10 reasons for you to move

Your job consumes too many hours of too many days of your life for you to stay where you are if you’re miserable.

No excuses, now. If problems exist in your current job, make a plan, and quit your job.

• Your company is experiencing a downward spiral, losing customers and money, and rumours of possible closure, bankruptcy and failure prevail.

• Your relationship with your manager is damaged beyond repair. You have sought help to mend the relationship but you know it is too damaged for recovery. (Perhaps you missed work on too many days, or the manager acts like an untrustworthy jerk.) Whatever the reason, the relationship is irrecoverably damaged.

• Your life situation has changed. Perhaps you have married or had a baby, and the salary and benefits no longer support your life needs.

• Your values are at odds with the corporate culture. Perhaps your company is egalitarian and you believe in assigned parking spots. Your company does annual employee satisfaction surveys and you think these are a waste of time. Your company is hierarchical and you want to influence every aspect of your job. No matter where the clash is occurring, a lack of congruence with the corporate culture will destroy your attitude at work.

• You’ve stopped having fun and enjoying your job. No matter what changed, when you dread going to work in the morning, it’s time to quit your job.

• Your company is ethically challenged. Perhaps the managers lie to customers about the quality of the products or the day on which the product will ship. You become aware the company is stealing information from competitors. Whatever the issue, don’t stay in an organisation where your ethics are out of sync.

• For whatever reason, you have behaved in ways that are considered improper at work. You’ve missed too many days of work, slacked off on the job, failed to maintain needed skills, and / or just generally developed the reputation of a loser. That reputation, once earned,

is unlikely to change; you might as well quit your job, while you have the opportunity.

• You’ve burned your bridges with your coworkers. Your group is not getting along. At some point, the reasons don’t matter; start fresh in a new job and resolve to not let this situation happen again.

• Your stress level is so high at work that it is affecting your physical or mental health and your relationships with your friends and family. Watch for the signs of burnout and if they can’t be cured, move on.

And the top reason?

You are unchallenged, need more responsibility, and seek opportunities that just don’t exist for you in your current organisation. You’ve explored the current and potential options, and they are limited. It’s time to quit your job. — Agencies