Greetings,
Here's a prime question , we all asked, in some roles, we served. If you are asking this to yourself now, try the answer , as suggested by noted author Dan Ariely. Testing waters through a volunteering may not happen for everyone. A skin deep understanding might be gained through an honest conversation who has delivered in that role
Dear Dan,
Should I quit my job? I'm unhappy with it, but I've been with the company for eight years, and there are several practical/financial reasons to stay: I make a good salary, including stock options and grants; I get several weeks of vacation each year; and I have a pension. There is a lot of uncertainty with starting over in a new job, and there is no telling whether I would be any happier. Should I stick with what I know and look for fulfillment outside of work?
—KP
You are asking the right question. Will you be happier in a different job? The problem is that it is hard to predict whether a few weeks into a new job you will be just as unhappy as you are now. And there is no good way to predict this. So what can you do?
I would suggest that you take your next vacation (let's say three weeks) and use the time to volunteer at the kind of a company to which you would consider switching. See how it feels to be there for a few weeks. Now, of course, a few weeks as a volunteer would not give you the full sense of working at that company for a long time, but it would give you some sense of the place, which is much better than going in blind. If you don't think that this is a good way to spend your three weeks of vacation, it probably means that you are not really that unhappy and that you should stay where you are.
Source: Should I quite my job?
Here's a prime question , we all asked, in some roles, we served. If you are asking this to yourself now, try the answer , as suggested by noted author Dan Ariely. Testing waters through a volunteering may not happen for everyone. A skin deep understanding might be gained through an honest conversation who has delivered in that role
Dear Dan,
Should I quit my job? I'm unhappy with it, but I've been with the company for eight years, and there are several practical/financial reasons to stay: I make a good salary, including stock options and grants; I get several weeks of vacation each year; and I have a pension. There is a lot of uncertainty with starting over in a new job, and there is no telling whether I would be any happier. Should I stick with what I know and look for fulfillment outside of work?
—KP
You are asking the right question. Will you be happier in a different job? The problem is that it is hard to predict whether a few weeks into a new job you will be just as unhappy as you are now. And there is no good way to predict this. So what can you do?
I would suggest that you take your next vacation (let's say three weeks) and use the time to volunteer at the kind of a company to which you would consider switching. See how it feels to be there for a few weeks. Now, of course, a few weeks as a volunteer would not give you the full sense of working at that company for a long time, but it would give you some sense of the place, which is much better than going in blind. If you don't think that this is a good way to spend your three weeks of vacation, it probably means that you are not really that unhappy and that you should stay where you are.
Source: Should I quite my job?