francisco
Should I stay with my job or find a new one?
I've been working lately for this company online, but they are "rude and unpleasant". I wanna get a job where it's not as shady to work with people, but it would mean that I would work for less. #career-counseling
3 answers
Seth Daniel Bernstein
Seth Daniel’s Answer
It is great that you've recognized you need a change. I have been in some jobs where I came to realize that it was not right for me, or that the organization's culture was a bad fit for me. If that is your experience, it certainly makes sense to move on. I do not know the specifics of your situation, but of course you need to make sure that if you do have to take less pay to work in a healthier environment, you have the ability to pay the bills and meet the financial obligations you need to.
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Sen MP, Ph.D
Sen’s Answer
Hello Fransisco,
Greetings ! I can understand and what you are going through. I appreciate that you have realized that you need to change your job but are in dilemma : whether to go for a new job or to continue for some more time or what if you don't get a job!
Well, I can cite live example of my immediate family member. She is a 'Happy -Go- Lucky ' kind of person with very sound soft and personal skills alongside being a technocrat. While working in a place away from home, she was found to be extremely happy, contributing and was getting rewarded accordingly in terms of promotions and of course, best worker for the month/quarter etc. Later, she opted to come to home town within the same company and we thought that she would be mighty happy. Alas! that never happened. She started complaining of 'Rude and Unhealthy' behaviour in the workplace and that started affecting her personal and professional life adversely and finally after two years she took the decision to 'call it a day'. It was a late decision and we kept on watching her struggle with stressful life. Please remember that she had rock solid family support. She went for a sabbatical and later joined another company and happily working.
Now, let us talk about your problem. Once you have realized that you are not happy working in that kind of environment, might as well look for a change, otherwise, it will affect your performance and personal life. Sooner is better!
You have folowing options:
- Go for another job which suits to your profile, psyche with a promising of better working conditions. You will find more satisfaction/solace even if it is paying less.
- Go for a sabbatical : may be you attend some skill development program including soft skills or even higher studies and then be armed for taking new challenges de-novo!
- Go for 'Stress' management kind of course to de-stress yourself and start afresh! Since I have been practicing Sudarshan Kriya for a long time, I can advice you to attend a 'Happiness Course' which are regularly conducted all over USA through out the year including Florida/Miami.
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Andrei Levcovici
Andrei’s Answer
You might have heard "One step back, two steps forward", or "For every door that closes, there is another that opens". Another good one is "tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are".
You may take that pay cut right now, but it may benefit you in the long run. The reputation of a shady company can come back to haunt you later. If you are associated with rude and unpleasant people, then everyone will look at you that way as well. Take pride into what you do and stand for. Do the right thing for the right reasons.
It's great that you recognize this early.
Good luck
Hello francisco, it would be better to go for other jobs when you still have the opportunity to choose. Choosing another company or even another industry will not hurt your career progression, but wrong people do. You can seek advices from your friends and family if you have other concerns. I believe you can make a choice that is of the best interest of yourselves.
Jennifer