ALT-17 Bad Reasons for Quitting your Job
"I quit!" At one point or another all of us have dreamed of saying this to our boss. When we have a rough day, week or month we can get so frustrated that we are ready to throw in the towel. Sometimes our desire to quit is valid, other times it is just based on our emotions in the moment.
There definately can be good reasons to quit your job but what are bad reasons? In my opinion, any time you make a decision to quit and it is based strictly on your emotions and a temporary situation it is a bad decision. You might feel momentary relief that you have gotten rid of a huge stress in your life, but once reality sinks in you come down from that high pretty fast. Our emotions do not always allow for reason and logic. Do not make an emotional decision about your job. Take time to really think through what quitting will mean and how it will affect you not just in the moment (which as stated before it might be a great thing in the moment) but in the long run. Do you have another job lined up? Do you have the money to cover your expenses until you find a new job (which could be quite a while)? Will you quitting affect someone else? Do you have a family you are supporting? It is important to really consider the ramifications of quitting your job, espeicially if you are supporting a family.
Another bad reason to quit your job is because someone asked you to perform work you are expected to do as part of your job. Every job you will ever have will have aspects of it you do not enjoy. There will always be something you wish you could pawn off on someone else or that you dread doing. Also, there will always be things that you are asked to do that were not originally a part of your job description, but you need to be flexible. Part of working for a company is that you become one of a team of people. There will be times when you need to help a coworker out or do someone else's job for a little bit in order to help the company. Do not be put out by this. If you quit your job because of stuff like this you will never keep a job for very long. Many people tend to think that companies should work around them, that they should only be given assignments they like to do. They believe the company should bend over backwards to make sure they are happy. But that is just not going to happen. There is always going to be something you are asked to do at any job that you do not like doing.
Be careful not to make emotional decisions regarding your job or to quit just because someone asked you to do some task that you do not like. Take a step back from the situation and consider the big picture. Consider how quitting is going to affect you i the long run and try to determine whether quitting your job is really worth it. Will it solve a major problem or create a whole bunch of other ones?
