Should you change job 'cos of your Boss?

Bosses can be frustrating at times. Harassing at others. Can be good material to win contests at times and reason to quit job too, right? More said about bad bosses is less 'cos survey on the right (cast your vote NOW - it takes only 3 seconds for site to return to normal) clearly indicates that Entropy (measure of disorderness) of the world is positive -a Big positive and all the irrational people are ruling all the good places and organisations are profitable simply because they somehow got to lay their hands on a good product.

Lets think through the question now. Do you really need to quit the job 'cos of your Boss?

Well, it depends on many factors other than your relationship with your boss, like:

1. What is your boss' s position in the organisation

a) If you are working in a Mom-n-Pop store with owner as the Boss, then choice is simple - QUIT. Obviously 'cos none gonna listen to you. But then, if this guy is so unworkable with, there is a good chance that his competitors would like to hire you. all you need to do is to make them believe your story.

b) If you are part of a BIG organisation where you as well as your Boss are not known to other employees outside your office/function, DON'T QUIT. All you need to do is to TALK. Talk to your Boss's Boss, talk to HR, talk to friends in other departments in your organisation and there's a good chance that you'd end-up with a job in the same organisation with another Boss/Department. Process may take sometime but the results would be rewarding for you.
c) For organisations of intermittent size, take your call depending upon your Boss's influence in the organisation.

2. Are you fit for the job you are in?

Sometimes, people discover they did not liked their job after their retirement! Or even if they realised, they did not change it for sheer lethargy or doubt on their capability to grab one to their liking. Make sure you don't end-up the same way. At times, one has to make compromises as the current job (e.g. FMCG sales) might be paying better than one you like (e.g. local FM channel anchor). But then you need to plan, save and someday make that switch so that you don't waste your life making money but not creating a story worth mentioning. And to top it up by living-in with a bad boss -boy, Money is BAD at times, get a life.

But if the job is right for you and you think you can really be the happiest person on earth without your Boss in it then stick to the job till you get a similar one and keep learning.

3. How Dire is your situation?

This determines whether even if above factors point at you to leave the job, should you really. Rethink whether your current financial position is really bad or is it lack of planning that keeps you in the muck all the time. Do spend time to think of your financial position. One has to make short term compromises at times. But if you think you can reorganise your mortgages and be in a position to be financially independent for some time then you can say good-bye to your job and then find one LIVING peacefully BUT remember this has to be the last resort.