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How To Know When It’s Time To Quit Your Job

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• Are you ready for a job change, or should you stick it out in your current position? Asking yourself these questions will help you decide.
• Added November 18, 2008

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You Will Need

• Time to reflect
• The ability to be honest with yourself

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  Step 1.

  Note how you feel

  Note how you feel on Monday morning. Are you sick to your stomach at the thought that there are five days between you and another weekend? Not good.

• If anxiety starts to set it on Sunday, that’s a bad sign.

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  Step 2.

  Consider your workload

  Think about your workload. Has it recently doubled—or halved? Either scenario is a valid reason to be unhappy.

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  Step 3.

  Weigh pros and cons

  Draw up a list of the job’s pros and cons. Do the cons outnumber the pros? Are the cons more troubling than the pros are enticing? Note: “free coffee” doesn’t count as a pro.

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  Step 4.

  Assess your value

  Assess your value to the company. Do you feel you’re being paid what you’re worth? Is your boss appreciative of your efforts? If the answer is “no” to both, it’s time to go.

• Unless there is a company-wide salary freeze at your firm, not getting a raise at your last performance review is a sign that you’re not valued.

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  Step 5.

  Weigh your options

  Weigh your options. If you quit, could you afford to live without a salary for a while? The average job hunt takes six months—more, if you’re earning over $60,000.

• Employment experts say job seekers must figure on one month of searching for every $10,000 they earn.

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  Step 6.

  Rate the difficulty

  Be honest: could a trained seal do your job? Then you’re ready for a challenge.

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  Step 7.

  Measure your crap threshold

  Measure your threshold for taking crap. Is it lowering? Are you on the verge of telling your boss at the morning meeting, “By the way, nobody really wants to hear about your weekend potty-training the puppy—let’s get this show on the road.” Ta-ta and good luck.

• More than three-quarters of survey respondents said they’re suffering from burnout at work, and more than half claimed they’re under a lot of on-the-job stress.

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This video is beautiful and well made! I especially love how you panned the SFX. No one ever thinks of those little touches! Nice work.

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Thanks, I wasn't even sure these videos would be shown in stereo.

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excellent video. Definitely is useful :) Yes, the SFX and animation is good as well

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what great images and style this film maker has!

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Nice Flash work.

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Show Comment by CharlesH (Rated 1)

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Its actually all after effects. I don't really know how to use flash.

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I love your trained seal!

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i'd love to see an entire series with this character! does he have a name?

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Great video. I love the characters! Very well illustrated. And the lip sync towards the end is excellent!

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Show Comment by nimprojects (Rated 1)

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Beautiful video. Love it. Nice work!

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Great, very creative.

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amazing video - so creative

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Gorgeous! Reminds me of an indie comic book. And, great choice of music!

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Wonderful video

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Great video!

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wow, excellent video! That guy's really a sick shade of blue, like his head was used to swab an airline toilet - nice!

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Show Comment by CharlesH (Rated 0)

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haha, right. perfect for someone who hates their job

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This is an amazing video. Awesome job!

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Awesome Video....

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