FRUSTRATED WITH YOUR JOB? DON’T SEND THE RESIGNATION LETTER YET…

Every Sunday evening while you are spending time with your family, heaviness starts to build up in your stomach. You don’t want this time to pass. You don’t want to wake up to another Monday morning with a full week of getting into work. A few mornings every week, you contemplate whether you should call in sick. But then you remember the last conversation you had with your boss after calling in sick. And you reluctantly get ready to go to work.

It wasn’t always like this. You liked coming to work. Well, you even loved coming to work for a few months. But then the role started to get mundane. Or you had a fall out with your boss (unless your boss got changed). Or the office politics consumed all your energy. Or you just became disengaged at work as there is nothing challenging for you.

While you are kicking yourself for not leaving when things were a little better, you have almost made up your mind to quit. Life is too short to spend in a crappy job, you say. Honestly, I can’t agree more. Nothing justifies staying in a role which makes you miserable. Now before you resign, let’s take a step back.

You have been a good employee and have risen through ranks. You have done good work for the company and the role you have been in. Quit the company on your timeline and not on a timeline imposed by external circumstances. From experience, I have realized, during job search you are more desirable if you are currently employed.

Right now, at this very moment, make a decision to change things – that you, and only you, are in control of your career. Making this decision alone will liberate you from living the life of a victim.

Now let’s talk about the next steps:

1.    Identify why you have not been enjoying coming to work. (Discussing with your spouse, family, friends or a trusted advisor makes a huge difference)

2.    If you haven’t already, speak to your management about some solutions to make the situation right. A lot of people quit jobs without exploring all options internally

3.    Start your job search while continuing to work in the current role. Go out and network with ex-colleagues and managers.

4.    Choose whichever opportunity best aligns with your career aspirations. Since you are not unemployed, you are not pushed to take the next opportunity that presents itself. You can take some time to see different opportunities that present themselves.

And the next time, don’t wait for things to become difficult before you take stock of your career.

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