How to know when it’s time to quit
What’s the most epic quitting story you’ve ever heard?
My award for most dramatic exit goes to that JetBlue flight attendant back in 2010.
After a heated exchange with a passenger, the flight attendant reached his breaking point. He swiped a couple of beers from the beverage cart, deployed the emergency slide, and glided his way to freedom. (Don’t worry, the plane had already landed.)
While the authorities weren’t too happy with his stunt, the flight attendant became a cult hero to everyone who has wanted to quit a job, but decided to grin and bear it instead.
For most of us, it’s not easy to pick up and leave. Aside from obvious pressures, like job stability, quitting has a bad rap. From a young age, we’re taught to equate quitting with failing, and that success comes from staying the course.
I think there are two ways to view quitting.
Unlike the more conventional, negative take, we can also view quitting as simply the end of one project, and the start of another.
I’m not advocating for quitting on a whim. Even when I knew that I wanted to start my business, JotForm, I stuck with my day job for two years, until I was sure I was ready to leave. And still, it was one of the most nerve-wracking (albeit the best) decisions of my life.
