Here’s a Sign That it Might Be Time to Quit Your Job…
If you look closely at your boss’s job and think, “I would never want to do what they do,” it’s a good sign that it might be time to move on.
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I worked in banking for 24 years. And for about 17 of those years, as I moved through the ranks, I was motivated to get to the next level. I was “climbing the corporate ladder”.
That doesn’t mean that I was never happy in my current roles; I was. But once I became proficient at my job, it wasn’t long before I would start looking for the next challenge, aka my boss’s job.
I would observe my boss’s daily routine and responsibilities and wanted to do what they were doing.
But all of that changed in 2015.
At the time, I had been in the same role for a few years, and I still enjoyed it. But I was also starting to get bored and felt like I needed a new challenge.
But when I looked at what my boss was doing, no matter how much I tried to convince myself otherwise, I didn’t want their job.
It was a VP role, titled officer. Lots of money — company car, stock options, and “prestige” within the organization.
What I couldn’t reconcile was the trade-offs. If I took this job, I would be expected to:
