Signs it is Time to Change Jobs
signs it is time to change job
1. You often feel stressed and tired
(Do you find you’re dragging your feet on the commute to work, and are lacking the spring in your step that you once had? Are you finding your sleep being interrupted regularly and that you’re becoming prone to bouts of irritability or low spirits?
2. You don’t believe in the company like you used to
(When you began working in your current job it seemed full of possibilities, and you felt proud to identify yourself as an employee of your organization. But recently you’ve noticed a change in the office atmosphere, and your belief or confidence in the organization isn’t what it was).
3. You’re watching the clock
You used to wake up in the morning excited about what you might achieve during the day ahead. You’d even take on extra projects and stay late voluntarily to get extra work done. Now, you’re counting down the hours until you can log off and leave the office.
4. Your skills don’t match up to your personal interests
Sometimes people get hired for things they’re really good at but don’t necessarily especially like doing. Perhaps you’re skilled in software sales but would prefer to be in marketing.
5. You feel invisible
Do you feel that your opinions and contributions sometimes go unacknowledged? You may have been overlooked for a promotion or an important project and you’re finding others get the credit for things you suggested months ago. Perhaps relationships within your team aren’t as cordial or collaborative as they used to be and team members aren’t socializing together anymore.
6. You’ve just grown out of your current role
Sometimes it can be hard to accept that a role – however much you like your company, and however well you get on with your co-workers – is just not substantial enough for you anymore. But staying in a role that you’ve grown out of, out of a sense of loyalty or hesitation to change, could become a demotivating experience in the longer term.
7. Your compensation doesn’t add!
You feel like you are constantly overworked and underpaid, you see the people doing way less than you get paid more.