I know we still have a pretty big holiday coming up on Sunday but it is never too early to start thinking about the future. I've often found that spending time away from the office and enjoying time with friends and family magnifies what you don’t like about your job. I’m sure that some of this is just that absence can make the heart grow blacker. However, for many the time away helps people objectively look at their career and compare it to their goals. Below are five reasons why you should at least check out your options.
1. You Aren't Being Challenged Intellectually
Are you coming home from work feeling like you didn’t learn anything new? Many times people fall into traps where they are very good at what they do because they have perfected it. Companies won’t give them new duties because your current job is too important – maybe there aren’t any more duties to take on. If you have these feelings it might be time to look at your options. As always I would suggest that you ask your current employer if they can fix the situation – but if they can’t…
2. Your Boss is a ________
You can fill in the blank with a lot of different words here. Pushover, screamer or absent owner. It doesn’t matter. If you aren’t happy with your boss or the leadership of your organization it might be time to make a move. The hard thing here is that while it is possible to change policies or your habits it is incredibly hard to change another person. If your boss is a ______ he/she will always be a ______ unless there are visits from three Christmas spirits at midnight on December 25th…
3. Promises Haven’t Been Fulfilled
So you asked management for an assistant or to move into sales or for a new puppy last January. They told you that they’d be happy to do it in March. In March they said June. In June they said August. There is always a reason why the timing isn’t right. Take the hint – they are probably placating you. Please know that it isn’t about you. The company either doesn’t have the money to do so, doesn’t value the investment the same way you do or doesn’t think that you deserve it. It doesn’t matter. You probably aren’t going to get it. If you really need these things to be professionally satisfied you may need to look elsewhere.
4. You Don’t Feel Valued
Do you do everything going above and beyond the call of duty only to get a jelly of the month club for Christmas? Do you work overtime every week and your boss is too busy playing golf to even notice – let alone thank you? This doesn’t mean that your boss or management is mean. It just means that the organization’s culture doesn’t appreciate extra work or expects it as a way of life. Either way you probably need to move to a different culture that will value your efforts and stroke your ego a little bit.
5. You Are Dreading Going Back to Work on the 27th or January 3rd
There is nothing wrong with wanting you holiday to last a little longer. Who doesn’t? However, if you are sick to your stomach about going back or if you are letting thoughts of going back to work ruin your holiday you have a problem. Maybe its one of the reasons above. Perhaps it’s a toxic relationship. Regardless, you should at least be able to bear going to work and probably should want to. If it is dragging down your life at home then you need a change of scenery.
So these are the reasons you should consider making a move in 2012. There is one reason why you shouldn’t:
Bonus - You aren't making enough money
I’m not going to fill your head with some garbage about how money doesn’t buy your happiness. I have a family of four soon to be five and I can tell you that money buys stability that leads to happiness. However, if the only reason you want to move is because of money you need to do some more soul searching. The reason is because if you don’t know what is ailing you, then you won’t be able to find something that is better. What I mean by this is that you need to want more money and something else otherwise you will end up with more money and the same problems you currently have.
Have a Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!
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