should you leave your job during a recession?

Is it smart to leave your job with a potential recession coming up?
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I’m so glad you asked. Great question.
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This is what I know - the company you work for will always do what’s right for them.
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Recession or no recession.
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I was let go two weeks before my wedding. Two weeks. No recession. And I had just given an amazing presentation. My boss even told me so.
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But the company was doing poorly so they let go all of their remote workers. And they didn’t have to pay out my vacation days that I had saved up for two years to go on my honeymoon because it was part of my remote contract. It was super sh*tty.
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But it reminded me that companies will always look after themselves. No matter what. No matter how long you’ve been there or what’s going on in your life.
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So that means you as the employee are in charge of looking after yourself.
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And if you’re not happy where you are, I always advocate for either finding the ways to make it better or leaving.
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Always. No matter what is going on in the economy or what’s going on in your team.
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I’ve helped clients get new jobs in the heat of the pandemic when it seemed like no one was hiring.
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It’s worth it for your sanity.
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If you stay where you are, they could let you go. And if you go somewhere else, they could let you go. Unfortunately we can’t escape that.
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But I know it’s way better to take care of yourself no matter what and know that even if the worst happens and you’re let go, you can figure it out (and I can help if you want).
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Being happy at work is so important because we spend over a third of our days there.
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And when you’re happy at work, it’s a lot easier to get more done and therefore do better at work than when you hate it. I find that when we’re having friction at work, it’s our body’s way of saying something needs to change.
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If this is you right now and you’re feeling nervous about leaving your job, not sure how to make things better at work or overwhelmed about the job search, come coach with me. Link in bio.

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