Have you been toying with the idea of leaving your job?
Have an inkling that there’s something better out there for you?
That you were made for something more?
Here are five signs that you may be ready to move on from your job.
You’ve outgrown your role.
This can mean several things.
You’ve stopped developing
Are no longer finding meaning in your work
Or are just plain bored at work
It can also mean that
There’s no career path
Or room for growth
In your current organization
You feel undervalued.
This is a big one.
If you’re feeling undervalued you can either
Address it directly with your manager
Or decide to move on
Because feeling undervalued
Is a one-way ticket to anger and/or resentment.
Common scenarios that may prompt feelings of being undervalued
Being passed over for a promotion
Believing you’re underpaid for the work you’re doing
Or the level of responsibility you’re carrying
Finding out your male colleagues are earning a significantly higher salary
Or other perks not offered to you
You often feel frazzled.
Frazzled is not a good feeling.
It’s the feeling that comes from thoughts like
I can’t keep this up
I don’t have enough time
I’m going to forget something
I can’t handle this
I’m about to lose it
These thoughts are common when you have
Poor work-life balance
Which comes from
Allowing yourself to take on too much
At work or at home
And for my clients, it’s commonly both
One of the root causes here
Is the way we were socialized as women
To be the caretakers
To put everyone else’s needs
Before ourselves
Don’t complain
Don’t make waves
But thinking we need to do it all ourselves
Continuing to power through
Not asking for help
Eventually leads to burnout
And resentment
If you’re feeling frazzled often
And are no longer enjoying Sundays
Because you’re filled with dread
About the coming work week
Implement some healthy boundaries pronto
Or move on to a position or organization
That values its employees
Enough to provide a sustainable balance
Your priorities have shifted
Or the company’s priorities have shifted
And you no longer feel aligned
With the organization’s way of doing things
This shift or mismatch in priorities
Can happen at any point
But is more common
During times of personal growth or transition
Becoming a parent
Or an empty nester
Going through a divorce
Losing a close family member
It’s often at these forks in the road
That we reflect
On our purpose
What we want in life
What our legacy will be
You have a gut feeling
Our bodies carry so much information
So much wisdom
That we often ignore
We need to give our body
Equal air time when making decisions
Our brain can analyze the options
And get caught up in indecision
But our body KNOWS
We just have to listen to it
You have a GUT feeling
That you can’t trust your boss
That you’re not using your strengths
That you have so much more to offer
Than what you’re currently doing
Your HEART just isn’t in it anymore
You know deep down INSIDE
That you were you made for more than this
Deciding to leave a job can be scary, or it can be exciting. It depends on your thoughts. It depends on how much you rely on your logical brain’s analysis, and how much you trust your body. Your intuition.
If your want help deciding whether you should stay or go, or want help through a career transition, I can help you with that.
Here’s to creating a life that you LOVE,