some simple ways to accomplish this.

To begin, you need to think of yourself in broader terms rather than just how valuable you are as an employee. You possess many qualities that have nothing to do with your job.

Evaluate yourself as a person, concentrating on all the good traits you have. This will help build your self esteem apart from your persona at work. You now need to take on a different view of your career. It is not your life; it is just your job. Any criticism that you receive at the work place is about your performance, not about you as a person. You should not take it personally.

The first reaction that many people have when they suffer rejection on the job is to give up. They start performing those tasks that they absolutely need to just to get by. You should concentrate on improving your performance by evaluating your weaknesses and begin strengthening them to create a better performance the next time.

You are the best judge when rating your performance. You should always keep this in mind when another person evaluates or rejects you. You are the only one who knows the circumstances behind a poor performance. Perhaps you were ill that day, or maybe a superior pulled you away from one task to complete another. Feel free to speak up if you feel that a poor evaluation was unwarranted.

Once a poor performance rating has been given, keep in mind that it is just one review. It is not a criticism of your entire career history. Try not to dwell on it. By pointing out your weak areas, an evaluation can be a helpful tool that you can utilize to promote your growth and improvement as an employee.