{"id":1939,"date":"2015-05-29T13:51:29","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T13:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2023-03-08T20:37:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T13:37:16","slug":"questions-to-ask-yourself-before-quitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/questions-to-ask-yourself-before-quitting","title":{"rendered":"4 questions to ask yourself before quitting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Millennials (yes that probably includes you) are entering the workforce in droves. At least half of the Philippines&#8217; millennial population, people born from the early 1980&#8217;s to the early 2000&#8217;s, are already of working age. With young employees like these come unique problems like high\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/danschawbel\/2011\/11\/22\/whos-at-fault-for-high-gen-y-turnover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">attrition<\/a>. Millienials usually leave their first job within just two years of joining. This probably sounds just like you or a friend of yours. Millenials usually switch jobs as a way to explore what&#8217;s really in the cards for them. Sound like you again? Know that this is a completely acceptable way of building a career but before you jump onto that next stepping stone, ask yourself, are you really ready to quit your job? If you say that you are, think again. Here are 4 questions you need to ask yourself before turning in that resignation letter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/questions-to-ask-yourself-before-quitting\/#1_How_much_money_do_I_have_in_the_bank\" title=\"1. How much money do I have in the bank?\">1. How much money do I have in the bank?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/questions-to-ask-yourself-before-quitting\/#2_Will_this_look_good_on_my_resume\" title=\"2. Will this look good on my resume?\">2. Will this look good on my resume?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/questions-to-ask-yourself-before-quitting\/#3_Do_I_have_anything_lined_up\" title=\"3. Do I have anything lined up?\">3. Do I have anything lined up?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/questions-to-ask-yourself-before-quitting\/#4_Is_the_grass_really_greener\" title=\"4. Is the grass really greener?\">4. Is the grass really greener?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_How_much_money_do_I_have_in_the_bank\"><\/span><strong>1. How much money do I have in the bank?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Quitting in the heat of the moment can backfire in so many ways. Financially, everyone should have savings of at least\u00a0a month&#8217;s worth of salary or more. If you recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/advice\/2015\/05\/7-tips-when-moving-out-for-the-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moved\u00a0<\/a>out, chances are, you&#8217;re strapped for money. You now have monthly obligations you can&#8217;t really pass on. Quitting without money in the bank\u00a0might even mean you&#8217;ll have to get the next job that you&#8217;re accepted into just because you need the money. Whatever the situation is before you leave your job, take a breath, and look at your bank account. If you can still endure, stay for enough time that you can fatten it up.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Will_this_look_good_on_my_resume\"><\/span><strong>2. Will this look good on my resume?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been with your current company for only a few months and you want to quit, you must have a good reason because it will definitely come up in your next interview. Thinking of leaving that portion out? Leaving a portion out of your resume will look like you&#8217;ve been unemployed for a long time. The only way to win in this situation is to examine why you&#8217;re leaving, stand by it, and practice saying it in a way that other people will understand and respect.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Do_I_have_anything_lined_up\"><\/span><strong>3. Do I have anything lined up?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;If you do decide to quit, be responsible enough to find another job before quitting. It will not look good if you quit without any definite job waiting,&#8221; said the late Interior Secretary Jessie Robredo in his letter to his daughter, Aika. Any parent will give this sound advice to us millennials without missing a heart beat. Try your luck on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalibrr\u00a0<\/a>before you hand in that resignation letter. You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/advice\/2015\/05\/how-to-have-a-fear-free-job-hunt-while-employed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">search\u00a0<\/a>for jobs without having to give up\u00a0your bread and butter. The clearer the path is post-quitting, the better you&#8217;ll feel about the decision.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Is_the_grass_really_greener\"><\/span><strong>4. Is the grass really greener?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If the reason you want to quit is because you&#8217;re stressed and burnt out, any job will seem 100 times better than your current one. Remember that every job has its pros and cons. A higher paying job may\u00a0be a longer commute, a better office may\u00a0come with a horrible boss, a job with better benefits may have longer working hours. Write the advantages and disadvantages down and look at them objectively. Then ask yourself again, &#8220;Is the grass really greener?&#8221; If you happen to be quitting your job to pursue a passion, better make sure you know how you can effectively make your passion\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/advice\/2015\/03\/entrepreneurs-dont-quit-day-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profitable<\/a>. It&#8217;s time to take off your rose-colored glasses and look at the idea of quitting a little more clearly.\u00a0Despite its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/advice\/2015\/02\/top-4-reasons-why-good-employees-quit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drawbacks<\/a>, quitting may sometimes bring more harm than good. Even Mr. Robredo advised young professionals,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rappler.com\/move-ph\/54143-robredo-letter-aika-graduation-career\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">endure<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millennials (yes that probably includes you) are entering the workforce in droves. At least half of the Philippines&#8217; millennial population, people born from the early 1980&#8217;s to the early 2000&#8217;s, are already of working age. With young employees like these come unique problems like high\u00a0attrition. 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