When I was with a financial firm, a colleague from the
yester years met me, and the first thing he said to me was “I am pretty sure
that you will not leave the company till they kick you out”. He knew I was not
satisfied with my present job. And he also knew that I was not performing to my
potential. My sales had gone down, and I was somehow dragging in.
For him to comment seemed perfect, but I still continued
because my mind was not ready to accept any change. I was already working for
many years in this firm, and to make another start would mean adjusting to a
different setup once again.
However, I also had this in my hindsight that my days could
be numbered, and I might be sacked anytime. And I am pretty sure that many of
you had often faced this kind of situation. But you still didn’t act, because
you don’t know when to quit. How will you decide that it’s time to move ahead?
When you know you might
be sacked
There are times when you get signals that your time is up,
it may be because you don’t fit into the scheme of things in the present
set-up, or if you are in sales, then your performance needs catching up. It
could also be your relationship with your boss, which is dragging downwards.
These are times, which inform you that your
days might be over. And if you are still not bothered, then you can be in
for some serious trouble. Hunting for jobs while you are still stuck with a
company gives you opportunities to negotiate better pay and position.
Your promotion is
stalled
When a company feels that you are no longer needed in the
set-up, you could be sidelined. The best way here would be to hold back your
promotion. Companies use this tactic to displace influential employees. Some
would say why a company will tolerate someone, if they do not want to. Sometimes
companies do not want to disturb the in-house equilibrium. The employee in question
might be someone too powerful who could influence others, and therefore,
companies do not intend taking risks.
Your equal becomes your boss
I have closely seen how companies cramp someone, when they
prefer not to see him in the set-up. They could compel him to report to
someone, who has been his equal for a long time. And believe me, that is a
thorn in the flesh, companies do this because they are bound by certain
policies. Sacking someone straight way will shake others belief in the company.
The employees will start pondering if he could be sacked, then where we stand,
particularly, if the sacked individual has been a long trusted one.
If you ever come to this, seek a job while you are still at
it, or else the company might make your life more miserable, and take your
breath out of you.
When you want a
change
You had worked hard all this while, and given your best for
the company, but now you can take no more. You are sick of shaking legs with the
same old employees, and you are even sicker of taking your boss’s nonsense
every day. If you are up to this, then you are advised to look for something
better and different, otherwise, things will get even worse.
When better opportunities knock at the door
What if, some companies come out with better offer?
Individuals work hard to earn, every penny counts in the end. And there’s no
harm in grabbing higher pay jobs, particularly, if it satisfies you.
No visible growth in
the company
Some companies seemed to have taken a bad hit due to
recession, or due to any other reason. It is very difficult to imagine any growth
happening, especially, when companies goes through such phases. It
necessarily doesn’t mean that the company will not bounce back. It all depends
upon how you view the situation. If the situation is not favourable, and doesn’t
seem to improve very soon, then the ball is in your court.
There are also times, when you have reached a point, beyond
which there’s no possible growth in your company for you. Your immediate
hierarchy above you is someone who has been around for a long time, and the
company view that person more significant than you, well in that case, you will
never get that relay baton to move forward.
Conclusion
Never jump on the bandwagon without a reason. Always find a
reason to do so, change your professional set-up, only if you have to. Change
should bring good tidings, and if it doesn’t, then you might well regret doing
it.
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