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Should I quit my job?
Sunday dread, a boss who drains you, a role you've outgrown. The question isn't usually whether the job is bad. It's whether leaving would actually make things better.
The Oracle's verdict
Quit when the job is damaging your health, asks you to act against your values, or offers no path to what you want — and the problem stays the same after you've tried to change it. Stay, for now, if the problem is temporary or fixable.
Ideally, don't quit into nothing. Lining up the next step first, or saving several months of expenses, turns a desperate decision into a free one. The exception is when the job is truly harming your health; then leaving comes first.
Your version of this question is different. Ask the Oracle.
Consult the OracleAsk whether you'd still want to leave if you got a raise, a new manager or a different team. If yes, the issue is the work itself, and no adjustment will fix it.
The path
- Today
- Name precisely what you want to leave: the work, the people, the pay or the pace.
- This week
- Calculate how many months you could live without this income.
- This month
- Either try one serious fix (a conversation, a transfer) or send five real applications. Act on one.
The Socratic path
If you'd rather find your own answer, sit with these:
- "What would you be leaving toward?"
- "If you stay another year, who will you be?"
- "What has stopped you from leaving until now?"