Quitting Your Job: How to Know When It’s Really Time

But what I want to tell you is don't confuse hard with wrong.

I spent 24 years with the same company during my corporate career.

There was a very specific season during those 24 years that I was ready to leave.

And I'm not talking about I was having a bad day or a bad month.

I had lots of those.

I'm talking about I was at this place that I was ready to cash in my chips and move on.

I was ready to go.

I mean, I was dangerously close from accepting an offer.

And it wasn't because I had some incredible opportunity on the outside waiting for me.

It wasn't because I discovered my next calling and my next passion.

I wanted out because of one person, my boss.

I could not stand working for this person.

They were difficult.

Our personalities did not mesh at all.

Our leadership styles further than you can imagine.

There were days when I genuinely thought, I don't know if I can literally do this another day.

I don't even know if I quit today, if I could even give a two week notice.

And when you're frustrated like that, Man, this emotion starts to build a case for you, doesn't it? Every difficult conversation becomes evidence.

Oh man, oh man, I remember it like it was yesterday.

Every frustrating meeting, it becomes another reason.

Oh man, you're just pushing me closer to the door.

Now I'm feeling justified.

Before long, you're not even asking whether you should leave.

You're literally convincing yourself why you have to leave.

And looking back now, man, I am so grateful I didn't leave in that season.