did you leave a secure job, what pushed you to move and how did you get on?

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did you leave a secure job, what pushed you to move and how did you get on?

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Michael Valentine Jones SSC Guru Points: 64818 More actions · Answer 1

alen teplitsky (9/1/2010)
stay put
i know someone that left a secure job that he thought he outgrew for a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy. except he didn't know it. he was laid off in a year or so. found a job but it was far from home. he's OK now but it was a rough 2-3 years

That can also happen if you stay put. I left a job some years ago, and the layoffs started at the company I left about two months later, with a total staff reduction of about 60%.

david_proctor SSC Enthusiast Points: 147 More actions · Answer 2

i actually hate going to work.

You only get your life once. This is not a rehearsal. Don't waste time doing something you hate. Obviously unless you have good savings or a partner able to support you it may be unwise to jump before you've identified a landing place. But it doesn't follow that you need to be doing the same thing or for the same money.

FWIW I hated it and decided to jump. Now I'm living on my savings plus the GBP50 the state gives me for looking after my 100 year old father full time. I won't say it's always a bundle of laughs, but I do feel it's worthwhile and that I made the right choice.

It's your life. Whatever you decide you can make it work if you're alive to the opportunities. Good luck.

David

david_proctor SSC Enthusiast Points: 147 More actions · Answer 3

Apologies - double post after the connection dropped (again!).

steve block SSCertifiable Points: 7698 More actions · Answer 4

So you can't dedicate 1-2 days a week to learn or explore something else. How about spending 1-2 hours a day? Maybe even come in early to work on it so you are not competing for resources.

Another thought is to explore what your company needs to accomplish its goals that include a new position that you could move to. (Remember to approach it from what benefit it is to the company instead of the benefit it is to you.)

Looking at something else is definitely an option too.

If something doesn't stick to the wall, keep throwing something else at it.

Steve

winston Smith SSCoach Points: 19500 More actions · Answer 5

steve block (9/3/2010)
So you can't dedicate 1-2 days a week to learn or explore something else. How about spending 1-2 hours a day? Maybe even come in early to work on it so you are not competing for resources.
Another thought is to explore what your company needs to accomplish its goals that include a new position that you could move to. (Remember to approach it from what benefit it is to the company instead of the benefit it is to you.)
Looking at something else is definitely an option too.
If something doesn't stick to the wall, keep throwing something else at it.
Steve

If you check my previous posts, you will see i have tried all of those suggestions, almost to the letter.