Resign dammit!! Vol. 1
[ When I label topics with volumes, I plan to continue them in another post in the far future ]Since this is the start of a new year, a lot new things will be happening, a lot of plans pushing through, and a lot of decision-making. But in the midst of all these exciting thoughts, I am going to talk about something a little bit off the scale -- The reason of resignation.
People in any industry resign here and there, for various reasons.
But no matter what anyone tells you...
..it only takes one legit reason to leave your current work -- YOU ARE NOT HAPPY ANYMORE.
Let's see the other legit reasons:
0. Compensation (it's intentionally numbered "0" because this should never be an issue).
If you weren't ok with the pay, then you shouldn't have accepted the job at all.
1. Career growth (or lack of it)
2. Forgone promotion/evaluation
3. Offered early retirement
4. Honor preservation
5. Sexual Harassment (this is probably the exception to the NOT HAPPY ANYMORE rule. If someone senior harasses you at work, then by all means better go).
All these (except 5) will stem to the "not happy anymore" premise
Yes, no matter what excuses you come up with, no matter how regretful or remorseful (heaven forbid) you be -- it will all boil down to that one reason stated above. And guess what -- the sooner you accept this fact (that you are no longer happy), resigning becomes easy.
Where will you go? The answer? Wherever you want to.
In two weeks you will be free. Free to re-chart your destiny once again.
Worried about financing yourself while jobless? The answer lies in preparation. You should have saved up a bit before ever planning to resign. Resignation is not that of a painful thing when long-planned. This is because actions that are long-thought are well-informed, evaluated and mentally-conditioned.
Don't ever resign because you're pissed off with your boss, or there's a disgruntled employee beside you haunting you every single day at work with his/her ramblings. That's a given in any workplace. There will always be someone that will get on your nerves, and you will not always like your boss.
So whenever you're not happy at work -- identify your reasons. Are they legit?? Think things over more than once. 10 times? No. A hundred even. And when you've reached the point that you are 1000% convinced that it's time for you look for other opportunities, don't just sit your ass there -- file that resignation and get your life moving!
posted by Urban Warrior @ 9:00 PM
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