The Worst Time To Quit Your Job

Some time back I?received a message from someone who began by telling me that she had just resigned from her job with... get this...?"no clear plan yet about the days ahead"?

My stomach turned.

I thought to myself: I really need to caution my people against quitting on a whim, quitting out of emotion or quitting impulsively, hey.

I'm not advocating?for the tolerance of toxicity, or the continuance of soul-wrenching work. I just need us to apply some wisdom.

So let me highlight the 3 worst times to leave your job:

1. When there is a skills deficiency. More?often than not, the jobs we hate are the ones that do not develop us fully. Or perhaps they do, but you have zero drive to develop in the area your job seeks you to, because you're just not connecting with it. The worst thing you can do though, is walk away under-developed. You want to have such undeniable skills that if you ever went solo, then later decided to return to Corporate, or get employed elsewhere, you have marketable skills.

2. When you've got no "income replacing" plan.?I will never tell someone to just leave their job without a plan. That is why the last part of my?Signature Programme: Purpose to Profession ?is?a detailed?"escape plan" for anyone who wants to start a new career or transition into another one.

Proverbs 24:27 says: "Prepare?your work?outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house."?

You only build your house (quit your job to hire yourself, or be hired elsewhere) after you've prepared your outside work?(designed a plan you'll put to good use) and readied the field (have a pipeline to?sustain your living)

3. When you haven't created a buffer.?I need us to be very realistic; times are tough. You don't want to make a mockery of yourself or your God or your purpose, by quitting and then starving. You're way too smart for that! I'm not saying that those who end up starving are idiots. I'm just saying that knowing better should make you do better. Don't play yourself. I also think there is much integrity when you struggle through a plan vs struggling because of your impulse. So have anything between 3 - 6 months of your living expenses saved up, so that if your plan takes a while to pay off, at least you're covered for a quarter or two.

I know it's trendy to say "I quit my job" or to say you were part of the "Great Resignation" -?but please don't deceived by?the fad.

What you don't get told by the people who share such content (especially the?influencers) is that their side hustles are paying them well. Or that they have a pipeline of gigs for the foreseeable future.

If you really really really want to quit, at the very least, get a?"bridge opportunity"?- a job in between your current one and the one you desire.

At the very best, click right here and you'll gain access to my tried and true "escape plan" as well as some career coaching, to help you determine the next steps in your career path. I'll also help you get your finance in check, so you are well prepared for your next move.

If there is a trend to be a part of, it is that of?the people you look up to, enjoying the beauties of life, because doing work they love and are naturally gifted at, allows them to get paid really well.