10 Reasons You’re Not Getting Your Work Done
According to this MSN Careers Advice Article, by Tag Goulet of FabJob Dream Careers you aren't getting our work done because -
1. You have too many distractions
2. You don't have the resources you need
3. You don't know what you're doing
4. You have too much work
5. You have poor time-management skills
6. You're procrastinating
7. You feel undervalued
8. Your company's priorities keep changing
9. You're burned out
10. Your "reward" for completing the job will be more work
In a second article by Anthony Balderrama of MSN Careers we find a list of ten bad work habits:
1. Missing deadlines
2. Dressing unprofessionally
3. Not being punctual
4. Checking your e-mail, playing games, shopping.
5. Gossiping
6. Being negative
7. Trying to be everybody's best friend.
8. Burning bridges
9. Always being the funny one.
10. Forgetting you have neighbors
I'm not a super big fan of lists, but I suppose depending on where you work, your job and your attitude toward change - there may be something useful in these.
My advice is to do what you can to maintain a skill set, attitude toward work, and expense/income ratio - that allows you options.
Change what you can to make the best of your work and if you still aren't relatively happy; move on.