Job transfers are one of the biggest reasons people cite when asked why they chose to relocate from one city to another. The upheaval caused by relocation - selling the home, buying a new home, packing your things, replacing your Burlington lawyer with a Portland one - is on such a scale that most people avoid it if they possibly can. If your boss gave you no choice but to relocate to Portland, Oregon, you might be feeling a little bitter and stressed out. Here are some tips for having a happy, healthy transition into your new job.

Open Your Mind

Even if you resent your boss for transferring you and you're sure you'll hate the new job, open yourself to the possibility that it might go right, and that your time at the Mississauga dentist's reception desk will pale in comparison to your time in Portland. Hope that things will go well and allow yourself to enjoy it when they do. Remember, being happy in your new life is not a betrayal of your old life.

Try Not to Compare

When you walk into your new workplace, try not to think "oh, the secretary was much nicer at my old job" or "this computer isn't as new and fancy as the one I had in my old office." Accept how things are, no matter how much you want them to be different (i.e. how much you want to still be working at Home Health Care London instead of here). Once you stop focusing on the negatives, the positives will jump out at you - "this break room coffee is great" and "this file cabinet is nicely organized" and so on.

Be Friendly

Keeping your old friends is great, especially if you end up having to go back home to find a wedding rental in Hamilton. However, a new life needs new friends and work acquaintances, so be friendly and make some. If you don't know how to make friends, start with a conversation. Say something nice about a coworkers shoes or ask about your neighbor's grandchildren. Invite them for coffee or drinks and get to know each other, much like a date, but without the kissing.

Have a Support Structure

It helps a lot to have family or friends, either back in your old city or that you can connect up with in Portland that you can fall back on when things get tough. If you have a terrible day at your new job or your stress levels are skyrocketing because you need to have work done on the new house already, call up the Edmonton lipodissolve clinic where your best friend Judy works and vent. It will help keep you from venting your resentment on your new boss or co workers and alienating them.