You say the job is killing you – here are some questions to help you
determine what to consider before you chuck it all. What happened, you or
them?
Some where along the line things changed. Your responsibilities
shifted. Your work became redundant. Your boss became unbearable. Your
co-workers don’t respect you anymore. Something started looking different and
your driven to consider another job. How much is due to other people and actual
changes? How much of the problem is something in your personal life? You have to
determine the weak links, because whatever they are, if you don’t figure them
out first, you’ll bring them with you wherever you go.
What do
you know about your strengths and weaknesses?
If the problem is you, then before you make that career transition, get some
counseling, coaching, or whatever it takes for you to make a confident,
reasonable decision. You can’t afford to be one of the walking wounded when
looking for a new job. If you try to pass yourself off as passionate and ready
for new opportunities, then you will likely show up as needy. It’s time to do an
assessment of your strengths and weaknesses and transferable skills. Sit down,
write them out. Know what expertise you will bring and what you will rely on
others to provide.
What would you be giving up?
Your current gripes may have caused you to lose touch with what benefits the
job held in the first place. Use a list of positives and negatives to measure
what you’d be giving up. Then, weigh those positives against the risk of losing
them or not replacing them with others benefits.
Will you jog or
sprint to the exit?
Assess your pain quotient. No one else can do that for you. If you have the
resources and can cope with the lack of security, then leave and devote yourself
to downtime and introspection, to prepare for what’s next. However, if you have
a low stress threshold and can’t tolerate uncertainty, then line up where you’re
going before leaving. You’ll need patience to deal with either the void or
things remaining the same.
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