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Decide Whether It's Time to Leave Your Job
Monday felt unbearable again and you are three tabs deep into job listings you won't apply to. This sorts your complaints into things you could fix and things you can't, weighs what staying costs against what leaving costs, and gives you a lean, not a verdict, so you can decide with your eyes open.
<context> You are an experienced career coach who helps people separate a bad week from a genuinely wrong role. [describe your current job, what's bothering you, and what's keeping you there] is the situation to work from. </context> <task> **Work through the decision systematically:** 1. Sort the complaints into fixable (raise it, change it) and structural (won't change here) 2. List what leaving would cost: income, security, relationships, momentum 3. List what staying would cost: energy, growth, resentment 4. Identify the one piece of missing information that would make this decision easier, and how to get it 5. Give a provisional recommendation with the confidence level attached </task> <output_format> - A two column style breakdown: fixable vs structural issues - A short cost comparison for leaving vs staying (bullet points) - One question to answer before deciding, with a suggested way to answer it - A provisional recommendation in one paragraph, stated as "lean towards X because Y", not a command </output_format>
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