To quit or not to quit – that is the question…
In my last blog I offered you the opportunity to understand the importance of adopting a daily recovery strategy. This strategy will help you to recharge after the daily, draining demands of your job. Not engaging in an active plan to recover is like making daily purchases on your debit or credit card but never adding any money into your accounts. Eventually the bank will shut you down and you will risk bankruptcy and maybe even exposure as being fraudulent in your practices.
Yes – the effects of draining job demands are cumulative. It’s a debt that racks up and eventually it manifests as health issues (exhaustion, susceptible to common infections such as colds and flus, gastro-intestinal problems, back/neck/shoulder pain, panic and anxiety disorders, depression – to name a few), if left unaddressed. The truth is you can recover and heal from the daily affects of your job – especially if you are going through a tough time that you know will soon pass.
But what if your not so sure this tough time at work is a passing phase? Do you have this unsettled feeling about your job? Are the demanding conditions an expected way of life (and it’s not what you want for your life)? Is your fight or flight instinct is kicking in? Are you wanting to run (quietly and quickly) or stirring up a heap of trouble due to feeling backed into that same corner where all the other “misunderstood and undervalued” employees are hanging out (are you fighting with some poor souls who deserve it – and even some who don’t)? Maybe the time has come to make a drastic move – right out the company front door.
(Almost) convinced you’re ready to quit? Maybe you should – here’s how to know…
2 factors that matter greatly for deciding if you should stay or go -even without another job lined up are: