Is It Time to Quit Your Job?

July 19, 2007 — -- To quit or not to quit? Many of ask ourselves that question at some point in our career.

But it's a question often met with guilty feelings. We have the mentality that we must push on through, never giving up, to reach the light at the end of the tunnel. There's guilt associated with being a quitter; if we throw in the towel, it means there's something wrong with us.

But quitting can be productive sometimes, so long as you know when to do it.

There are a few major signs that indicate it might be time to quit:

Others, however, figure if they have to work anyway, they might as well do something challenging and fulfilling. And when they start to feel complacent, like they can just phone it in, it's time to think about quitting to make a change. When there's no opportunity for advancement within an organization or a field, it's time to shake things up. To move up, you must move out, which means quitting.

The same is true for the mental health of those closest to you. If your family is suffering because of your work, you may want to think of calling it quits.

Yet most people can't afford to just say, "Here's my resignation." Just about all of us work for a paycheck. So before you just up and quit your job, ask yourself some key questions.