http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/07/27/time-to-quit-your-job/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:36:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/07/27/time-to-quit-your-job/#comment-695 Eric Thu, 04 Aug 2005 19:22:45 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=416#comment-695 I just recently left a job after nearly 10 years in the computer software industry. (Which equals about 70 years in normal working life?) It was for a number of reasons, including several listed in the above post: Lack of interesting challenge, no career momentum, ocassional anger (I had a lot of direct client contact in my position - not good). I held on in my job until I was about to enter graduate school full time. I start classes next week. I was able to arrange my departure on my own terms, choosing the exact date I would quit. One of the executives even provided one of my three letters of reference for grad school. I am generally positive on my work experience, but I simply stayed too long. My career mo really started to lag about 3-4 years ago. On the other hand, I earned a decent salary for a few more years which allowed me to save more money to finance my full time student status. I just recently left a job after nearly 10 years in the computer software industry. (Which equals about 70 years in normal working life?) It was for a number of reasons, including several listed in the above post: Lack of interesting challenge, no career momentum, ocassional anger (I had a lot of direct client contact in my position – not good). I held on in my job until I was about to enter graduate school full time. I start classes next week. I was able to arrange my departure on my own terms, choosing the exact date I would quit. One of the executives even provided one of my three letters of reference for grad school. I am generally positive on my work experience, but I simply stayed too long. My career mo really started to lag about 3-4 years ago. On the other hand, I earned a decent salary for a few more years which allowed me to save more money to finance my full time student status.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/07/27/time-to-quit-your-job/#comment-694 Darren R. Sussman Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:28 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=416#comment-694 Any time I left a job, it was basically because I just couldn't stand being there anymore. As you've said, life should make you happy, and since you spend the majority of your waking hours at work, being in a place that makes you miserable isn't worth it. Especially if it's just a "job" and not something that is advancing your career. So, if you're miserable, move on. That's what's great about life. If you don't like something, you always have the option to do something else. Any time I left a job, it was basically because I just couldn’t stand being there anymore. As you’ve said, life should make you happy, and since you spend the majority of your waking hours at work, being in a place that makes you miserable isn’t worth it. Especially if it’s just a “job” and not something that is advancing your career. So, if you’re miserable, move on. That’s what’s great about life. If you don’t like something, you always have the option to do something else.

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