7 Reasons to Keep (NOT Quit) Your Job

Quitting and starting a start-up may not be everyone’s cup of tea.

There are many cases where people don’t have the grit necessary, to execute on a certain task or produce certain results. Many of them will be rightfully so happier in a 9-5 scenario.

Because of the recent waves of people expressing their contentment with quitting their corporate jobs, there has been a rise and subsequent fall in the total number of start-ups opened up in the past few years.

With the nomadic lifestyle becoming popular, there is an increasing demand for more feature-rich offices that provide more support and community to employees.

On one hand, employees are leaving in hoards while on the other hand companies are getting better at retention. When these two opposing forces are at play, the winner eventually becomes the employee who now has multiple choices and options to choose from.

With the unemployment rate at a steady 4%, job seekers have more options and available choices for themselves.

Before calling it quits, they can easily get another job as the economy is doing quite well.

Not only that, financial growth may not be the only factor at play here. There are more opportunities opening up due to disruptive startups launching everywhere across the board.

Here are 7 good reasons to keep your job –

#1 New jobs don’t grow on trees –

You need to apply for months before you find a new job that’s worth its weight in salt.

The new job may have certain uncertainties that may not be accounted for, making them unfavourable. The number of people looking to ditch their jobs might be as high as 50%, making them more unsatisfied and therefore unproductive at the workplace.

If that’s you, then you should seriously consider switching jobs earlier than later.

This involves a series of questions that you must answer for yourself before you’re in a position to be able to take control of your life. Millennials entering the workforce will make it easier for the labour pool to get crowded, leading to lower demand overall for new hires.

You can ask any fresh graduate how difficult it is to find a new job and their faces will tell you everything you need to know.

#2 Your prospects might be diminishing –

A huge problem with quitting your job is that prospects start to diminish.

Nobody wants to hire a person who isn’t loyal and doesn’t have grit. People love to hire those that are dependable and can be relied upon for future potential.

If you do quit now, then you may not get access to potential jobs, openings and managerial positions that may be better suited for your skills.

This is the perfect time to have a discussion with HR about where you can see yourself 5 years from now, and where the company fits in.

Remember that you have leverage here, and all you want to do is to explore options.

Word gets around fast, and you might be pulled in for upper management positions. Also, you might be starting from scratch, which is a learning process that few people are comfortable with.

#3 Switching jobs and cities is stressful -

Unless what you’re getting is remarkable and in a fun environment, you may be better suited off talking to your manager about a promotion rather than a job-switch.

Sometimes what happens though is that you end up with a worse off proposition because you weren’t able to acknowledge the uncertainty that comes with it. Switching jobs is painful and is a huge responsibility to take on.

You are aware of all the challenges but not of the uncertainties that lie ahead.

#4 You’ll be the new one in company -

The anxiety, the stress and the problems associated with being the new employee on the block are so painful that many of the people choose not to go along the new ride later in their careers.

They are set in their ways and don’t want to “prove something” to anyone.

They love their roles and are happy with the stress that they can handle in the workplace.

Newer employees are more comfortable with risk and are able to adjust to new situations. This leads to new opportunities and an open workplace for everyone.

#5 You’ll be building relationships again -

You’ll be building relationships from scratch.

Building them with colleagues is fine, but you’ll be building them with customers, which takes, effort and money.

A new job means new people, which means potential changes in the dynamics of the team, potential ups and downs, and damages to existing relationships with ex-colleagues. The feeling is even worse when you’re going for a competitor and not an orthogonal industry.

#6 Pain-points uncovered –

This happens a lot when you enter a new field or industry, you become more inclined towards certain default personality traits – which form the basis of your approach to corporate culture.

E.g. if you start a start up in the field of healthcare, but everyone in the field is slow-moving, then that could be frustrating towards everyone involved.

This could even lead to prolonged bouts of sadness and procrastination.

#7 Maybe it’s not them –

Maybe it's you.

Maybe you haven’t found that “work-ethic” yet and are still searching for that magical job where you can perform and exceed expectations.

You need to focus on both the money and your passion, so that you can find the middle ground in life. If you’re not engaged in the workplace, then you may not need a new workplace to find yourself reengaged.

This is the biggest problem when it comes to compensation, working potential and chances in life. Maybe you want more money and no amount of job switches will solve that.

Conclusion

You shouldn’t quit your job just because your favourite entrepreneur did.

They felt a sense of relief, not from the fact that they quit their day job, but for the fact that they could focus 100% in their new venture or idea.

That’s the spirit needed if you want to quit now.