I made this huge mistake in the sixth year of my professional career. And it's amongst the few regrets I have…

While it is great to talk about accomplishments-little wins-work in progress- It does take immense courage to admit poor decisions and mistakes.

So, here I am, mustering up that courage to share my tale of woe with you-

I was at the peak of my performance but then I took a decision to switch to another organization for better pay. My decision to quit the company was a poor one.

If I could write a note to my younger self (I swear, I was younger back then) – I’d say:
📍The fundamental reasons to quit were not solid. I was experiencing tremendous learning there and had a great ‘fit’ with the culture and values. It was a mistake not to make the “quit” decision independent of the “join” decision. The quit decision was driven by a fancy title and pay.
📍 I should have evaluated my fit with the new company. It was apparent to me upon joining that I was not a great fit as it had a very different culture and values.

🔍 So- What factors are to be considered when you make the decision to quit? The answer lies in what it does to your real individual growth, your experience algorithm.

Keynotes when making the big career decision:
✅ The decision to quit your current organization and the decision to join a new one are two "different decisions". They are best made independent of each other. Ideally, the decision to quit must be made even before you start to explore and consider outside opportunities.
✅ The decision to quit your current organization should be driven by the fundamental reasons of learning and fit. Learning is about saying your experience algorithm growth has slowed down and the fit is about values and culture. Other reasons like pay, designation, and negative triggers like a temporary bad phase should have a lower weightage in the quit decision.
✅ Will the new place accelerate your real individual growth? Will the new place have a culture and value system where you will fit in and find it easy to deliver? Some key questions to evaluate apart from pay and other prospects.

Well - I do not believe in the “I have zero regrets in life” Policy!
We stumble, we learn & move past them.

I stumbled & did learn!
These are my takeaways from my professional experience- I'd love to hear yours

Hhansome:
🙌

Healthquest:
Many pple are here today.

My bro want to move too but largely because he didn't see a bright future where he has put in 10yrs and moving out of d country is d best option he's looking at where he thinks can give opportunity to learn n do more and be independent of d current work ethics he faced currently

Hamachi:
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BabaCommander:
It's better to make a mistake and learn that to be overly cautious and regret.

Hhansome:
🙌

Dedicated to all the Nigerian youth. We are not lazy.

Dshocker:
Salary earners are slaves 🤣

Hamachi stop disturbing us with your wrong career move and start a business today, in other to liberate yourself from bondage 👌