Is It Time to Leave Your
Job?
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On
almost any list of dreaded activities, “job search” is near the top. So
what’s worse than looking for a new job? Staying in a bad one. If you
find yourself daydreaming about more interesting challenges or better
bosses, perhaps it’s time to go. The list below includes a variety of
reasons to consider updating your resume. If any of them describe your
current work situation, you’ll have to weigh the pain of a job search
against the torture of staying where you are.
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You
are bored most of the time at work. Time passes really slowly.
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You
feel as though you’ve been doing the same thing over and over and over
for years.
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You
could do this job in your sleep. All the challenge is gone.
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You
don’t have the skills or knowledge required for this job. You feel
completely in over your head.
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You
are so overwhelmed and overloaded that there is no longer any enjoyment
in your work.
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You
don’t feel that your work is accomplishing anything of importance.
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Your manager constantly criticizes your work.
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Your manager screams, yells, curses, and throws tantrums.
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Your manager has sexually harassed you or made inappropriate overtures.
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Your manager refuses to provide necessary materials, equipment, funds,
or other resources.
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Your boss has made it clear that the work you do is not very important.
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You
feel that you will never be able to please your boss no matter what you
do.
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Your department’s budget has been cut repeatedly.
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Your company is in financial trouble.
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Your organization has experienced repeated layoffs.
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Your company’s product or service is becoming outdated or obsolete.
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You
don’t share the values of top management.
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You
strongly suspect that management is guilty of legal or ethical lapses.
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Your coworkers are constantly squabbling and bickering.
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You
feel excluded by the “office clique”.
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Your coworkers refuse to help you with problems.
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You
have one or more coworkers who seem to be out to get you.
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Your coworker group seems totally out of sync with your values.
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You
often feel uncomfortable with the type of teasing or joking that goes
on.
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You
feel that life is passing you by because you are spending all your time
at work.
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Your children are always asleep when you are at home.
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You
and your spouse or partner never have time to simply have fun together.
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You
spend as much time in airports as you do with your family or friends.
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You
have never met your children’s friends, teachers, or coaches.
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You
feel that the stress from work is starting to affect your health.
So if you are constantly
stressed, anxious, bored, fearful, or overwhelmed at work, you should
seriously weigh your options. After all, you spend almost half your
waking life in work-related activities, which is way too much time to be
unhappy. |
