Does irrelevance make you unhappy ?

I talked about immeasurement that makes one unhappy at work. I ranked "irrelevance" #2.

Irrelevance - you need to know your job matters to someone, to see the connection of work to the satisfaction of the other group. This also has to do with the value of your work. There is only value to the work you have done, when people put value to it, and people put a value to it, when your work benefits or helps them in one way or another.

If you find that everyday you keep doing piles and piles of report, and those reports eventually are just read once but the person who requested it, then it is quite likely you are irrelevant. To this, why not share your work knowledge and findings with more people - present your findings in small group meetings or hold a internal presentation to share your knowledge. This may help other people channel their attention to you and they may relevance to you ultimately. I believe this is two-way, but you may have to take the first step out.

Is irrelevance similar to being dispensable? Not really so. You can be relevant but still remain dispensable. As one of my ex-bosses said " no one is indispensable in a company". I find it very true. Just face it.