Should I quit my job quiz: no verdict

Questions to ask yourself before quitting your job

Before you quit a job, it helps to ask yourself seven things: how another year would feel, how leaving would feel, what's hardest, what you'd miss, what you're waiting for, what you'd tell a friend and one small step to try. Here's why each question helps. They work on paper too, or in a note on your phone.

Picture a year from now, still in this job. What's the first feeling?

Your first reaction tends to arrive before the arguments do. Dread and relief both tell you something, and so does flat.

Now picture the week after you've left. What's the first feeling?

Asking about both futures keeps the comparison fair. Fear about leaving is common, and on its own it doesn't settle anything.

What's the hardest part right now?

Naming it shows whether it's the job, the people or one thing that could change. A hard manager and the wrong career are different problems.

What would you miss?

This is the cost side of leaving, and it's easy to skip when you're tired. If the answer is not much, that counts too.

What are you waiting to be true before you decide?

Some waits are practical, like savings, another offer or your family on board. Others are about certainty, which rarely arrives on schedule.

If a friend told you all this, what would you tell them?

People are often kinder and clearer about someone else's life. Your advice to a friend is worth hearing in your own voice.

What's the smallest change you could try this month?

One small step gives you new information without deciding everything at once. It can point toward staying or toward leaving.