Should you quit your job if it makes you unhappy. That is the real question and the reason you are on this blog.
The simple answer is yes.
The more complicated answer is why is it making you unhappy.
You might say, “I just want to quit, and I don’t care about the reason why I’m quitting.”
Do yourself a favor though and thoroughly think it through. Because even if you quit your job, you still have to live with yourself. You might be escaping your job, but if the problem is internal then quitting won’t help. With that being said, let’s explore some reasons why you might be thinking about quitting your job.
Reasons why you might want to quit your job
- Toxic Coworkers
- Low Pay
- Bad Customers
- You Don’t think you can do better
- You want to travel the world
Toxic Coworkers
Is it toxic coworkers that’s making you think about leaving your job. I don’t believe you should stick around coworkers that are toxic. You have to spend 40 hours or more a week at work. If you spend that around people that are toxic, then it will begin to make you toxic or do destructive things as a side effect.
You don’t think you can do better
You need to approach this from an abundance mindset as well. You should believe that you can get another job. Search for another job with people that better fit who you are.
Your Career Isn’t The Right Fit
Are you in the right career? Another reason that you might hate your job is that you might be in the wrong career. It might not be the right fit for you.
How can you find the right fit. You can take career tests or meet with a career coach.
What color is your parachute is a book that I recommend reading as well. It provides a number of tests to find your passion, and it is primarily focused on changing careers.
Another thing that you can analyze is what you like doing. Do you like playing video games, drawing, photography or writing.
Think about what you like to do. I know it is a cliché, but it is true. The way you should think about it is to think of what you could possibly do for the rest of your life. You also have to think about something that you can do for 40 hours a week because that is the minimum you should expect to work on your career.
What if you want to quit now?
You are sure you want to quit not what should you do. If you are sure you should quit, but you can’t afford to quit and do nothing then you need to replace your income. What are some ways you can do that?
How to get money now if you need it
- Get a part time job
- Get another job
- Work on side hustles
- Start a company
Get a part time Job
Why would you get a part time job if you hate your current job. You would get a part time job to save up money to quit your other job. You would also get a part time job if the job you hate is only part time. Then you can have another job to replace that one. Again you are just trying to earn more money to be able to step away from your other job.
You could also get a part time job while you are looking for your next job. You could quit your full time job and search for your next full time job.
Search for Another Full Time Job
Another thing that you can do is get another full time job. If you hate your job and it is due to a bad client or bad team, then all you need to do is switch jobs. I know it is easier said than done, but it is true.
There is work to be done.
You need to get your resume ready and you also have to go on interviews, but just take things a step at a time and you can get there.
Don’t think that all jobs have terrible teams or terrible clients. Try out a few different jobs and see if they are a right fit.
Work on a Side Hustle or Side Hustles
Another thing that you can start doing right now before you quit your job is work on side hustles. I know that’s what everyone says, but you do need to do that. There are a lot of side hustles you can work like
- starting a website,
- selling goods online,
- selling electronic goods online or in person at trade shows,
- starting a youtube page,
- starting a shopify store,
- selling goods on amazon,
- selling ebooks on amazon
You can work on a side hustle right now. I know that’s what everyone says, but you do need to do that. Alternatively, you can get another job right now or line up another job right now. Things to work on to get income now
Conclusion
You are allowed to quit your job if it makes you unhappy but that can’t be the only reason you are quitting your job. Quitting your job is not guaranteed to make you happy. It might alleviate some pain but at the end of the day you have to quit your job for the right reasons.
You also have to explore the reasons why you are quitting and make sure they will be addressed by you quitting.
