5 worst reasons to leave a job

We’ve all had that feeling at some point in our careers. The feeling of being so fed up that it seems the only option is to quit and start again. However, situations such as this call for careful consideration.

If your reasons for wanting to leave happen to include any of the following, it might be best to reconsider:

Boredom

Your job may involve a lot of repetition. Any job, no matter how glamorous can involve doing something repeatedly. Remember every job will involve some level of repetition. Ask yourself whether you find your work challenging or ultimately satisfying, rather than focusing on whether it’s repetitive.

You don’t feel appreciated

Recognition isn’t something that happens overnight and it certainly won’t accompany every good thing that you do. Make yourself indispensable to your company and your colleagues and keep working until you have something worth celebrating.  If you feel you are underappreciated before you consider moving jobs try telling your manager this is the case and you may well find they start to appreciate you more.

You feel overworked

The opposite to workplace boredom is feeling of being overworked. A huge workload and the stress that accompanies it can be a major reason for people being unhappy with their role.

Why not consider whether or not there will be quiet periods in the future, and if the workload will be more manageable. Alternatively, why not talk to your manager and see if they can help by extending deadlines or adjusting your workload.  This is a problem that often be solved.

Commute

If you’re wanting to leave your job to find something closer just because you can’t stop hitting the snooze button on your alarm clock, you need to work on managing your time better.

There is a simple solution to this, why not ask your supervisor if you can change your work hours. If that doesn’t work, set your alarm clock at least 20 to 30 minutes before the time you need to wake up. And if you like to stay out late with your friends on a school night, you’ll have to leave your partying for the weekends.

You are having a bad day

Bad days happen to everyone. Even if have a career that you enjoy, it’s inevitable that sooner or later you will have the odd bad day, one when everything seems to go wrong. It could possibly stretch into a bad week or even a bad month. This could leave you feeling that a new job is the only answer.

However, you should think about the good days you’ve had and figure out whether the things that made them enjoyable are still there. Don’t let a few off days rush you into making a snap decision.

Leaving jobs should be a last resort.  Future employers don’t like it and it often comes back to bite you.  Companies like solid tenures and consistency of employment.  They want to see progression in a company from one role to a more senior position.

Sometimes playing the long game can be more rewarding.