Hi everyone,

I have been at my current job for a little over two years at this point (started in December 2009). I am lucky to have a good boss, when I know that there are so many horror stories out there, but over the last few months I have found my enjoyment level at work dropping and have considered looking for something else in my field but have not done an all our search left. For those of you who have left one job to go to another, or left your job entirely to do something else, what made you decide it was time to go?

When you find the energy to do an all-out search for that job, that's when you know it's time to move on from your current job. I have been in the same position, looked around lazily for some jobs in the same field, and finally one day came and I decided to actually do something about it. That's when I knew it was truly time to move on!

I am currently going through the same exact thing. I am already talking about reducing my hours to part time to actively go to other interviews and find something else. Things just aren't working out here with coworkers. Let's just say it has to do with somebody 20-30 years older than me talking sh*t about me to other coworkers.

once I stop enjoying work and realize I'm no longer putting in the effort necessary to do an outstanding job. the reason could be boredom (not learning anything new) or suffering (horrible managers/coworkers), but once I know I'm not working up to my standard, it is time to go (transfer to a new group or new company). I'm not one of those people who are happy to count off the days at work.

When they changed most of my passwords, undid may of the things I had done, told the vendors and contractors not to return my calls and a few other things.

They didn't have the guts to tell me to leave, they just cut me off at the knees until I'd finally had enough.

when I couldn't stand it anymore to the point where any little thing would make me extremely angry and I had to fight back tears all the time I was so frustrated. when I dreaded going to work in the morning, or even simpler when I dreaded checking my work email.

when you actually HATE going into work every morning and CANT STAND most or all of the people you work with, and i dont mean hate going into work because you want to sleep in or anything, but actually hate going to your place of employment, your attitude will chagne, and it could affect your performance, when you truly despise your work. Keep your current job and get a recruiter and look to see whats out there!!

Good luck!!

Originally Posted by Echoes

When they changed most of my passwords, undid may of the things I had done, told the vendors and contractors not to return my calls and a few other things. They didn't have the guts to tell me to leave, they just cut me off at the knees until I'd finally had enough.

Ew that is so unprofessional and messed up of them!! Sorry they did that too you, although, if i was you i would have ****ed with them and stayed as long as i could doing nothing and still getting paid for it

When I took a personal leave of absence just to destress myself from the rigors of the job. I ended up quitting because I did NOT want to have that kind of stress in my life, especially for the pay I was getting...wasn't worth it

Originally Posted by Dianabanana12

when you actually HATE going into work every morning and CANT STAND most or all of the people you work with, and i dont mean hate going into work because you want to sleep in or anything, but actually hate going to your place of employment, your attitude will chagne, and it could affect your performance, when you truly despise your work. Keep your current job and get a recruiter and look to see whats out there!! Good luck!!

This for sure!

I think it's good to do a yearly analysis too, even if you're happy. I start by asking whether I'd keep doing this if I won the lottery tomorrow - if the answer is no, then I'm there for the income obviously. From there, I work through what I have to offer them v. what they're offering me. If I'm gaining nothing that I can't get somewhere else, and they're getting someone that doesn't cost much, generates a lot of profit, and isn't worth recognizing, etc. then it would be likely time to move on, you know?

Well my story is a bit extreme, but this is exactly what happened.

Started a grad job (first 'real' job out of university) in February 2006. I've suffered from depression for many years (and long before the job), but it was a reasonably stressful job - long hours / lots of pressure etc. My depression got very bad in mid-2007 (wasn't anything specific at work, it was just a case of my depression acting up, and then obviously trying to work in a stressful role while sufferring from depression obviously does not help!)

Went and told my boss that I needed time off, trying to explain to him that at that point it was a struggle to get out of bed. (He did already know about my depression but obviously didn't understand it). His response was "I'm not giving you time off to sit at home on the couch". The next morning I attempted suicide. I don't want to sound like I'm blaming my old workplace for this. It was a case of me already sufferring from severe depression, and equating my entire self-worth to my job. So the morning after my boss said this, I could not face going to work, and thought, well after what he has said if I don't go into work I will lose my job, and without my job I'm worthless.

Did I leave after that? No, after having about 2 weeks off and going on a new anti-depressant, I went back and still stayed for another year and a half! What eventually made me leave was realising I didn't care anymore - in the sense that in the past, no matter how much I hated the job, I still wanted to succeed. I had gotten to the point that I really didn't care if I didn't go well in the role, was just completely over it. (I should say what made me leave was that I got a new job, but it was the lack of caring that made me look for a new job).

What I have learnt from all of this? No job is worth your health (whether it be physical or mental).

(And as a side note my depression has been pretty much under control since mid 2007)

I knew it was time when my former supervisor decided to start cracking down on the attendance policy last October. We were all "reminded" of the attendance policy and began shaping up. Said supervisor then decided to pull records for a period covering six-months prior to her "reminder" and started handing out disciplinary actions.

^^ What's worse is when it's selectively enforced and not uniform.

Originally Posted by Echoes

^^ What's worse is when it's selectively enforced and not uniform.

That's exactly how it was. :(

Originally Posted by Kathrin

What I have learnt from all of this? No job is worth your health (whether it be physical or mental).

The same for me, no job is worth your health.

I've been in a job for 7 years were I have been put down in front of co-workers by my boss, just basic abuse every day that makes you sink into depression... I became aggressive and one day I had had enough.

I took a week off and send resume's as if I only had a week to live. One month later, I had a new job.

If you want my advice OP, if you aren't all that great into your job, try to look around to find something else. You don't need to get to that point were you are going to break to search for something - I obviously waited too long. We work at least 8 hours a day, might as well have a job that you're comfortable with because 8 hours can be long somedays