Update: January 2012
I wrote the post below in November 2011, to help those who felt trapped in their current roles and were looking to make a change. Also, I wanted to help those who were simply disastified in their current jobs and really just needed to find ways to make their currentt positions more palatable or interesting. In any case, I am happy to report that I took my own advice and quit my job. I now work for Microsoft as a Principle Project Manager in their Public Sector business, Justice and Public Safety Practice. Yesterday was my first day and I am excited about what the future holds.
If you are unsure about where you want to go and what you want to do, take a few moments and read through the post below.
Remember: The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, and today is the first day of the rest of your life. What are you going to do with it?
Wake up! You are going to leave your job
Dr. Ronald Riggio, the Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology at Claremont McKenna College, wrote a great article in PsychologyToday about knowing when its time to quit your job. Dr. Riggio identifies four good reasons for calling it quits.
If you hare happy with your job and what you are doing for a living, you are blessed and should stay where you are. If you are not, then you should stop wishing for a better tomorrow and go and create one for yourself.
Play it safe, quit your job!
Are you thinking about quitting your job? Have you recently left a job that you couldn't stand. I would love to hear from you. Reply here and let us hear about your experiences.
I wrote the post below in November 2011, to help those who felt trapped in their current roles and were looking to make a change. Also, I wanted to help those who were simply disastified in their current jobs and really just needed to find ways to make their currentt positions more palatable or interesting. In any case, I am happy to report that I took my own advice and quit my job. I now work for Microsoft as a Principle Project Manager in their Public Sector business, Justice and Public Safety Practice. Yesterday was my first day and I am excited about what the future holds.
If you are unsure about where you want to go and what you want to do, take a few moments and read through the post below.
Remember: The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, and today is the first day of the rest of your life. What are you going to do with it?
Wake up! You are going to leave your job
I have heard that every person holding a position in an organization brings joy to their office; Some 
when they come... others when they go. :-) When we walk through the door for the first time as a new employee we typically have high expectations. Most people seek to make good impressions on their co-workers and managers. Leaving the place they just worked so hard to get into is the last thing on their mind... But leave they will. Like it or not it is an inevitable reality. Everyone leaves... One way or another.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were more poeple that quit their jobs in March of 2010 than there were who were laid off. Why would people be so willing to quit their jobs in such a turbulent economy? Barabara Safani from AOL Jobs wrote an article on why people quit their jobs in such a bad economy. I have listed her ten reasons below. Click on the link above to read her whole article. when they come... others when they go. :-) When we walk through the door for the first time as a new employee we typically have high expectations. Most people seek to make good impressions on their co-workers and managers. Leaving the place they just worked so hard to get into is the last thing on their mind... But leave they will. Like it or not it is an inevitable reality. Everyone leaves... One way or another.- They were under employed
- They were stretched to their limits
- Opportunity knocked
- They couldn't stand their boss
- The stress was killing them
- They were bored to tears
- The company was struggling
- They were offered a voluntary package
- Their life changed
- They started their own business
Knowing when enough is enough
There will come a time when you are faced with the decision about whether to quit your job or not. Some people are torn by their loyalties to the company or to the relationships they have made with the people that work there. All of those are valid feelings. In the end, you should do what is best for you and your family. There are way too many people in this world who are living lives of not-so-quiet desparation in jobs they hate. The weeks are too long and the weekends are too short. Their boss talks down to them, and their coworkers sap the life out of them.Dr. Ronald Riggio, the Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology at Claremont McKenna College, wrote a great article in PsychologyToday about knowing when its time to quit your job. Dr. Riggio identifies four good reasons for calling it quits.
- No possibility of promotion
- Toxic workplace environment
- When your current job limits your personal growth and development
- When you have become too comfortable and complacent
If you hare happy with your job and what you are doing for a living, you are blessed and should stay where you are. If you are not, then you should stop wishing for a better tomorrow and go and create one for yourself.
Play it safe, quit your job!
Are you thinking about quitting your job? Have you recently left a job that you couldn't stand. I would love to hear from you. Reply here and let us hear about your experiences.
I’ve always defined my work-self by what I do and know, not by whom I do it for—it’s a small point but has always freed me from the anchor of an employer—I’ve never been a “company man” to quote a 1960’s term, but simply my own person, and I’ve never had difficulty finding employment. I’ve only quit my job once—I mean walked out without serving notice. I worked for a pubs manager who would come into my office and literally scream in my face about some work issue. When she would open her mouth and begin I would get up, walk out of the building and drive home for the day, telling her we would try again tomorrow. After the third such event, I got up, walked into her VP’s office, said “I quit” and drove home. I felt so good. A contract opportunity popped up literally the next morning.
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