I know this is a very dicey question to ask at a time when most people don’t even have the option of staying at one job, but are you the kind of person who cannot stay at one job for an extended period of time and feel the need to jump from one company to the next? If so, what would you do when the economy is not too good, when people are getting laid off day in and day out, and when well-paying jobs are hard to come by?
Perhaps you don’t like your boss, perhaps your workload is skewed when compared to your pay, and perhaps you don’t get along too well with your colleagues. No matter what hardship you face at the office each day, here’s why it’s not a good idea to trade in one job for another when in the middle of a recession:
- It’s not easy to find a new job: If you quit before you have a new job lined up and in your pocket, you’re going to find the job hunt a massive uphill climb that will leave you in dire straits as far as your regular finances are concerned. You may be out of a monthly salary for longer than you think, and if you haven’t been savvy enough to save enough money to tide you over this period, you’re going to be in a real pickle. Finding a new job, especially in these tough times, is not going to be as easy a task as it was earlier, even if you’re highly qualified and very skilled.
- You may be jumping from the frying pan into the fire: There’s no guarantee that the conditions at your new place of work and the salary are going to be satisfactory. In fact, they may be worse than what you are used to now. So if your current job pays a reasonable amount and does not overwork you, you’re better off adjusting to the situation. After all, a known devil is better than an unknown one.
- You may be fired soon after you join the new job: This is a very likely situation in today’s scenario. You never know when the axe is going to fall, and who it’s going to fall on. If the new company folds and takes you down with it, you have no one to blame but yourself. Of course, there are no guarantees that the job you have now is permanent, but at least you’re not the one who’s making the decision.