Rarely does anyone seem to stay with the same employer for their entire working career these days. Maybe that is not a bad thing for many of us. Nobody wants to be laid off or fired but sometimes you need to take the initiative and fire yourself. There are many reasons to leave an employer. Sometimes you discover it is not a good fit between you and that particular employer. This doesn't necessarily mean the employer is rotten or you are not a good worker. The corporate culture may not be right for your personality and goals, there may be nowhere for you to move up, there may be a serious work-life imbalance, you may be in the wrong position, have a terrible boss, there may be no more joy in the work anymore, you may have simply learned all you can there and it's time to make the next career progression elsewhere or it is simply time to retire. There is a time to leave the party.
Sometimes you need to fire yourself because you want an entirely different career and direction. Mid-life crisis or a much-needed change in course? You have to be the honest judge of that and make a good decision accordingly. As the years go by, we realize time is a precious resource, used up too quickly, and we don't want to spend it doing the same things our entire life or spend it in the same ways we did before. An honest appraisal of your interests, abilities, desires and goals should be conducted from time to time, not just once before choosing a college major. Hopefully, we are different now than we were twenty or thirty years ago and our interests, desires, goals and abilities may have changed along the way.
Sometimes an involuntary termination turns out to be a blessing in disguise and I have seen many clients move on to better, more satisfying jobs because layoffs and terminations certainly force a re-examination in your life (if that happens, come see me, you may have a claim for wrongful termination and be able to leave with some cash and prizes at least--shameless plug here). Sometimes, though, we need to take the initiative and fire ourselves in exchange for something new, different, and hopefully better. A book has many chapters. Sometimes we need to turn to a new chapter or at least turn the page occasionally.
http://www.employmentlawman.com/monday-morning-musings.html
Sometimes you need to fire yourself because you want an entirely different career and direction. Mid-life crisis or a much-needed change in course? You have to be the honest judge of that and make a good decision accordingly. As the years go by, we realize time is a precious resource, used up too quickly, and we don't want to spend it doing the same things our entire life or spend it in the same ways we did before. An honest appraisal of your interests, abilities, desires and goals should be conducted from time to time, not just once before choosing a college major. Hopefully, we are different now than we were twenty or thirty years ago and our interests, desires, goals and abilities may have changed along the way.
Sometimes an involuntary termination turns out to be a blessing in disguise and I have seen many clients move on to better, more satisfying jobs because layoffs and terminations certainly force a re-examination in your life (if that happens, come see me, you may have a claim for wrongful termination and be able to leave with some cash and prizes at least--shameless plug here). Sometimes, though, we need to take the initiative and fire ourselves in exchange for something new, different, and hopefully better. A book has many chapters. Sometimes we need to turn to a new chapter or at least turn the page occasionally.
http://www.employmentlawman.com/monday-morning-musings.html
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