If You Are Not Happy, Tell Your Boss?

You should enjoy what you do. If you are unhappy, have a good boss and you know that you are a valued employee it is time to make a change. I have watched too many people leave their jobs that they once loved and chase after the greener grass.

As elusive as the greener grass may be, many elect to cross to the other side. Every company has its challenges or opportunities depending on whether your glass is half empty or half full. If you are burned out and unhappy don?t jump at that first super offer from the competition. It is unknown and it is not likely to turn out to be as super as it sounds. You are trading what you know for what you do not know.

If you are unhappy and looking for another job you should tell your (good) boss. Your good boss wants you to stay as much as you do. Most people that tell me that they are thinking about leaving start by saying that they really do not want to leave. Huh?

Often it is just a matter of defining a new role that will make you happy again. We all need to make adjustments from time to time to keep things fresh and challenging. Sometimes we need a complete change.

Have you been on that project too long? Ask to be moved to a new challenging project. If you get resistance or your boss does not understand the gravity of the situation, make it clearer. You may need to tell your boss that you are going to leave the company unless the situation can be resolved.

There is nothing threatening about that unless you make it so. If you are feeling anger towards your boss, job, company, or situation it is not the time to be that honest. You have not dealt with your emotions.

Although it is not easy, you should never make emotional decisions concerning your career. Don?t have emotional conversations with your boss. Making an occasional emphatic statement is not an emotional discourse. Make sure you are ready to have a constructive conversation.

Be honest and be real.

Before you take another job that you might regret, think about what would make you happy where you are. If you cannot figure out anything that will reenergize and transform your work life, then it is time to leave.

Find another job before leaving your current one. Most hiring managers are not motivated to hire people who are not employed when they could be.