![]() #10 Sign You Should Quit Your Job (Immediately): Unethical Conduct That kind of treatment is unacceptable, you do not deserve it, and you should GTFO ASAP. If the words “abuse”, “toxic” or “trauma” don’t seem fitting, move past them and focus on the examples above. Gaslighting (i.e., telling you to make corrections to a document, you make the changes, they ask you why the F would you make those changes?!) Stealing credit for or blocking your business development efforts Using personal insults under the guise of providing “constructive criticism” Throwing you under the bus with clients or colleagues Not relaying client requests, changes, or deadlines Withholding information necessary to doing your jobĮxcluding you from important emails, conference calls, or client meetings Some of the abuse ( yes, abuse-it creates trauma) that lawyers have suffered at the hands of their bosses has included: I’ve worked with some lawyers who were able to navigate a job search while continuing to work for an abusive boss, but by no means should you feel like you have to go that route if it feels impossible. If this one applies to you, please note that sometimes this can be a reason in and of itself to get out! #9 Sign You Should Quit Your Job (Immediately): Your Boss Is a Bully Think of it as long-term data collection that will help you gain perspective.ĭread alone is rarely the only reason to quit your job, but it can certainly bring some serious weight to your personal balancing test. If you relate, I’d encourage you to start keeping a journal to track your daily thoughts, feelings, and moods. Over the next few years, my growing dread became a larger and larger factor in my job dissatisfaction. Had I taken the time (and summoned the courage) to explore what was at the root of my dread four years earlier, I would have saved myself a lot of time and heartache in the long-term.Īt the time, it felt easier to push off that dread and tell myself it was temporary. I couldn’t picture myself doing the same thing for the next 30-ish years until retirement.įour years and one lateral move later I was done practicing law. I had been practicing law for no more than three years when dread became my first waking thought. Living on credit for a short time or even mooching off a friend or parent for awhile is better than the daily hell you live with.If dread is one of the first feelings you have when you wake up in the morning, you may want to consider exploring new job options. One way or another, you need to quit your job, because it’s really ruining your life.ġ0-13 points: Quit your job. If you have NO way out at the present time (there is no such thing, really) consider talking with a professional. If the problem is financial, try to find other ways of making your income. Ask yourself how you got to this position in your life and what you can do to extricate yourself from it. Start a side-project of some kind and plan to make your escape.ħ-9 points: Immediate action is needed. At the very least, work on making your job better if there is no other option in the short term. You should probably start seeking alternative employment/means of income because your work life is invading your real life. Isolate what these areas are (make a list of everything that is bugging you) and deal with them soon, or they will become worse.Ĥ-6 points: Things definitely should be better in your professional life. No need to worry.ģ points: There are certain areas of your work life that could use improvement. Score interpretationĠ-2 points: You have no plans to quit your job any time soon. I have called in sick to work just because I needed a day away from the office at least once at my current job.įinished? Good! Tally your checks. ![]() I watch more than 1 hour of TV per weekday night on average.I feel too run down during the weekday evenings to go out and/or have fun. ![]() I feel too run down during the weekday evenings to be very productive.Answer the following question: I would quit my job immediately. You don’t have to quit if you don’t want to. ![]()
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