Comments on: 21 Ways to Know It’s Time to Leave Your Job

By: Jacob from JobMob

Jacob from JobMob — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:25:02 +0000

Great post, I Stumbled it.
Unfortunately, too many people recognize these signs but are afraid of taking the next step. If you’re one of them, start looking for another job *before* you quit this bad one. Employed job seekers have more appeal to recruiters.

By: jackie

jackie — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:52:10 +0000

well i would say almost every one of these things fit me. must be something with the place i work, but i feel like its too early for me to take the chance of moving on to a new job because im only 19 and have a family of my own. with less than two years experiance if the next job doesnt work out then what im already living payday to payday. i guess you could say its that hanging on due to fear of failure if it was not for the fear of letting down my son it would not be a problem.

By: Tom Volkar / Deligthful Work

Tom Volkar / Deligthful Work — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:30:25 +0000

I’ve been self-employed for 35 years so I have never felt anything like the list you posted. The self-employed not only get to call their own shots but they get to express themselves without concern of what others think of them.
This freedom of self-determination is truly what life was meant to be. I’d like to encourage your readers to go for it.
I agree most everyone knows when it’s time to leave a job. But how many of you will admit that you’d much rather be free of employment forever?

By: Hal

Hal — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:57:21 +0000

I can relate to 3/4 of these, but my reason for staying is: I know it’s my personality/attitude that causing the problems, not my fantastic job. I suffer from job A.D.D., where I easily lose interest in any job, no matter how perfect, after about 6 months. In my first few months I am always hailed as a “Golden Boy”. My manager told me point blank I’m the best worker in the company. But “bright candles burn fastest”, and inevitably I find myself completely unwilling to do the work in front of my within a year at the most. It’s torment, because leaving now means financial hardship. But my integrity demands I don’t sit in this cube, stumbling and leaching money from my employer. I’ve given up trying to change and have decided to shape my work life around my personality instead. Never having steady employment again is scary, but I’m going contract/consulting for the rest of my life.

By: dand

dand — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:47:04 +0000

#22: When you spend more time reading articles like this while at work than working.

By: Sujoy

Sujoy — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:04:10 +0000

Oh how I wish I could say I don’t face any of those. Unfortunately, I can’t. I do know it’s high time for me to move out, but given the IT recession that is on a rampage in India, I need to be very careful. David, the list has actually made the idea of “how much I don’t like work” more concrete. Ugh!!! Need to sort out a few things I guess.