Knowing When to Leave Your Current Company
When it comes down to knowing when to leave your current company it's oftentimes a difficult decision to make. Unfortunately, there are times when you are questioning that decision because you just aren't sure if it's the right thing to do or not. Here are five significant factors that will help you identify when to leave your current company.
Factor #1 - Your employer has taken away some of your responsibilities and given them to another employee. This is never a good sign and it can only happen due to one of two reasons. Either your boss is playing favorites (highly unlikely, but possible) or you are not performing as expected and/or required. If it is the latter reason of the two, the writing is on the wall, and there is no question as to when to leave your current company.
The next thing you know, they won't be taking away any more responsibilities from you --- they'll be taking away your job and you'll be out the door. Unless you feel that your employer has justified the action truthfully, start looking for another job.
Factor #2 - You've gotten as far as you will ever get at your current job. You have acquired a lot of experience at your current job but you are at the top of the pay scale. It's gotten to the point that you now have more experience than what your job will ever require. Basically, you have outgrown your job and therefore have eliminated the question of when to leave your current company.
Factor #3 - Your family responsibilities are suffering because of your job responsibilities. Time and again, marriages often fall apart because you become married to your job rather than your spouse. There shouldn't be any doubt about knowing when to leave your current company, provided that you can recognize the signs. You have one of two choices. Either try to reason with your employer and invoke the "Family and Medical Leave Act" by requesting a temporary leave of absence. Or, here's a better idea. Either look for a different job, or investigate the possibilities of starting an online business and working at home.
Factor #4 - A better job opportunity has arisen. If you've received an offer that fulfills the two basic needs of employment --- the job is a good fit for you and it's much better pay --- there should be no question as to when to leave your current company. And this goes back to #2 above regarding getting as far as you can go up the ladder.
Factor #5 - You're becoming physically sick and it is directly related to your job. When it comes to health issues, there is nothing more perilous than experiencing constant stress on the job. When it comes to knowing when to leave your current company, nothing is a clearer indicator than losing sleep, dreading going to work, headaches, backaches, or high blood pressure (the real killer). If the job is making you physically sick, you need to get out of there.
Here's something to think about:
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten.