Should I leave my job?
I’m afraid I won’t get another one, but every day I wake up hating my life more
and more. I’m worried if I leave I will lose my connections and I will miss
feeling needed.
Do you hate your job or do you hate your life? Contrary to popular
opinion, they are not the same thing. Your job is a part of your life. If it is
the only part, then your life is sad, but it’s not your job’s fault. We all
labor (literally) under the delusion that without our efforts, our company
would cease to function, when, in reality, nobody wants your crazy,
Herculean-effort. We want you to rest, bathe, and maintain a personal life.
Before you give notice, spend a week improving your work/life balance.
Re-connect with friends, take a class, write “The Walking Dead” fan fiction…whatev.
Find a part of you that isn’t work-related. If you can’t pull yourself away
from work, either because of real pushback or because you can’t seem to let go,
then leave, because you are in a co-dependent relationship with your job and it
cannot be salvaged. The best you can hope for is an awkward run-in at a
corporate leadership seminar a few years down the road. Let’s hope your old job
looks fat.
I'm 25. Why does life
suck so hard?
Because 25 is like 17 except now you can rent a car and
you’ve gained 15 pounds. Stick with us. 30 is awesome.
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