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When is a job is no longer worth the compensation?

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When is a job is no longer worth the compensation?

hello community - I am currently at a crossroad and could really use any perspectives!

Having been through the 2008 market turbulence, I have always prioritized to work my hardest and safeguard my position. However - this time around, now with nearly 20 years of experience in the corporate world, I am burnt out, feeling under valued, and taken advantage of since I am able to work efficiently.

I will state that I have a fairly good salary (although, having pay transparency - the comp is well below what men make within my firm).

Given the current market, is staying at a job worth the sacrifice of sanity?

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  1. Iky

    What price tag do you put on your sanity?

  2. Barb Hansen

    Here are some steps that I took when I was burnt out in a good paying job and facing a similiar situation as you - should I stay or should I go?

    1-- I started preparing for a job search by making sure my resume was up-to-day, that I took advantage of any training my current employer offered and that my LinkedIn profile was up-to-date.

    2-- I started to view my current employer as my previous employer. I still did my job and did it well, but I let go of any notion that I was going to retire at this company. For me, that change in thinking really helped me "stop caring about how I felt about the company" because I knew I wasn't going to be at the job forever.

    3-- I started looking for my next role, sending out resumes for perfect matches and doing the necessary networking.

    4-- About 8 months, I had an great offer in hand and I moved on.

    Financially, I wasn't in the position to be able to leave my current role without another position in hand, so I had to keep working, but I had to deal with the stress/burn-out so I could survive until the next role. For me, the act of changing how I viewed myself in that company helped me deal with the burn out without actually dealing with the burn out (if that makes sense).

    Good luck and you've got this!

  3. Dr. Erica Walls

    Create a plan to discover and achieve what you REALLY want to do; what brings you joy. Keep your current job and work your plan. Post it up, to maintain motivation. Within a year, you can make a change.

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