Changing jobs has become the norm over the past several years. There is no longer much of a stigma or as much
I am not a fan of job hopping, which I believe is rampant in part because companies no longer have the courage to invest in the
Here are 6 questions that deserve your consideration before you quit a job:
- Can help your employer realize what it takes to make your and your co-workers content, and even happy to work? Look at the results of
CFO outlook and sentiment studies, CFOs view retaining the best talent as a top priority. Let them know what you need, do not demand, just have a conversation. - Is emotion involved in your decision? If so, you need to “take a breath”. That breath may take several weeks, but you need to take emotion out of the process you go through in evaluating the pros and cons of leaving your job.
- Do you believe you can land a dream job? If you answer “yes”, I can tell you it does not exist. I have had three of them and counting. This also plays to the truth that “the grass is always greener”. The more a company offers you to leave your current employer the bigger the mess you will be stepping into when you take that new job.
- Do you have multiple job offers in hand and a plan to leave gracefully? If not, hang in there until you do. Even if you have one, what will you do if that new job makes you miserable? No matter how much bad blood you have with your boss (that is why people want to quit in many cases), be the bigger person. If you are, and that new job does not pan out, they may just take you back, and your past issues will be on the table.
- If you need to leave your job, you are more marketable as someone who is currently employed. That being said if a job is impacting your health in any manner, you need to remove yourself from that situation if at all possible.
- Do you have a great boss? If so, 95% of the rest of the employed population does not. Think not twice, but three times before you give that up
What advice do you have for people to consider the actual costs of quitting a job?