5 Myths About Quitting Your Job
Richard A. Moran
Venture partner, author, speaker, advisor, radio personality. Lending perspective, prescriptions and personality to the workplace.
The “Great Resignation” may be over but the temptation is still there.?The reasons for quitting don’t change much and include: burn-out, pay, bad boss, miserable job, long commute, creepy colleagues or all of the above.?Any of the reasons are worthy of walking away while whistling, “Take this Job and Shove It”.?Before you take the big leap, consider the myths that surround your departure.
1.????“They” will care and miss you.?They won’t.?As?soon as you submit your resignation, any and all attention will move away from you.?You will be replaced quickly and will soon be a distant memory.?The 1959 poem by Saxon White Kessinger remains true:
“Take a bucket and fill it with water
Put your hand in it up to the wrist,
Pull it out and the hole that’s remaining
Is a measure of how you will be missed."
2.????A new job will be easy to find. Ummm, read the headlines. The markets are confused which means companies are holding off on hiring.?Even in thriving economies, it is never as easy as you want to believe.
?3.???The new job will be better.?Maybe, maybe not. Hope springs eternal but you never know until you start.?Those same annoying people that made you quit the last gig may show up at the new place.
?4.???You will keep your friends from your old job. What you shared with friends at the old job will disappear. Everyone is busy and friends come and go.?Hope for a card during the Holidays.
?5.???The transition will be seamless.?Consider the new systems, the new (and different) coffee maker, re-enrolling in benefits, new passwords and introducing yourself all around.?Transitions are painful.
?Don’t suffer in a job you hate.?Just remember the journey of the change.
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1 年All very well but for those being laid off there’s no choice in the matter.
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1 年Great points, Richard! I would also add that when I give career advice, I tell them "not to run away from a bad job but run to a great opportunity." If you are solely running away you can encounter all the problems noted in the new place. But if you set a goal and do your due diligence, your new position truly will be not just an improvement, but a great career and personal growth opportunity!
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1 年#1. People move on quickly and you won’t be missed as much as you think. The one I would add is don’t kill yourself working on a great transition plan. They are seldom referenced and the new person will do what they want. Soon after you tell people you are leaving you become the “walking dead” because you opinion doesn’t really matter anymore. Be professional in you exit but don’t stick around for too long.