At work, a person spends 160 hours a month if he has an 8-hour working day and a 5-day week. When working on a daily basis - more. If the work does not bring satisfaction, then with such a waste of time, the person runs the risk of burnout, stress or depression. Therefore, if the feeling of fatigue from work does not go away, colleagues are annoying, there are no positive emotions - it's time to change something.
Leaving in time is an important skill. It saves resources: life, time and money. But to recognize that the moment for dismissal has come is not easy: it seems that fatigue is temporary, it is scary not to find a new job, to regret losing an old one, etc. However, there are signs that can help you make a decision.
No development
When, in the course of work, a person gains new knowledge, meets new people, acquires new skills, he develops and grows. And even if the development is difficult, the work will not seem boring. There will be no routine, but professional growth.
If the job causes boredom, the person may have stalled in their professional development. This is not yet a reason to write a letter of resignation, but it is already a bell. In this case, you can ask the boss for a transfer to another position, or you can independently expand the scope of activities.
No career growth
This may have natural reasons - the employee does not have the required qualifications, as an option. And there may be alarming reasons:
- The boss does not see people as professionals, but judges by purely subjective criteria: “like / dislike”. Such people usually have "favorites" that get promoted not for merit in work, but for the fact that the boss is pleased to spend time with them. This is an alarming signal, even if a person has fallen into the circle of "favorites", since he can fly out of it at any time and for any reason.
- There is no career growth in principle. This can be seen if you look closely at your colleagues: when was the last time one of them got promoted? And if people have been working in one position for years, this is the policy of the company. In this case, no matter how hard the employee tries, no matter how hard he works, there will be no promotion.
These are serious signs. Any of them is enough to think about getting fired.
No satisfaction
Satisfaction is considered here in 2 aspects: financial and moral. If a person works full time, there are overtime, but the salary does not change - this is a bad sign. Even if the wages are enough for a living, work efforts and wages are not equal. In the future, for a person, this may result in an increase in responsibilities and an unchanged salary. Enough reason for dismissal.
The moral aspect means that, while working, a person knows that his work is not in vain. And if he tried for a month on a project that was turned off, and this is repeated more than once, burnout is inevitable. Staying in such a job is stressful or depressed. This job must be quit despite the fear of unemployment.
There is no peace in the team
The atmosphere in the team is in many ways a guarantee that the work will be loved. If you have to work in a team of gossips, intriguers or people "in their own minds" who are not inclined to any kind of communication, there is a risk of getting a nervous breakdown. In addition, intriguers and gossips can not only exhaust the nerves, but also ensure that a person does not have a promotion, so that the authorities think badly of him, etc.
In this case, do not need to endure. It is better to mentally prepare, take courage and write a letter of resignation, because the team will not change.
Have your own project
If a person is ready to start his own business, he will have to quit, because it will not work for an “uncle” to combine his business and work. Here, either one or the other, or everything will burn out at once, because your project requires complete dedication, which means that it will not work well in another place. And vice versa, if you waste your energy at work, it won't be enough for business. Therefore, as soon as the preparation stage is passed, the business plan is drawn up, investors are found, you need to decide on dismissal and start a new life, to deal with your project.
