Danish management consultant Alexander Kjerulf, the author of "Happy Hour is 9 to 5, a practical guide to making yourself and others happy at work" has published a list of the 10 reasons he believes people stay in 'bad' jobs.
Here's how he sees it:
#1 "Things might get better"
#2 "My boss is such a jerk but if I quit now, he wins."
#3 "I'm not a quitter."
Kjerulf quotes the cases of Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Tiger Woods, Reese Witherspoon, John McEnroe and John Steinbeck. He says, all of them dropped out of Stanford.
#4 "I'll never get another job"
#5 "If I quit I'll lose my salary, status, company car, the recognition of my peers, etc."
As Kjerulf says, nothing really good comes easily. There is a price to be paid. But - what is the bigger cost of doing nothing?
#6 "Everywhere else is just as bad"
Quit anyway, advises Kjerulf. Staying on is just throwing good time after bad.
#8 "I'll lose my health insurance."
#9 "My job pays very well"
#10 "Quitting will look bad on my CV"
How many of the above could you mentally tick off as true? Maybe it's time for a change!
* Alexander Kjerulf also publishes his thoughts on his website.
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