Comments on: How Do You Know When it is Time to Change Jobs?

By: Pinyo @ Moolanomy

Pinyo @ Moolanomy — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:08:24 +0000

We have very similar philosophy about career growth. I hate it too when I am no longer challenged.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:22:41 +0000

WC, I feel the same way. Thanks for your input. As for my job, my manager pulled me aside the other day and said they “may” have something for me in a couple months. We’ll see. I prefer being proactive and trying to find something new instead of jumping ship the first time I get bored. That isn’t a way to grow your career, and there may have been other (better) options available. It never hurts to look.

By: Writer's Coin

Writer's Coin — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:11:57 +0000

This is my last week with my current job, as I just found a new one after a very long search (a year or so). During that year though, I pushed the envelope as far as I could at my job. I tried contributing in different areas of the company to see if maybe that would improve how I felt. It didn’t work. After trying every single thing I could do in as proactive a way that I could, it made it easy to decide to leave.

Leave no stone unturned and if that yields nothing, it’ll be easy to move on to the next challenge.

By: Dividends4Life

Dividends4Life — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:28:40 +0000

If you have doubts, it is better to find a position you can be passionate about.

Best Wishes,
D4L

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:35:32 +0000

deepali, great point. I know happiness, or a lack thereof, can bleed across work/life boundaries. Many times your outlook will heavily influence one or the other aspect of your life. When you think about it, work is essentially half your life during your working years. In my case, I have stepped back and analyzed my situation, and I know I need another professional outlet. Right now my job involves very little creativity or much thought. I like to solve problems, analyze, and create. I need to find an outlet that allows me to do that (outside of my blog of course).

By: deepali

deepali — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:27:29 +0000

I’m still mulling this over. I am frequently dissatisfied with my job. But everytime I find myself perusing the help wanted ads, I take a long hard look at my life. Often, the dissatisfaction is coming from elsewhere and bleeding into work. I think only once in the past 5 years has it really and truly been a situation of genuine job dissatisfaction with no immediate remediation. I ended up changing departments, and things started looking up again. Now I have a promotion in my sights, so it’s given me reason to stick around at least another year or so. Which is all I need.

If I didn’t, though, I would definitely be looking elsewhere, at least to know what’s out there…

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:49:26 +0000

fathersez,

It sounds like you have a unique opportunity with a lot of upside – but a lot of downside as well. To be honest, I’m not in any position to offer advice! Writing this article was my way of thinking out loud and forming my opinions about my situation. I wish you and your family the best while you decide what to do in your situation.

By: fathersez

fathersez — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:12:02 +0000

I am also at a crossroads myself.

One of my investments (private company)has secured a good contract with a telco in Indonesia.

We have to set up a team and get the work going.

I have been asked to join in.

THis will be great, a mirror image of my best times in Ghana a few years ago. But there will be a major pay cut.

So thinking and thinking.

I’ll look forward to reading what your readers have to advise.