Originally published August 4 2005
Watch for signs you're ready to leave your job, finance expert warns
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
CNN money advisor Jeanne Sahadi had a job she hated, and quit when it got too much for her to bear, but she notes that there are a few signs that you should leave your job that manifest before you get to such a dramatic point.
That incident was one sign I had stayed too long at a job where I logged countless hours doing work that paid far more in stress than money.
For the sake of comparison, here's how Hollander defines being satisfied with your job: you can see yourself in three or four years still liking your work, you like the company culture and your coworkers, and the job isn't interfering unduly with the rest of your life.
With that, here are some telling signs that you should start thinking about making an exit -- or at least pursue more rewarding opportunities at the same company.
The boss you got along with so well leaves, or worse, takes on a new favorite employee.
Eventually that person gets layered in above you on the corporate ladder, intercepting your access to the boss, taking over plum projects and moving you out of the decision-making loop.
Hollander describes this as "death by a thousand cuts."
The change is subtle at first, but your loss of status compounds over time.
You do something well and you get pigeonholed as the company expert in that area.
Or you're no longer seen as having potential for new projects.
Or, just as bad, you're known as the good corporate citizen who'll do whatever you're asked -- including relocating multiple times.
Hollander knows top performers who stay at their jobs because they don't believe they could succeed elsewhere.
Unhappiness can undermine your health, said Paul Spector, professor of industrial and organizational psychology at the University of South Florida.
I'm fully expecting angry emails from readers who'll complain that it's a luxury to think that you can "just change jobs" if you feel you've been there too long.
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