Ten Signs It’s Time To Quit Your Job

There is nothing worse than spending hours of your day working a job you are bored with with people you don’t like. You want to be able to wake up and feel joy every single day, and you can’t do that if you don’t like the place you’re working. You want to know that you are spending time you really want to spend – not wasting your days doing something you hate, right?

Perhaps when you first started your job, you saw all the signs you will get the job after interview and you did – you got it. You were impressed by what they had to say to you in the interview and you were excited to get started. It’s natural. The thing is, not every job stays as rosy as it did in the interview process and you might find after a few weeks or months that it’s really not the place for you. With this in mind, here are ten signs it’s absolutely time to quit your job.

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1. You can’t use your skills. If you’re working your butt off in your job, you want to know that the skills you trained in and the degree you gained to get your career off the ground were worth it. If the job you’re in is underutilizing your skills, then it’s time you seek out work that would be better for you and right for what you know you can do. You have to perform to the best of your ability and your employer should be ensuring that you can!
2. You’re doing a job, to do a job. The work you’re in has to challenge you and make you feel good, which means that you should be doing things that you are passionate about. What’s the point in spending years in a position that doesn’t thrill you or make you excited to be alive? You should find a role that’s in the field you’re most interested in and choose that for your life’s path.
3. Your boss sucks. Not to put too fine a point on it, your boss is the one that’s convincing you that leaving is the best thing to do. They’re doing that through their behavior and the way in which they are treating you, and even after you speak to them, nothing changes. This is when you know you need to pack your desk and move on with your career. You should do as much research as possible into a new employer before you choose to jump ship, though!
4. The company is starting to fold. As an employee, you can always tell when the company you are working for is starting to fail. There’s whispers and talk about downsizing, and there are issues with clients and a lack of communication between departments. You don’t have to go down with the ship; you can jump before you’re pushed.
5. The pay? It’s not great. It’s one of the best ways to tell whether you are being appreciated in your job, but if your pay does not reflect the level of work you’ve been asked to do, there’s a problem! You deserve to be paid what you deserve for the work that you put into your job, but if you aren’t getting compensated correctly, then perhaps it’s time you moved onto a company who would be willing to pay you better.

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6. The company values give you the ick. It’s a real feeling, the ick. It’s like the moment of realizing that you no longer love your partner, but instead it’s for your employer. You no longer believe in what they stand for and their morals and values just don’t align with yours. It’s that instant that will make you realize that you just don’t belong, and if you get that feeling, it’s time to move on. You could be dealing with cultural differences, opinion differences, even religious ones! Either way, you should only work somewhere you feel 100% comfortable at all times. You should never be made to feel as if you are alone, out of place or unwelcome and if you are, then it’s time to head somewhere else. 
7. No one is listening to you. It’s one of the most frustrating things to happen, but when you feel as if you’re being ignored and people aren’t listening to you, you are going to give up on the job eventually. You should consider that you need to work in a position where your voice and your opinion matters, and if you don’t get that feeling, handing in your notice is the best course of action.
8. The burnout is real. Do you really want to work for an employer that is exhausting you so much that you’re getting sick? Burning out is not a badge of honor to be worn in place of actual rest. Your job shouldn’t make you feel so stressed out that you can’t function, and you shouldn’t be staying so late that your exhaustion levels are through the roof. If your job is making you sick, you need a new job!
9. Bullies, bullies everywhere. It’s something you expect to leave behind on the playground but unfortunately, some grown ups never get the message that bullying just doesn’t have a place at work. If you’re surrounded with people who are bullying, harassing and upsetting you, you don’t have to allow that. You can leave, and you have every right to do so.
10. You have been poached! One of the best signs it’s time to quit your job is that you have been picked up elsewhere by another company. They’ve seen your potential and your values align with theirs. You’re happy to jump ship because you know that at this one, you won’t be walking the plank into dark water again! 

These are all red flags that you should be looking out for when it comes to your job aligning with your happiness. When was the last time you chose to be happy instead of just doing a job you had to do?