Workers need to choose between staying at their job or leaving it when they deal with toxic work conditions which block their career growth and harm their mental health. People tend to disregard their professional warning signals because they would rather keep things as they are instead of facing new situations. You need to leave your current job because you have already reached the point where everything has been accomplished.
The “Sunday Scaries” Have Become Permanent
Normal people experience Sunday night anxiety but you should worry about your health when you experience dread anxiety and physical sickness on Mondays. Your body tells you that your work situation should be changed because work-related stress now interrupts your weekends and destroys your ability to rest.
There is a “Trust Gap” with Management
People who practice micromanagement do so because they lack trust in others to complete their work. If your boss feels the need to track your every minute or “CC” themselves on every email, you aren’t being treated like a professional. Employees who lack control over their work become unable to develop confidence in their abilities which leads to their early burnout.
Your Compensation is Stagnant
The salary you receive should match at least the rate of inflation during a stable economic period. Your company now considers you an unworthy employee because you have received extra duties without receiving a salary increase and newly hired staff members earn more than you for performing identical tasks.
You’ve Become “Invisible”
Your absence from important meetings and your treatment as an outsider make it impossible for you to express your views at the company. Your chances for promotion at the company become totally shut down when you start to appear invisible at the office.
The Company’s Future Looks Shaky
The organization encounters difficulties when its staff members with crucial skills select to leave the company while management decides to cut the budget and stop new hires. The department faces an exodus of its top employees because those employees have already discovered the upcoming challenges which you have yet to detect.
Your Health is Suffering
Work must present challenges but it should not result in permanent hair loss and sleep deprivation and ongoing headaches. You should avoid using your sick days because you need time away from work and your family and friends have noticed that you behave differently while you show signs of ongoing anger.
There is no Work-Life Balance
Your boss shows disrespect for your personal limits by expecting you to respond to work emails at 9:00 PM on Saturday and during your vacation time. A job that requires you to dedicate all your time will eventually erase your personal identity which exists beyond your professional role.
You Are Bored Every Single Day
The terms “slow day” and “chronic boredom” refer to two distinct states. Your work requires you to spend four hours at your job because it requires no effort which you consider below your capabilities.
Your “Gut” Says Go
You can see that all things seem perfect on paper yet deep inside yourself you understand that you should not remain there anymore. Your mind should not consider other jobs because you have already established your vacation plan.
