Is A Better Job Worth Moving Across Country?
Is a Better Job Worth Moving Across the Country? Use the Quality-of-Life Checklist before calling U-Haul. by Dwight Bain, LMHC & Certified Leadership Coach Leaders faced with the decision to advance their career often struggle with uprooting their family to make the move. Listing all the financial benefits of the right job may not really matter after they factor in the 25 elements that shape quality of life, (QoL). Consider – Trying to not make a major mistake can sometimes lead to making more. Becoming a road warrior to try and balance both sides leads to exhaustion. Staying frustrated in a struggling organization can lead to impulsively jumping at any new opportunity to escape. Basically, jumping off a ‘sinking ship’ by leaping over to an unknown, and potentially leaking organization. You can’t sail to new places when you’re busy bailing old problems from a different cubicle. Wisdom is to measure what matters before taking the new job and then calling U-Haul. Mapping