Say goodbye to the grind.
Have you ever been in a place where you dread going to work each day. We don’t mean the occasional dark cloud looming over your head after a few too many beers the night before. We’re talking about when the mere thought of steeping foot in the office or other workspace causes anxiety.
Most of you reading this blog are not quitters. Many of you try to live by some variation of the motto, “quitters never win and winners never quit.” But there comes a time in many people’s lives when they need to quit their job.
It may be because the job has changed, your boss is a tyrant, or you simply don’t enjoy what you are doing anymore. Whatever the reason, knowing when to walk away from the nine to five can be hard lesson to learn. Here are a few red flags and warning signs that its time to quit your job.
Your boss sucks.
Few things in life suck as hard as working for a miserable S.O.B. The guy or gal in charge sets the tone for the workplace, and when your boss sucks, it makes your life miserable. If you work with an abusive or just plain incompetent manager, it may be time to move on.
Ironically, many of the owners of small and medium sized business may never know just how awful their middle management is. Falling into all of the trappings of tried and true ways to fail in life, many bosses (especially mid-level and low-level supervisors) rely on awful techniques that make their employees loathe them. “My way or the highway,” types are some of the lowest forms of slime in the workplace.
If you have to endure a mediocre boss for any length of time, it’s probably time to quit your job.
Your job has changed.
When what once was your dream job has morphed into a nightmare, it’s probably a good time to dust off your resume and send out a few feelers. It is not uncommon for changes happen in the workplace. Successful companies grow and with that growth comes progress. Other companies may have huge challenges to overcome, which causes jobs and job descriptions to be altered.
It is a little unrealistic to expect your job to be the same, day-in and day-out, for the length of your career. However, if what you were hired to do is now drastically different than what you do, it’s time to quit. For example, you were hired to run social media and marketing for a small boutique real estate company and now you’re mopping floors and taking out the trash. Turn in your two weeks notice and get the hell outta there!
You are unhappy.
This may seem obvious, but if you are unhappy at work, it’s time to quit your job. Dreading what you do and feeling powerless to change it is an truly miserable feeling. It is all consuming and severely effects your ability to function at work and outside of work. It can even kill your libido!
Being unhappy doesn’t just effect you. It also effects everyone around you. If you are unhappy, you might be negative, outwardly complain or give a half-assed effort. This can and will affect your teammates and the team’s productivity. Do everyone a favor and move on to a different job.
Signs that you might be unhappy at work could be:
- Showing up late
- Not maintaining personal hygiene to the level you once did
- Incomplete asingments
- Calling in sick to avoid work
- Taking longer than usual breaks
- Texting on your phone when you should be working
If you are unhappy with your professional life, you are most likely let your unhappiness spill into your personal life. Take action! Quit your job and start on a path to living a happy and fulfilling life.
Your pay, schedule, benefits, etc…. suck.
It’s human nature to always look for a better situation in life. If you have a old car, you may want a newer faster car. When your work schedule is all consuming, you want to find ways to have more control of your calendar. If you have a job that only offers two weeks of paid vacation, you want to find a job that offers three or more.
In generations prior, many people started one job and stayed there their entire career. That simply isn’t the case anymore. Studies have shown that young people entering the work force today will work at at least three to four different businesses in the span of their career.
However, buyer beware when you go job shopping. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. Here’s an example. Say that you start to hate working a desk job, so you find an awesome job working outdoors. It pays more money and you get plenty of sunshine. But what you soon realize is that extra money and sunshine comes at a price; you have work outdoors in ALL weather conditions, not just bright and sunny days. After your third rainstorm, you wish you had a nice, warm and DRY desk job. Carefully consider what you’ll do after you quit your job, or you might leave something really good behind!
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