STAY or GO❓ Ask yourself these 12 questions
At multiple times during your career, you’ll be faced with the decision whether to stay with your current employer, or go work for another company. Such an important life and career decision can’t be taken lightly. It deserves critical thinking, thoughtful analysis, and consideration of the many factors important to you. While everyone’s circumstances are unique, there are common questions everyone can ask themselves to gain insight into whether they should STAY or GO.
If you’re debating whether to look for – or accept – a new position with a new employer OR remain in your current position with your current employer, ask yourself these questions:
1. Where am I most likely to grow?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY61Wn15w1E&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=1
2. Would I enthusiastically renew my employment vows?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jErS4EOVz4M&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=2
3. How do my work relationships make me feel?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjKqjsnXFiQ&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=3
4. Would I recommend my job and employer to the people I care about the most?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdGapC_hGnQ&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=4
5. Is there still alignment between my values and goals, and those of my employer?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saU01WDGmpc&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=5
6. What is my job doing to my energy level?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVaeU502JNs&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=6
7. How do I talk about my job and employer?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ktKtpbxnww&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=7
8. Are internal rewards present and large enough?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94gdT69BGbY&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=8
9. What would I do if my company offered to pay me to quit?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfTLbI9ZT9U&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=9
10. How do I feel on Sunday night about the workweek ahead?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvLSpdnLKp0&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=10
11. Is my current job helping me achieve my goals?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB48jyWNfyA&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=11
12. Am I too comfortable at work?
More details here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMRBer4qoR8&list=PL6RsVJrNuLLFLVEYpeAA-f9fIwqVDqMbg&index=12
These questions are meant to help you think critically about whether you are better off staying in your current employment relationship, or leaving for a new one. Combine the answers to these questions with an analysis of the factors important to you, and the input from your Career Advisory Board, and you’ll likely have enough information and insight to make a well-informed decision about whether you should STAY or GO.
[This article was originally published on LinkedIn on 5/7/23: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/stay-go-ask-yourself-12-questions-bill-leonard-mhrm%3FtrackingId=Br8WiZCcQbugcuR6i80eLg%253D%253D/?trackingId=Br8WiZCcQbugcuR6i80eLg%3D%3D]