9 Reasons to Quit Your Job As Soon As You Can
LinkedIn Influencer, Jeff Haden, published this post originally on LinkedIn.
Quit your job to take a better paying position? Definitely. Quit your job for a great opportunity? Absolutely.
But
there are a lot more reasons to quit your job (once you have something
else lined up, of course.) And they all fall under one main category:
Life’s too short.
Life’s
too short to go home every day feeling unfulfilled. Life's too short to
work for a terrible boss. Life’s too short to go home every day feeling
taken for granted, feeling taken less than seriously, or feeling taken
advantage of.
Life’s short to not be as happy as you can be.
Say
your grown daughter called and said, “I hate my job. I’m bored,
frustrated, and feel like I'm going nowhere.” Wouldn’t you tell her to
look for another job?
Shouldn’t you follow the same advice?
Here are reasons to stop being miserable and start looking for something better:
1. Your input is disregarded… or even not wanted.
Everyone
has ideas. And everyone loves when their ideas are taken seriously –
and implemented. The feeling that you’ve contributed in a special way is
incredibly gratifying.
But when your boss or company shoots down
or even laughs at your ideas, that’s not only insulting, it's
demotivating. And pretty soon you stop caring.
Life’s too short not to care.
2. You get criticized publicly.
We
all need constructive feedback. We all need a little nudge. We all need
to be told when we can do something better – and how to do it better.
But we need to be told those things in private.
Life’s too short to walk around waiting for the next time you’ll be criticized – and even humiliated – in front of other people.
3. You never hear the word, “Thanks.”
Everyone
also needs praise. We all need to know when we do something well (and
everyone, even poor performers, do some things well.)
Life’s too short not to be recognized for the contributions you make.
4. Your boss manages up, not down.
You
know the type: as a leader they should focus their time and attention
on their direct reports, but they spend all their time “following” their
boss. It seems like your only job is to contribute to the greater glory
– and advancement – of your boss.
A great boss knows that if her team succeeds – and each individual on that team succeeds – then she will succeed too.
Life’s too short to spend your time developing your boss’s career at the expense of your own.
5. You feel like you have no purpose.
Everyone
likes to feel a part of something bigger. Everyone likes to feel they
make an impact not just on results but also on the lives of other
people.
Life’s too short to go home every day feeling like you’ve worked… but you haven’t accomplished anything meaningful.
6. You feel like a number.
Everyone
is replaceable. Everyone, ultimately, works for a paycheck. But
everyone also wants to work for more than a paycheck. They want to work
with people they respect admire… and they want to be respected and
admired in return.
If your boss doesn’t occasionally stop for a
quick discussion about family, an informal conversation to see if you
need an help, or simply to say a kind word… then you’re just a cog in a
larger machine.
Life’s too short to only be a cog in a larger machine.
7. You aren’t even mildly excited to go to work.
Every
job has its downsides. (I’m willing to bet even Richard Branson has to
do a few things he doesn’t enjoy.) But every job should also have some
fun moments. Or exciting moments. Or challenging moments. Or some aspect
that makes you think, “I’m looking forward to doing that…”
Life’s too short to spend only looking forward to quitting time.
8. You can’t see a future.
Every
job should lead to something: hopefully a promotion, but if not the
opportunity to take on additional responsibilities, learn new things,
tackle new challenges… to feel like tomorrow has the potential to be
different – in a good way – than today.
A decent boss works to
improve the company’s future. A good boss works to improve her
employees’ futures too, even if – especially if – that might mean some
of those employees will eventually move on to bigger and better things.
Life’s too short to live without hope.
9. You don’t think you can do anything else.
That’s the best reason of all quit your job. I know what you’re thinking, >>>
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