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Work Without Joy: How to Know It's Time to Quit
06.09.2024 20:15
There comes a point in many people's lives when they no longer enjoy their work.
This can manifest itself in various aspects: from loss of interest in work to a constant feeling of fatigue and burnout.
But how do you know when it's time to change jobs, and not just take a vacation and relax? Here are some signs that it might be time for you to think about a new job.
You don't learn anything new.
A new employee always has something to learn, any job will have its own peculiarities. But over time, all this turns into a routine, when a person does not learn anything new for months.
This is normal, and many people strive for this. However, many people do not like doing the same tasks year after year. If you are one of these people, then it may be time for you to move on.
You have lost your passion
You don't know when it started, but now you are gradually becoming apathetic.
You are not interested in your work at all and are indifferent to any events at work, both good and bad. Your boss grumbles and you just shrug your shoulders.
And it doesn’t matter to you that another client is unhappy, because you know that tomorrow a new client will come anyway.
And you feel the same indifference when you learn that your company has broken a revenue record, become the best company in its industry, or won an award.
You are underpaid
When you see how much more your colleagues with whom you once started working earn, and what a generous starting salary your new colleague received, it’s time to prepare arguments for the next salary negotiations.
But if you are one of those who has already been rejected several times, then it is probably time to look for available vacancies.
You get irritated by talk about work
If at a party with friends, a simple question about your job makes you gag, if you can't stand thinking about work outside of work hours, then it means that you don't enjoy your job at all. Then think about it, is it worth it?
You are constantly overloaded.
Unless you work on an assembly line, people's workloads typically change over the course of a month (week, or even a year).
For example, accountants are busier during reporting periods, but then they have a quieter period when they can relax a little.
But if you see that you are constantly equally overloaded, you often have to cut back on your lunch time, and you constantly have to take part of your work home, and also often work on weekends, then you are simply overworking. This not only makes a person tired, but it will also inevitably affect your health.
You think that others are having more fun
Do you envy friends and family who seem to love their jobs so much?
Do you try to tell yourself that work is just work and doesn't have to be fun?
Sure, work is work. But if you rarely have fun at work or with colleagues, then think about whether you should continue to tolerate it.
Earlier I talked about how to motivate your employees.
