Member Questions

Life is too short to be miserable in a job you hate. I was in corporate before striking out on my own and i realized how much I hated it. I've always been rebellious and entrepreneurial so while it was scary, I had to step out on my own. Now, when I get a project or client I don't "feel" after a while, I cut them loose. I don't believe in staying where you're not happy. It only sucks the life out of you, strains your relationships (work and non-work), ages you and gets you nowhere. I'd say start preparing your exit strategy ASAP. In fact, one should always go into a job with an exit strategy in place. Pessimistic? Perhaps a little. But highly necessary. Your career and happiness are your job and under your control.

Yes I did have a job that I hated. It was not the job itself it was the people that I was forced to work with especially the boss-the Godhead! I still do not know what I did wrong to make this woman dislike me so much but I always done my work and was never late and followed all the company rules. Did you have a boss you hated so much that you wished they would just quit?

I've worked for a big company that gradually went down the tube. The more i worked there, the more i realized that employee satisfaction was not at the top of their list. I tried talking to the manager, HR, the other employees, but the sad truth is if you work for a big company- you are expendable. If you are not satisfied with your job now, i agree with kate. don't burn your bridges, be very proffesional, and start looking for something that better fits you. The bottom line is what's best for you and your family. At the end of the day your company will most likely choose what's best for them in long run too. You can't let loyalty get in the way of your own success and satisfaction.

I no longer work for that big company, but the few people i know that still work there say it actually has gotten a little worse.

Yes, I had a job with a company that was gradually going bankrupt I think. Less and less people were working there...I stayed on until the bitter end. The economy is pretty scary right now. I joined a team of moms, Mothers on a Mission, actually and started my own home business. I work my own hours and you get out of it what you put in. If you want to make good money you work hard, if you want to make a little extra cash, you work a little. You get all the training and help that you could ask for it. I love it! I work my schedule my way and I work for me! You can request more information at: www.RatherBeHome.com if it sounds like a possible solution. Hope I helped.

This is a great question. I've been known to "up and leave" when a job didn't suit my needs anymore, but now with a husband and kids, I can't be so carefree about my decisions. In fact, in one case, I left a job only to realize that the NEW job was worse than the old one. (What's that saying about hindsight? :) Probably the best advice I can offer is to try to take a step back, look at your current situation as objectively as possible and maybe start to write out what specifically is bad about it. Are those bad things change-able? Can you do something about them? (even if you really don't want to?) Also, take stock of the good things. (This is somethign I DIDN'T do in my job switch I mentioned above, and only after the fact did I realize how much worse my situation could have gotten.) At some point, though, you have to determine whether you're willing to weather the storm, or whether it's time to move on. It's best, though, to make a move when you're not desperate (otherwise a job you wouldn't normally take might suddenly start to look attractive) and as my dad has always said, "Don't leave a job until you have [another] job."