How to Know When to Quit Your Job (7 Signs)

Hate your job and don't know when to quit your job? In this video, I'm going to share with you seven signs it's time to leave your job. These are the same signs that I used for myself personally in deciding that it was time for me to quit my job.

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0:00 - Introduction to How to Know When to Quit Your Job

0:30 - Sign #1: You've plateaued.

This is where you're no longer learning new things at your job at the same rate that you were when you first started that job.

The easiest way to figure this out is to ask yourself what skills have I learned in my current position. And when did I acquire those skills? If you find it hard for yourself to list out specific, hard or soft skills that you've learned at your job in the last six to 12 months, then it might be time for you to consider other opportunities.

1:40 - Sign #2: Your company's infrastructure cannot support your needs.

When it comes to the sign, I think there's nothing wrong with taking a step back and recognizing that the organization your with might just not support your needs on the time horizon that you're on.

So it's really important for you to consider what do you want out of your professional experiences and can the organization support that on the timeline that you and they are on.

3:09 - Sign #3: You no longer are as motivated or inspired by your boss.

Feeling inspired at work is a big motivating factor for somebody that's intrinsically motivated like myself. So if you ever feel like you're no longer as excited to go up to bat for whatever it is that your direct manager or boss is asking you to do, then it might be time for you to evaluate your situation.

4:10 - Sign #4: Your intrinsic motivation has faded.

The way I caught this for myself was I started noticing that I was setting my alarms to be as late as possible in order to start my day. And knowing that I'm the type of person that's incredibly intrinsically motivated, this had never been an issue in the past five plus years that I've been with the organization.

4:42 - Sign #5: You no longer feel needed.

Feeling needed is one of our core basic human needs. So when we start to feel less needed, we start to get less engaged with the other person or the other people that we are interacting with. This can especially be the case if you are a manager or a leader in an organization.

If you start to feel like you're in a place in which the value you're adding to the team is marginal, then it might be time for you to move on.

6:14 - Sign #6: Stressful events trigger you more than before.

The easiest way I can explain this is work always has stress involved. However, it's how that stress manifests itself that impacts your work satisfaction. In other words, if these stressful events are regularly occurring, but they don't really impact the way that you perceive your work and what you're working on, then it's not a huge deal.

However, if they start to impact the way that you approach your day or the way that you feel about the organization and the other work that you're working on, then it's a potential issue.

8:00 - Sign #7: Your favorite coworkers also start leaving.

So when you start to see that your favorite coworkers or the top performing co-workers are starting to leave an organization, it might be time for you to do the same.

The reason I say this is because it relates back to sign number two in that your organization might just be entering a phase in which its infrastructure can't support top performers.

9:06 - Two Big Takeaways to Remember:
1. If you're early in your career, optimize for learning.
2. Pay attention to your own personal triggers

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Which of these signs have you exhibited before?

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