You need to look out for your best interests. Your job consumes too many hours of too many days of your life for you to stay where you are miserable. There could be times when it is best to move away from the existing job to another one. But for most of the people there is always a confusion - is this the right time?

Perhaps honest answer to below questions can make you more certain.

1. When you stop learning in the current role

Remember that more of the same thing is not growth necessarily, improving the skills is very important.


2. When the role is not of your choice

It is important that we do work that we are passionate about so that we enjoy it. You may be descent in the area currently assigned, but what is the point if your passion is somewhere else?

3. When you feel that you are not the right fit for the profile

After joining work, if you feel that it is not the right fit for you, you should change.

4. You feel underpaid

We should charge what we deserve. If you feel that you are grossly underpaid, move to a different profile.

5. The company offers no extra training or learning opportunities

If the organisation does not facilitate learning new skills, you may want to evaluate whether you want to continue working there.

6. No clear career path

If the role or organisation has no clear plans for you, please switch jobs.

7. Always doing the mundane job

Remember, that everyone needs to do regular transactional work but if it is only mundane work, then you should look at alternatives.

8. It is impacting your personal life

The boundary between professional and personal life has dimmed significantly. In all fairness, everyone gets 24 hours a day. We need to decide what our priorities are and spend this time accordingly.

9. When you feel the lack of respect

Without being excessively sensitive, if you feel that you are not being respected as an individual, please take the exit.

10. Are you excited to go to work?

The final question that you should ask yourself is: do you look forward to go to work every day or is it just a drudgery that you go through? If it is just a routine, then there is definitely something amiss.