Are You Really Living Life...Or Just Paying Bills Until You Die?

I wake up every morning dreading work. I have only been in my job for three months, but these three months have been the longest, most painful months in my life.

I only took this job because I needed a paycheck.

At this moment in time I would happily take an office job of sitting behind a desk rather than doing the job that I do now.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

We are all in the same boat: we are trying to find a way to live.  We need to eat, we need a roof over our heads, we need to pay our bills, and we want to be entertained from time to time. We typically get most of those things with a job and a paycheck.

Most of us are chasing a paycheck, but what happens when chasing that paycheck disturbs your peace of mind? You will find yourself in emotional pain and distress.

Action: Find a way to print out your last paycheck. Take a look at that paycheck.  Take a good long hard look at your paycheck.

Now, ask yourself if it is worth what you went through to get that paycheck and just how much longer you can go through this FOR A PAYCHECK.

Print it out. Look at the date. Look at your name.  Look at the amount.  Look at it and ponder what it all means….that paycheck.    

Feeling Stuck In The Corporate Maze? Work The Plan, Move Towards The Exit.

I hate my job and the corporate bulls**t.  

~Worker Living in MASSACHUSETTS

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

If you are entangled in the maze and grip of a corporation please try to stop and FIRST be grateful.  Just be grateful that through this corporation you have a job. You have a salary. You have a place to go every day. 

Yes, you are miserable.  Yes, you hate your job.  Yes, you’re sick of the “corporate bulls**t”, BUT you HAVE to find BALANCE in order to move forward. That means finding the “good” and the “bad” in this situation.

You know you will get out of this maze (eventually).  You know the Steps that you need to take to find your way out.  You just need to work those Steps and the exit to the maze will come.

If You Don't Do YOUR Life's Work, Then Who Will Do It???

I’m thinking about quitting my job without having another one lined up because I want to live in my passion full time.

I want to have more time to focus on my consulting business. I want to devote more time to learning my field, really honing my evaluation skills.  I want to become an expert in the field of program evaluation for organizations and community groups that have programs and services targeting women and girls of color.

I want to be location independent and have the freedom to choose which projects I take on and which clients I work with.

I want to do work that matters and makes me feel that I’m really making a difference.

~Worker Living in NEW YORK

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Once you have a very clear idea of exactly what you want to do after you “Just Quit” then this should give you the courage to keep moving forward. You already know what you want to let go of…your current job…you made that decision in Step 1.

If you have done the hard work of figuring out your passion (Step 4), first congratulations and second allow this to propel you to the future that is waiting for you.

It’s time to work the rest of the Steps, and be able to set your date of departure so you can set sail to your next destination.

Are You Doing Work That Is Good For You & The Greater Good?

My company is not delivering the compensation promised even after talks and showing them legal regulations that they were breaking.

My client has the mentality of “Persist and Persevere” and has no desire to perform quality work.

My clients’ client does not know what they are managing or what they want. The tasks switch daily and they refuse to listen or understand the product they are asking to be delivered yet continually complain about the result.

I have not had a successful project since starting and have rebuilt projects multiple times to meet the client’s needs that they themselves then declare are useless.

I don’t like my current industry and want to work on a project for the greater good of society.

~Worker Living in the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Until you are doing something that you love you will not be working for your own good or the greater good of society. 

You owe it to yourself and to the world to use your unique creativity and to pursue your passion. Period. Full Stop. 

Today. Pretend. To. Be. Happy. Just Pretend. See What It Would Feel Like.

I believe my job is making me sick and depressed.

The atmosphere is depressing in itself.

Many of the people I work with, especially those in positions over me, are extremely petty and (in my opinion) extremely unprofessional. Several of my colleagues have really horrible attitudes (which appear to be contagious). No one is happy.

I have been sick – using up more than my paid number of sick days even though I am no longer paid for them.

There is no promotion from within. It’s a dead end job. And the pay is less than I was earning 15 years ago.

~Worker Living in ILLINOIS

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Everybody just wants to be happy.  

We deserve to be happy. Even if it is for a fleeting moment we want to be happy for that moment.

Just ask for a state of mind that can endure what you are facing on your job. Just ask for help to figure out how to be the one person who is happy there, and maybe it will be contagious and others will be happy as well.

Taking Care Of Yourself Is A Priority When Miserable In Your Job

I don’t have any time for myself. 

I’m at work 13 days straight and have one day off. I don’t have any time to work out or to go to school at all.

~Worker Living in OHIO

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Today, make time for yourself. Find a way to do something towards your mental, emotional or physical health.

Do not “think” about doing it. DO IT.

Today, just do one thing for yourself that will bring you joy.

Forget The Performance Review Drama, Just Be Excellent

I am not doing quality work and I am not challenged.

Career growth is not an option here and my past performance reviews will prevent me from being seen as the qualified employee that I know I am.

~Worker Living in CALIFORNIA

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

How many organizations out there have comprehensive performance review systems?   Don’t we all do the same things every year?  We look at the previous year’s performance review, look over our calendars or try to remember some of our accomplishments to make this year’s pre-eval sound like we actually accomplished something. 

Even if there isn’t the opportunity for employees to do a pre-eval; the boss is just looking at your previous review and trying to remember what you did especially good or horribly bad over the year.

Most employees know that performance reviews are subjective and a lot depends on if your boss likes you. It’s not like that everywhere of course, but many places. 

Action: Assess your own performance where you work.  Are you wasting your time? Are you growing? Are you learning? Are you contributing? And the final question is: Do you know the vision of the place you work?  Not the mission statement, but where it wants to go? If you don’t know the vision how can you be sure you want to continue to perform and go where this place will take you in the future?