From Burnout to Breakthrough: 10 Warning Signs That It’s Time to Quit Your Job

How to Tell When It’s Time for a Change

Rose Bak
3 min readMay 1, 2023
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It happens to all of us at one time or another…the sense that maybe, possibly, it’s time to look for a new job.

It may be a feeling of dread when you get out of bed in the morning on work days. The desire to hide out in the handicapped bathroom stall for a few hours. The curiosity about whether the grass is greener somewhere else.

Jobs, like life, are cyclical. There are up periods and down periods. If you’re feeling less than enthusiastic about your current job, it’s a good time to assess whether this is just a “down” time for you or if it’s in your best interest to make a change.

Here are some signs that it may be time to move on:

  1. You’re stuck where you are: If you’ve been doing the same job for years and there’s no room for growth or advancement, it may be time to move on. It’s good to feel a sense of interest in your job, whether it’s challenging or not. If you’re bored and have no…

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Rose Bak

Rose Bak is a freelance non-fiction writer as well as the author of more than 50 books. Find Rose's books at bit.ly/AuthorRoseBak .