Change is inevitable — but knowing that still doesn’t make it any easier to accept. When we get into established routines and working norms, the mere thought of change can sometimes be extremely uncomfortable.
Some of the most-cited reasons for why change is hard to accept begin with the basic premise that change means more work. If you have ever installed a new software program, you most likely experienced a problem or two, which took more time out of your day to resolve. Then, after all that, you still had to learn how to use the new software.
Experiences like these are stored in our memories. And the next time we think about change, we automatically fear a similar outcome.
Another reason is feeling that we are not in control, especially when the decision for change is not our own. I can vividly remember a previous employer dictating a new course of action, which I was responsible for implementing.