Quitting The Day Job

Is Your Job Toxic?

This is a question of a book on career changes that I partially read.

At the time I was eating my lunch, alone, in my car.  My answer was a resounding yes.

The question was asked in the context of “Should you quit your job?”

I went down the usual list of yes/no type of questions but stopped on this one and it really made me think.  Sure I hate coming in.  I hate dealing with situations I can’t control, where people make horrible decisions and then stand by them.  Where people who skills are suspect at best are highly valued by management.

My answer was yes, but why?

More than anything else, my job is toxic because of the effect it has on my family.  Though I try to be zen and let the emotions turn to nothing, the frustration of the job eats like a cancer inside.  It causes me to be short tempered and harsh. It causes me to lose sleep because of the days frustrations swirling around in my head.

Is your job Toxic?  Is it poisoning your relationships and thoughts?

If so, then it is time to do something about it.