How To Approach Work If Youre (Almost) Ready To Quit

How To Approach Work If Youre (Almost) Ready To Quit We all have ups and downs at work, and atone point or aelendher everyone questions whether there might be a better job opportunity for them elsewhere. But once being down at work is no longer a passing and has become the norm, youll probably decide its time to quit your job. Timing, however, may not work in your favor. Your desire to hightail it out of your current situation may be countered with practical delays. Whether its the fact that companies have generally adopted a lengthier einstellungsgesprch process or you realize you need to wait for a bonus check to come in before moving on, youre not always going to be in control of how and when you leave.Mentally youre checked out but physically and financially youre stuck. What do you do? NOTHINGIt isnt going to be easy, but the truth is, there is only one thing to do. You must approach your current job as if youre not planning to leave. Heres why1. If you start slacking in your wo rk, it will be noticed.In addition to raisinga red flag to your manager that youre possibly looking for a new opportunity, if you start slacking, any positive reputation youve worked hard to create for yourself may be quickly erased. 2. You dont want to burn any bridges. Slacking off, having a bad attitude and acting like youre just plain over it wont do you or your colleagues any good. If youre part of a team you need to pull your weight as long as youre employed. Other people are depending on you and its not ritterlich to negatively impact them in any way because of your personal decision to fly coop whenever the opportunity comes up. Most likely youll need references from colleagues and managers. How you leave a company and the way you behave leading up to the announcement of your departure will be their last impression of you3. Dont say a thing about leaving to anyoneYou may be so excited about the decision to move on even if you dont have a plan in place. But letting the cat ou t of the bag before its official is never a good idea. Talk travels, and you certainly dont want it to travel to your manager before youre ready or when youre not in control of the message. Otherwise you may find yourself leaving on very different terms than you had initially hoped for. Not to mention, if for some reason, things improve and you decide to stay, no one in your organization will know of your previous plan to leave, which could negatively impact your growth within the organization even if you decide to stay put.When the time finally does come for you to move on, do remember to resign professionally. --Michele Mavi has nearly 15 years of experience as a recruiter, interview coach, and resume writer. She is Atrium Staffings resident career expert, as well as director of internal recruiting and content development. She also founded Angel Films, a division of Atrium Staffing focused on the creation of recruiting and training videos. Fairygodboss is committed to improving th e workplace and lives of women.Join us by reviewing your employer