Are you quitting out of fear?
Quitting on your mind? Ask yourself if the reason you want to quit really has more to do with fear. Fear of asking for what you need and what you want. Is this fear keeping you from having a dialogue with the person(s)/situation making you want to quit?
Many years ago, my friend Kevin was in a situation at work. He had an important position in a job he loved, but was technically challenged. For his job, he was told he needed to advance his technology skills. Kevin was so fearful, that he was unable to move forward. Kevin was emotionally paralyzed, and did not ask for help. Instead, he quit the job he loved rather than confront his biggest fear.
Over the course of my working life, I too have experienced this fear. I was working at a company in an Inside Sales capacity. It was a wonderful company with an interesting product. A match made in heaven! I loved being on the phone. Enjoyed my customers. Until...
A new President was brought in. Nice fellow. Very amiable and kind. Let’s call him Hugo. One day, Hugo decides that he is going to take me with him to give a complete presentation to an important client. The presentation would consist of how our whole computer system works, as well as a rundown of all of our products. At this point, I had been with the company about 2 months. Now, I knew the products I was selling, but the computer system? Not enough to give a presentation to a client. Aside from all that, the thought of giving a live presentation to a group of people was so frightening that, yep, you know what’s coming. I gave notice.
Fear can make a reasonable person do unreasonable things. Would I quit today given that same situation? Not on a bet! I would have a dialogue instead.
Fear is only one aspect of why people quit their jobs. Obviously, there are many other reasons. Make sure that your leaving for all the right ones. So, before you quit your job today, have a dialogue instead.
All the very best,
Bridget
We all are looked at with questionable intentions when starting a new job. If the aroma continues after a year seems like you've entered the twilight zone company. I've had a similar experience and soon found out that the employer was getting a black hole of confusion data due to the cylinders that aren't performing as expected. As long as the company reciever is corrupt with fake news we will never have a chance on bringing the good performance that we can offer. Soon the cylinders will fail and the tech will see the fault in the system. Unfortunately we don't time to get rid of the false information while trying to keep a positive attitude. The most importantly thing to do if your being subjected to dishonesty is to get out while you still have a backbone. It's crazy how the backbone slowly goes away from constant pressure. We can only pray that one day we can be taken for what we are and not what he said she said theory. Not sure who will read this reply but for the sake of your mental health if you feel like you're being targeted for things that dont apply to you. Get out. Save yourself from the beginning of sorrows. Trust no one.