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13 Signs It’s Time To Leave Your Job

Are you constantly stressed about work? Do you have the feeling you don’t fit in at your work place? According to the experts, these are some of the signs that it’s time to leave your job.

For some, when it’s time to leave a job can be quite clear. Some employees know when they’ve reached a point where it’s time for a change, because they reflect on a regular basis to ensure their job aligns with their life long goals. As for others, they don’t realize they’re unhappy with their job until someone points it out to them.

Here are the 13 signs your job isn’t a good fit for you anymore, and it’s time to consider how to solving the challenge.

You’re miserable every morning. Simply, you dread going into work.

You lack passion. You’re no longer excited about work in the morning. That feeling you had when you first started working there-thinking about all the possibilities and contributions ahead with a sense of glee-is gone.

Your company is sinking. There’s no need to go down with this ship, Put on your life preserver and get in the water.

You really dislike the people you work with. You can try to work out the problems you’re having with colleagues or your manager-but know that sometimes they’re not fixable.

You’re consistently stressed, negative, and unhappy at work. If you get anxious or unhappy just thinking about work, that’s a good sign that it’s time to move on.

Your work-related stress is affecting your physical health. The work, people, or culture is unhealthy, and it has a negative impact on you physically and mentally.

The stress is present both inside and outside of work; it’s consuming. Your family and friends are affected by this, too. When work starts affecting you physically, mentally, or both-it’s time to get out.

Your work performance is suffering. If you’re no longer productive at work, even though you’re capable of performing the task, you might want to start looking for new work or consider retirement.

You no longer have good work-life balance. When you find that you’re spending less time with your family because of work, or you cannot commit the necessary time to your job, you should consider looking elsewhere.

You don’t fit in with the corporate culture. You feel that there are ethical differences in how your work mates and you believe the firm should operate; cultural differences; work ethic clashes. This makes you feel uncomfortable at your workplace.

Your skills are not being tapped. Your supervisor or the organization’s top management doesn’t recognize that you have more to offer than what you’ve been contributing for a significant amount of time. Your name has been forwarded for a promotion, or attempts to take on more challenging assignments have failed.

Your ideas are not being heard. If your ideas are no longer heard or valued or you cannot get acknowledgment for great work, think about finding a new job.

Your job duties have changed, but your salary hasn’t. When downscaling has moved your team into overtime, but certainly nowhere near improvements in compensation, it may be time to move on.

You’re bored and stagnating at your job. If you’re not growing or learning anything new, it might be time to retire.

Once you realize it might be time to leave your job, you’ll first want to set goals for yourself detailing what you are looking for in terms of responsibilities, company culture, and compensation. Create timelines for yourself of finding another opportunity and making your exit.

You’ll also want to consider your options. Can you quit and then find a new job, or do you need to job search while you’re still holding down your current one?

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tephy Alila .