10 Worst Reasons to Quit Your Job

10 Worst Reasons to Quit Your JobWeve all been there so fed up it seems the only option is to quit and departure afresh. But situations like that call for very careful consideration. If your reasons for the grand gesture happen to include any of the following, it might be best to reconsider. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) Here are the 10 worst reasons to quit your job1. Youre boredYour job involves a lot of repetition. You feel like Sisyphus rolling his boulder up and down his little hill. But any jobno matter how glamorousinvolves doing something over and over again until you get better and better at it. Remember every job will involve some level of repetition. Ask yourself whether your work is challenging or ultimately satisfying, rather than whether its repetitive.2. You feel under-appreciatedYou know youre awesome. So why is no one tooting your horn? Where are your accolades? Recognition isnt something that happens overnightand it c ertainly cant accompany every little good thing that you do. Get over yourself keep working until you have something really worth celebrating.3. Youre still bedrngnis rich and famousMost people will never reach that level. Its not a great reason to quit your job. Perhaps you could do a bit of financial stock-taking and strategizing instead to see how you can maximize your time and talents? But quitting because youre not raking in the dough? Bad call. You have to work to earn that money, you know.4. Youre dauntedYou can see success. But its an uphill slog and about 5to 10years in the future. Just thinking about it makes you tired. But remember if you quit, youll be that many years and that much hard work behind plus the time and work it takes to get a new job. Better to put your head down and get abfluged.5. Youre not koranvers its worth itYoure weighing all the compromises and hard work against the possible eventual reward. Thats actually smart. Just make sure you run this by an obj ective third party whom you trust enough to tell you the hard truth and help set you (or keep you) on the proper path.6. Its not about youA little soul searching is in order here. Make sure youre not quitting for your partner or a parentor worse, because you want to rebel against someone. Listen to the voice in your head about whether this job is on the right track to who and where you want to be in five years. If it is, stay put and do the work.7. Your inner jerk tells you what to doThat meaniein your head is whispering to you that it isnt worth itthat you arent good enough. That you might as well not try. Your job sucks and you suck, right? Wrong. Tell that voice to shut up.8. You dont feel importantThis is like a little kid deciding to run away because he doesnt think anybody would miss him if he left. Its emotionally immature and unprofessional. Instead start distinguishing yourself in such a way that you never feel this kind of self-pity. Make yourself indispensable to your com pany and your coworkers.9. You covet your neighbors careerYoure not as successful as the billionaires you read about in Forbes. Or your next door neighbor. Or your high school boyfriend. Stop spending so much time comparing yourself to the next guy and do your work instead. Youll stand a better chance of actually succeeding if you devote yourself to what youre doing.10. You dont know enoughMissing a crucial certification or skill that you think your field requires? Thats not a reason to quit Its a reason to go out and earn that brde scout badge. Go out and finish whatever education you need in your free timeyou might even be able to get your company to pay for your training process. If you dont know something, learnThere are lots of great reasons to quit. But these 10are actually warning flags that the problem is with you, not with your job. Dont stress. Just get back to work.

1 In 4 Think Well Colonize Mars Before Women Hit This Miles

1 In 4 Think Well Colonize Mars Before Women Hit This Miles A recent report and survey by the Rockefeller Foundation found that among over 1,000 American adults polled, there is a strange combination of defeatism regarding the female leadership in Corporate America paired with the belief that things are actually better than they are.90% of those surveyed thought that there were more women CEOs in the Fortune 500 listof companies than there really were. At the saatkorn time, 26% percent thought that it was unlikely there would be gender parity in the C-suite before humans colonized Mars and 40% thought that it would be more likely that space travel would become routine in their lifetime than women representing half of Fortune 500 CEOs.Whats encouraging about the poll is the fact that the respondents didnt believe this gender disparity was justified. Those polled overwhelmingly said that men and women are equally qualified to lead businesses (96%) and its important that men and women h ave the same opportunities for career advancement (82%).Perhaps those surveyed were cynical about the possibility of change because of their personal experiences in the workplace. Among those surveyed, a full 25% said there were no women in leadership positions at their current jobs and only 34% said their workplaces put a high priority on having women in leadership positions. When asked about why women were held back in the workplace, survey respondents said that social assumptions and perceptions played a large role in gender inequality. 92% said that traditions and expectations for male leadership in workplace cultures contributes to womens lack of representation in top positions, with other reasons being that women are perceived as prioritizing family over career (89%) and that women are perceived to be less effective leaders than men (78%).Most Americans understand that there are some gender issues in the world, and in particular, in the workplace. And heres no denying that wom en have a made a lot of progress. Women have had the right to vote since the 1920s, we now outnumber men in college, and of course we enjoy many more legal protections against workplace discrimination than we had just a generation ago.But in an election year where one of the front-runners for the U.S. Presidency is female, it may be tempting to dismiss gender equality in the workplace as a historical problem. The Rockefeller survey shows that not only is the problem far from solved, but that its also more socially nuanced and complex than we might imagine.In response, the foundation is launching a campaign calling for 20% of the Fortune 500 companies run by women by the year 2025 under the hashtag 100x25. You can follow them at RockefellerFdn and join us in sharing your untersttzung for the campaign on social media.Fairygodboss is committed to improving the workplace and lives of women. Join us by reviewing your employer