11 keys that indicate that you should change jobs

Work is one of the factors that most influences our well-being and happiness. We spend many hours a day working, and feeling fulfilled in this area of ​​our life is crucial to having a full life.

Scientific studies show that job satisfaction is a key variable not only for the well-being of the worker, but also for the productivity of the company and its results.

• Related article: "Job satisfaction: 7 ways to improve it"

When to change jobs

Since work is one of the most important areas of our life, we need to be happy with the work we do, that we feel valued and that we can grow within the business.

Unfortunately, we are not always going to feel satisfied at work, and something that can affect other areas of our life. But, How do you know if it's time to change jobs? In the following lines we give you some keys to make the decision to change jobs or continue in the position you are in.

1. Work does not fill you

Many times, we choose jobs out of necessity or thinking only about money. In our article "Science affirms that money is a drug and does not bring happiness" we already talked about the disadvantages of having this mentality.

Since work is so important to us, we need to enjoy what we do; otherwise, in one way or another it will affect our happiness. Work is closely related to personal development. Therefore, knowing what you want to be and doing an exercise in self-knowledge is key to being able to choose well when it comes to work. Knowing our motivations and our talents is the starting point to do what we like.

It is clear that when money is necessary, it is important to keep the job. Now, if you don't like what you do, it's hard for you to get up in the morning to go to work and You make yourself sad just thinking about the work you do, maybe you should think about looking for another job.

2. No possibility of development

One of the keys to happiness at work is feeling that you can grow within a company, because it allows you to look to the future with optimism and motivates you to keep fighting to go further. However, when a company is not interested in the development of its workers, the level of satisfaction of these decreases, something that also affects their productivity and the results of the organization. If you've been with your company for years and feel stuck, maybe it's time to think about making a job change.

Although money does not bring happiness, it is important to cover our basic needs. In addition, money can become a motivation (as long as it is not the only thing that motivates us), and nobody likes to work for free. To be happy it is not necessary to earn a fortune, but we must feel that the remuneration is fair based on the work we do. Otherwise, we will feel unmotivated and we will think about looking for another work alternative.

3. You feel that the way of working is not suitable

It is very common to feel that the problem is not in what you do, but in the work dynamics with which a company operates. Stop and think if you have detected this problem in your professional field.

4. Bad relationship with your bosses

Bosses are important in a company because the decisions they make affect the entire organization and especially the positions that are hierarchically below. Scientific studies also show that leadership styles influence employee well-being and performance.

Therefore, if you have a bad relationship with your boss and you don't think he has a solution, you'd better consider a way out.

5. You are stressed or burned out

And is that the leadership style of superiors can cause, among other phenomena, work stress and burnout. Stress in the organization is a very frequent condition that affects the occupational health of workers and the results of the company.

Although it is always necessary to try to find a solution, either in the company or with sessions of therapy to better manage these situations, there are situations in which stressors will not disappear. In these cases, better to look for another job.

6. You don't fit in with the company's values

Feeling comfortable in a company has a lot to do with being aligned with the values ​​it has. If you think there are ethical and moral differences in how the company does things, you may need to rethink whether you want to stay in that job.

7. You don't feel valued

We all like to feel valued, especially when it comes to our work.

If you see that you do not receive positive feedback despite doing your job well, that you have been in the company for a long time with very good results and it does not seem that they It matters to your bosses or they don't count on you for a promotion despite how much you contribute to the organization, it's time to look for new opportunities labor.

8. Schedules make you lose quality of life

Nobody wants to feel like a slave to their work, and that is why schedules are important. Some companies require their workers a total daily availability, for example, shifts with excess hours and with very long stops in between. This can make it difficult to reconcile work and family, especially when there are responsibilities.

9. You suffer mobbing

The relationship with co-workers is extremely important to be well at work. A negative phenomenon that can occur in organizations is mobbing or psychological harassment at work, which usually cause, among other negative consequences, depression, anxiety, personality changes or a sense of detachment towards the business.

However, mobbing can not only occur between workers, but can occur, for example, between a manager and a worker.

• You can know more in our article "The 6 types of mobbing or workplace harassment"

10. You think you can give more

When we feel underused and believe that we can give more in the company, demotivation can take over us.

One must feel useful at work, as well as valued. If you think you aspire to more, you probably want to leave your job for one that better fits your skills.

11. You're bored

Another phenomenon that we have talked about in previous articles on Psychology and Mind is boredom at work..

The negative consequences of this condition are many, including demotivation, and the causes can be varied: fulfillment of tasks below the worker's needs, monotonous tasks, impossibility of promotion, etc. It is always good that you let the company know how you feel. If they don't take action, it's up to you to stay in that job.

Bibliographic references:

• Kraft, U. (2006). Burned Out. Scientific American Mind. June / July: 28-33.
• Maslach, C., Schaufeli, W. B.; Leiter, M. P. (2001). Job burnout. Annual Review of Psychology. 52: 397–422.