24 Reasons for Job Change

People may choose to switch jobs for various reasons. Here are a few common reasons based on my experience over the last 15 years of my professional life:

1. Your Company is not growing with the industry or is even making losses and there is nothing much you can do about it.
   
2. You seek more challenge, responsibility or opportunities that don't exist in the current organization.
   
3. You are stagnated in your current role. Your organization is not growing fast enough or does not have room for you to grow. There are too many seniors above you who are also not growing to make way for you to grow.
4. Your compensation is below the market standard and has stayed that way for too long.
5. You do not have a mentor in your current organization who can accept you as a protege and help you grow in your career.
6. You have to routinely work overtime (or odd hours) that affects your work life balance. There is no compensation or bonus for the extra hours worked.
7. Your peers or supervisors still believe in outdated work philosophy which is not in line with the current industry norms.
   
8. You do not fit-in with the work culture or office environment of your organization.
   
9. Your office space does not comply with the basic standard for your industry and it has been that way for too long.
   
10. There is no direct correlation between your company's growth and your own professional growth. Your Company is growing but your own role and responsibilities are shrinking.
11. Your organization does not invest in training and education.
12. Your job responsibilities are not in sync with your designation. The company has promoted you to a new role and also increased your compensation to keep you happy. But your job responsibilities remain unchanged. You fear that if you stay in such a position for too long you may not remain marketable. You will become a bonsai.
13. You wish to relocate to a different city or country due to personal reasons.
    
14. You seek international experience which our current organization cannot offer you.
15. So far you have worked in a small organizations but now you want to work for a larger and more reputable organization which can offer you a richer job experience, holistic career growth and brand value that might help you in the long run.
    
16. You are seeking job stability which your current organization does not provide you.
17. You are seeking more rewards and are willing to take on more risk and responsibilities for faster career growth.
18. You hate travel but your current job requires you to travel.
19. You would love to travel and meet new people, but your current job does not provide you the opportunity to do so.
20. You currently work in a big organization but seek to work in a smaller organization for a fast track career growth, glamor of working in a start-up or for the lure of stock options.
    
21. Peer Pressure: Your close friends or colleagues are moving abroad or moving to other companies. You decide to follow their lead.
22. You do not like your boss neither does your boss like you.
23. Your manager (or mentor) has left the organization. You don't like his replacement. The new Manager does not like you either!
    
24. A new Company is opening base in your town. Everybody is talking about joining it. You cannot resist the temptation to try your luck!

If you have read this far. Here a few extra reasons for you to read as a thank you bonus:

1. You are unhappy with your previous performance appraisal.
2. Your company seldom adopts industry best practices, tools or technology.
3. You have multiple bosses to report to.
4. Your boss does not return your phone calls and seldom replies to your emails.
5. Your boss is a mean fault finder who never appreciate your accomplishments.
6. You have to fill in multiple time-sheets.
7. Your company does not offer you flexible timings.
8. There is no gender or racial diversity at your workplace.
9. There is no decent parking space.
10. Your daily commute is too long.
    
11. You hate the food they serve in the cafeteria.
12. The toilets/rest-rooms are never clean.
13. They did not give you the room with the big window overlooking the woods (although you thought you deserved it).
    
14. There is no games room.
15. They do not allow casual dress on Fridays.
16. You have recently watched the movie "Office Space" for the n-th time.
    

Happy Job Hunting!!

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