The Top 10 Worst Excuses For Staying In Bad Jobs

Have you ever thought to yourself “I hate my job” or “Why don’t I just quit”? Chances are you have thought that more than once. So what’s stopping you?

Despite your wish to escape your boring office, or horrible colleagues, or unfair boss, there’s always something holding you back, some kind of excuse. Maybe even all ten we’re about to mention.

To you each of these excuses offer up very good reasons why you should just suck it up and stay, but if you really think about it they’re not strong enough reasons to keep you unhappy.

Here are the 10 worst excuses for staying in a bad job.

1.  Things can only get better

Maybe someone you don’t like will transfer or quit, or maybe your boss will be in a non-life threatening freak accident.

However things can easily get worse, or not change at all. If you’ve done all you can to try and improve your working atmosphere and then find it’s all been for nothing, then maybe it’s time you left.

2.  I hate my boss but if I leave he’ll win

Why do you care? It’s not a contest, it’s your life. Get over it and move on. You’ll never see him/her again anyway.

3.  I don’t quit anything

Guess what? Sometimes in order to win you need to quit. Whoever made up “Winners never quit and quitters never win” was just plain wrong. Staying in a bad job makes no sense.

4.  I won’t find another job

If you’re going to stay in your awful current job then you’re right, you won’t. But if you move on before your bad job has beaten you down then finding another one will only be a matter of time.

5.  If I quit I’ll lose everything

This was going to be inevitable. Sure the salary, company car, status and admiration from peers might be nice, but is it all worth staying in a job that makes you unhappy? Being unhappy on a daily basis from work will spread into other areas of your life such as your social and family life.

6.  Nowhere else is as good

That’s ridiculous. There are hundreds of companies out there and one of them is bound to make you happy.

7.  I’ve already put so much into this job

Yes you may have put a lot into your job, be it time or money, so it’s always going to be difficult if you decide to quit. Quit anyway. Just because you put a lot in doesn’t mean you’re getting a lot out.

8.  What about my health insurance?

This is understandable. If you are unfortunate enough to live somewhere that doesn’t offer free healthcare then employers have a great hand to play when it comes to health insurance. So what do you do? You start looking for another job with health benefits. Your company won’t be the only one.

9.  My salary is really good

If your job is making you unhappy then no amount of money is going to make you happier. Besides if you really do make that much money then you at least have some financial security when you are out there looking for another job.

10.  It will look bad on my CV

Staying in a dead end job that makes you unhappy doesn’t look much better.

Most people who managed to quit a bad job always wish they had done it sooner. Even if you have good reasons for staying in a bad job, you owe it to your happiness to look over those reasons and make sure they’re as solid as you think.