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| | Yes. The ideal situation is to leave a
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| Deciding to leave a job isn’t easy. In
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| | job when you have a perfect career
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| fact, quitting a job requires courage,
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| | opportunity. But life doesn’t always
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| especially in today’s soft economy when
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| | hand you a magic bullet. Sometimes you
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| the unemployment rate has reached 6.4%.
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| | have to take a risk, and that’s when
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| However, in a tight job market, some
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| | conventional wisdom must be put aside to
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| people consider leaving their jobs
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| | improve the prospects for your career.
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| without having another “lined up”.
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| | Your decision to leave should be based on
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| When after a careful evaluation of
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| | the expectation that better opportunities
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| emotional and financial considerations
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| | await you. You may be ready to move on
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| you determine that leaving your job is
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| | when:
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| your best option, you may find that you
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| | The organization’s culture has shifted,
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| will have a hard time getting support
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| | and no longer matches your work values.
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| from your family, friends and colleagues.
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| | You have outgrown your position, and the
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| The moment you tell others that you are
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| | only way you will get promoted is if
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| considering leaving your job, their
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| | someone leaves.
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| immediate reaction will be, “Don’t
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| | The price of staying (e.g., increased
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| leave your job if you don’t have
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| | anxiety and loss of self-esteem) is
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| another to go to.”
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| | greater than the price of leaving.
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