Top Four Reasons to Leave Your Current Employer

There are many, many reasons why someone would leave their job. I have left a job because the pay was awful, the people I worked with mistreated me, or simply because I knew that the company was folding, and I needed to have another job lined up. I am not the only one who has a reason to leave, and there are many of them out there. Here is a short list:

*Advancement opportunities: Essentially, there are none within the company, and you have been stuck in the same position for, let's say, 2 years. This is particularly true with a very small, family-owned company. There is a President/Owner, a Receptionist, an Accountant/Bookkeeper, and someone on the sales floor. Where could you possibly move to in the company if you are the sales person, and have no other skills?

*Benefits: Now this one is a real problem, especially, if you have children. I worked for a very small company who did not give their employees any kind of benefits at all. No days off, no vacation and no health insurance. They had a major issue with me having to take an hour to deal with my child's IEP meeting. They were offended that the school wouldn't have the meeting after working hours, and were appalled that I wanted to take a vacation after I had been there a year, and then expected me to cancel it because they were "busy" the days I took off.

*Better Pay: This one is a no-brainer. If you think you are being underpaid for what you do at work, then it is a very good reason to leave. I was working for $7.50 an hour, and my boss thought I didn't deserve it, so I found a job that paid $10 an hour and left. It is possible to find a better paying job doing the exact same thing you are doing now. I have seen job ads for an Administrative Assistant, where they are paying as little at $8 an hour and as high as $20. It depends largely on the company and how willing they are to pay a higher wage.

*Immediate Supervisor/Manager: This one is not so easy to dismiss. Some will tell you to just deal with it, and move on. Others, like me, will tell you that it depends, largely, on what exactly it is about the Manager that upsets you. If they are the kind of Manager that is verbally abusive, then, obviously, you don't need that, and should resign. If they are the kind of Manager that never listens to you, never praises you for a job well done, and never allows you to present your own ideas, then you may want to consider finding a company that will. If they allow other employees to get away with being unethical, but get on your case for not liking that kind of behavior, then you need to rethink your employment. Something is seriously wrong with the managerial equation when stuff like this goes on.

These are only 4 of the reasons why people leave their jobs. I read a book that listed more than 60 of them. That was shocking, to say the least. I find that I am in agreement with much of what has been said by those former employees, though. If you feel undervalued, underpaid, and disrespected, you should start looking for other employment. The main thing to remember, as my father once told me, is to make sure before you leave one job, you have another one lined up, if at all possible. During the current economic crisis, this is the wisest thing to do. If at all possible, you should try to save as much as possible, in the event that you lose your job suddenly, too.

Just something to think about! Thanks for reading!