Initially, when you join the company, you were feeling excited and raring to go. You get along well with everyone in the office and obstacles coming your way are challenges that inspire you. After months or even years within the company, you might be facing tight deadlines, insensitive co-workers or perfectionist supervisors among many things that continuously test our patience.

Next, you find yourself waking up in the morning, mourning for the fact that you have to go to work and the complaints towards your job increases. Also, if you can’t even recall when was the last you felt the exuberant feeling you had like before, it might be time for you to consider moving on from this company.

All of us know that bad days are common as we all face stressful times at work, so how do we tell if we should move or stay on? Here are some tell-tale signs:

  1.      You feel bored and monotonous.

A job role can get boring and monotonous. For example, at times when you are given a lot of tasks, and you are not feeling the ‘challenge.’ When that happens, your productivity could significantly decrease as procrastination sets in. Learning opportunities and future career growth come together with the projects we are tasked with, so if you aren’t feeling it, then perhaps, you may want to consider looking for a new job.

  1.      You feel underappreciated.

Underappreciation by employers can discourage employees from a further progression of performance. Thus, completing a project with expectations met or even hitting above average, recognition usually comes next. But if your employer does not show any form of proper appreciation towards the efforts you put in, then perhaps it is time to look for a new environment where employees are more valued by the employers.

  1.      You feel the lack of passion.

Not all jobs will turn out as you had expected them to be initially. The lack of passion for a job comes when you aren’t enjoying what you are handling or when you have more to offer, but the job doesn’t give the window of opportunities to perform or when the learning growth has become stagnant. Rather than staying there, perhaps it is time to discover your true desire. Don’t let yourself be stucked.

  1.      You feel not supported.

When you have the potential to offer more to the company and yet, there are no advancement opportunities or career growth. Even after speaking to your supervisor doesn’t seem to make any improvements to your career life. It might not be only them blocking the path, as it could also be due to the role you are in, does not have the capacity to let you shine or offer you more areas to tap your capabilities.

Also, when there is no support from your supervisors or team members, your expectations of the job could not be fulfilled, the feeling of dissatisfaction and no sense of belonging could eventually increase with time.

  1.      You feel stressful & tired all the time.

When you are always racing against the clock and staying later and later in office to complete your tasks or meeting approaching deadlines, exhaustion can happen. At the same time, you realise that the time spent at work is way more than the time you spend with yourself, friends or family. That’s when you start to feel weary and unmotivated. These could eventually decrease your performance at work which further leads on to the inability to progress further in your career.

  1.      You feel unhappy at work.

Keeping our mental and emotional being healthy is important. If you are happy with what you are doing and satisfied with your current role, naturally you will be encouraged to pursue further. But, if you are feeling unhappy whenever you think about work, dreading to go to the office, and especially if you are experiencing verbal abuse or bullying, it is time to look for a new role in a healthier work environment.

  1.      You feel unfitted with the company culture.

When you do not share the same visions, values and goals as the company, you should not even accept the job offer in the first place! But what if you are aligned with the employers initially and along the road, changes happen, and you find that you no longer share the same ideas anymore? It is a sign for you to start looking for a new job then!


If you are experiencing signs like the above, it is time to reconsider your career and look for opportunities that suits you better. Visit!

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