{"id":5159,"date":"2015-12-08T07:10:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T07:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=5159"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:46:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:46:12","slug":"the-real-questions-you-need-to-ask-yourself-before-quitting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-real-questions-you-need-to-ask-yourself-before-quitting","title":{"rendered":"The Real Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Before Quitting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Often times, when we start thinking of our next steps in our careers, we hit a point where we go into the zone of\u00a0self-reflection: Am I still on the path of achieving my personal and professional goals? You&#8217;ve probably read our post on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/advice\/2015\/02\/top-4-reasons-why-good-employees-quit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reasons why good employees quit<\/a><\/strong>, and have contemplated on the idea of quitting your job.<\/p>\n<p>But, please, don&#8217;t get too ahead of yourselves and debut that resignation speech just yet! Over the course of my job and career shifts since graduating from college, I&#8217;ve contemplated on this question way too many times, and when I do,\u00a0I always dig in deeper into what&#8217;s really causing me to think such.<\/p>\n<p>While reasons may vary from person to person, it will all boil down to the same set of questions regardless of what our personal intentions may be:<\/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\/the-real-questions-you-need-to-ask-yourself-before-quitting\/#Am_I_still_learning_in_my_current_job\" title=\"Am I still learning in my current job?\u00a0\">Am I still learning in my current job?\u00a0<\/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\/the-real-questions-you-need-to-ask-yourself-before-quitting\/#Am_I_still_on_a_path_to_achieving_the_professional_goals_I_was_aiming_for\" title=\"Am I\u00a0still on a path to\u00a0achieving\u00a0the\u00a0professional goals I was aiming\u00a0for?\">Am I\u00a0still on a path to\u00a0achieving\u00a0the\u00a0professional goals I was aiming\u00a0for?<\/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\/the-real-questions-you-need-to-ask-yourself-before-quitting\/#How_will_my_next_step_affect_my_personal_life\" title=\"How will my next step affect my personal life?\">How will my next step affect my personal life?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Am_I_still_learning_in_my_current_job\"><\/span><strong>Am I still learning in my current job?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Is your personal and professional development being met? If not, try to understand why, because once you have a better understanding of the reasons, it will be easier for you to determine the next steps. Feel like you&#8217;re getting stagnant because you&#8217;re not given enough challenges in your current position? ask for it.<\/p>\n<p>Most people tend to feel insignificant and unmotivated seeing that their duties are not so much as important as the others. If you&#8217;re passionate about your job and the company you work for, and your seeking to constantly feed your intellectual curiosity, ASK for a challenge. But when a point comes that your ambitions get shunned, then it&#8217;s probably time to move on.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Am_I_still_on_a_path_to_achieving_the_professional_goals_I_was_aiming_for\"><\/span><strong><span class=\"s1\">Am I<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">still on a path to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s3\">achieving<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0the\u00a0professional goals I was aiming\u00a0for?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Next step would be to see if your company fosters career mobility. Career mobility refers to a movement in position where an employee currently holds\u2014either for promotion or complete change of occupation. It is\u00a0crucially important for every employee to get to step up\u00a0in their careers as this is an opportunity for them to realize their full potential and achieve their career goals.<\/p>\n<p>So, go into self-reflection once again and\u00a0ask yourself what you want to get out of your current position, list it down if you must. Will your professional goals be met if you stay?\u00a0Is your company open to\u00a0the idea of giving you a promotion sometime in the near future\u00a0for being so damn awesome in the job you do? If the answer is yes, then stay.\u00a0But if possibility is as thin as a strand of hair, specially if you&#8217;ve been with them for\u00a0some\u00a0time already,\u00a0then it&#8217;s probably time to move on.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_will_my_next_step_affect_my_personal_life\"><\/span><strong>How will my next step affect my personal life?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ve read it once or twice before\u2014work-life balance is important to keep you going and sane. Without it, you&#8217;d probably be like\u00a0a robot who&#8217;s sole purpose is just to\u00a0work\u00a0and not enjoy the fruits of your labor. Personal goals play a vital part in deciding if you need to switch jobs or not.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re reasons may vary from geographical (where you work is too far from where you live), financial, or as personal as starting a family or taking care of an ill relative; whatever the reasons may be, if work-life balance isn&#8217;t being met in your current position, even if in the two previous questions your professional goals could somehow become possible, then maybe it&#8217;s time to move on.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t risk staying in a job that doesn&#8217;t give you the time to have a life outside the office. Think thoroughly about these questions before packing your stuff, because in the end, you will be the one responsible of where you decide your career path to go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><em>Ready to make the next steps? Find jobs that&#8217;s right for you on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalibrr<\/a>, or follow us\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Kalibrr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kalibrr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/kalibrr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0for more career advice!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often times, when we start thinking of our next steps in our careers, we hit a point where we go into the zone of\u00a0self-reflection: Am I still on the path of achieving my personal and professional goals? 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