If you are seriously stressed with your job, resign and look for another...

There is a saying that goes: "If you can't stand the heat in the kitchen, get out from the kitchen." I guess this is applicable in your situation. However, if there is a grievance facility in your workplace, I suggest you avail that first before jumping off from the ship.

I agree, but I don't have any room to talk because I think I am in the same shoes as your friend. Don't take me wrong, I love my job and some of my co-workers but my boss is another story. She honestly needs management training. I have worked for this hospital for 13 1/2 years and everyday I have to drag my feet to work. I don't look forward to going to work. Its very stressful and demanding but the atmosphere really stinks. If I didn't have so many bills I would have left my job a long time. I recently was offered a part-time job and I need to take one week off for training. However, its finding the time to request my leave scares me because I don't want to hear her negativity. Its just not easy working with people who have mood swings and who expects you to do everything at once. Wish me luck...

Well the economy is not great right now and there are not as many jobs as there used to be, but if someone is miserable where they work then staying there is not good for them emotionally, and it can even affect their health. I agree with you your friend needs to find another job and get out of that one that is making her miserable, even if she has to take a small pay cut. I did it years ago and it was the best decision I could have made.

if she's no longer happy, yes, finding a new job might be an answer. however, i would suggest to have her find another job in a different department first. switching companies too often just because you're not happy with your job is not a plus factor for some companies looking for employees. and besides, if the company is providing good benefits, then transferring to a different department with a less stressful environment can solve the problem.

Hi yahnee! Yes you are right. If she is unhappy with the job she can quit but make sure before she do so she already get other job otherwise it she will feel more stress for not having job. Since she is young and experienced I am sure she can get better place to work. No use to be in a place where you suffer a lot yet she need alternatives to settle the problem.(^^)

You are certainly right, one should not be exploited emotionally nor physically, it takes long time to heal lol. Thanks for this timely discussion. Best of luck. Happy posting, cheers. Kalyani

I know its all stress when a boss is not your type but I still do not want to go job hopping fearing it will bad list for my resume. I hope you can advise your friend that you can share her problems rather than suggesting her to resign. Maybe she has her own point of view.

we all do that... i mean in my family... my brother just resign after three months in the job... i also resign in my job after 3 years... well in my job i got to travel most of the time and the pay me for it... i even took a luncheon meetings to different cities which is located in a different Provence they pay me to do it... it's all project proposals... meeting some clients and it makes me so stress... i got to travel very often of then than changing my own shirt... i am like a back packer though i am not... so i resign...

Hello yahnee, No doubt every job has work pressures which give stress but that does not mean that one should start looking for another job but in my opinion one should fight and should find the ways how to lessen the stress or to make our job less stressful.At present where i am working gives me mental stress but at the end of the day i forget that and do whatever i like at home and try to enjoy my work to make it more easy and less stressful.

Well, stress is part of work. There are times that it is better to sulk on the stress of work rather than not have a source of income at all. Competition is stiff and jobs are low at times. Such events can be detrimental if your office mate will just resign without having her next job secured. But yes, one should seek happiness at work and if the work is getting the way of her health and life, then better to resign immediately. IT is really tricky so she must plan and prioritize to be able to get the best decision for herself. The best thing to do is get a business or any investment that can generate income for her. Then if she already get that kind of passive income, she won't have to work at all and get stressed out. What do you think?

I do not believe in jumping from job to another. Well, first thing for me when I apply for a job is to search well about the whole company. About the place and the people too. Secondly, I will have to think if I'll be happy there and what will happen if one of the things will come wrong. So, if I will be stressed if I will have a job, I have to think a hundred times before resigning. Job offers are a lot but applying and be accepted is another thing. I will just have to think that pressures and stress are part of challenge..

Good day! I totally agree with your statement. Nowadays people are working in jobs which makes the biggest income to their bank accounts, but not to their hearts. I think that we should or even, I can say, must work only in that job which makes us most excited and happy, we must follow our highest excitement in order to be the fullest of who we really are as a human beings. Excitement and happiness is our true nature and inborn ability so why we should not work in the job which makes us happy ? Why we should suffer ? No we don't need to do this. If you are seriuosly stressed with your job - quit it and find a new one which fits you the most! Have a nice day.

Yahnee, I agree with your suggestion. If your friend is young then she can prefer for her some other job. Hearing 15 days suspension is a harsh punishment as per me. In my opinion we should select a job according to our interest, so that we can fulfil our long term goal. After getting exprience in your interested job there are possiblities you can start your own business in the same line, hence prefer your job keeping in the view of long term goal and your interest.

Of course you are right, especially when someone can find a job elsewhere.There are cases unfortunately when someone has to bare with all the daily stress and awfull bosses above his head everyday and can not do anything for it..And you know why?Because in some places in the world there are not JOBS!The unemployment in my country has reached so high limits that we are going straight down to hell!We do not have the luxury to have choices in our work,we live in stress and fear of not loosing our jobs and we work hard like slaves. But i definetely support your point.when you stress daily at work and you are not happy then you carry all this negativity to your home and family and that is for sure not good.