Why You Should Not Change Your Job Frequently

There are two types of working people:    One, who changes their job quiet often as they are not satisfied with their current job or working conditions.  And, the other who changes their job at fixed intervals even though if they are satisfied with their job. Various classes of people have their own various reasons of changing the job. But, being an optimist, remaining in a job for a longer period has its own benefits.  So, don`t worry if you have not switched your first job yet.  We can easily notice the increasing attrition rate day by day.  The one who has not changed their job often gets affected by seeing those who changes their job often. But, who knows how happy they are by their decision!!!  Don`t regret if you have not changed your job. You are blessed enough because there are no any adverse circumstances forcing you to change your job. Let`s have a look, why you should not change your job again and again.

Your Expertise Increases:

Staying in a job for longer period makes you the expert in that field. It increases your knowledge as well as experience. In India, it`s often seen that people with less years of experience become managers.  Have you ever thought, why is it`s so? Cause people don`t stay at a place for longer time after gaining knowledge. By changing your job again and again, you will be jack of all trades but master of none. On the contrary, by remaining in the same job, your increased expertise leads you towards the SME, i.e., Subject Matter Expert.

Loyalty Pays:

If you are there in a job from longer period. Definitely, you are going to be considered as one of the loyal employees of the organization. And, sometimes, loyalty pays. You will be eligible for all the monetary benefits like Mid-term allowance, Bonus, Retention amount, etc. You will get an added advantage over the new comers.  In case, if there is a vacancy for some post of regional manager. You are at a post of assistant manger. They would prefer you first rather than hiring from outside. It will cut their cost of recruitment, induction and orientation and likewise.

Your Importance Increases:

Staying in accompany or organization for longer term increases your importance in the organization. And, once you become important for your organization. You can get involved in multi-dimensional activities. Your role increases as well as you get to learn new tools and techniques. As the company knows, after learning new things, you are not going to leave that organization. The companies always look forward for loyal employees who work with them for longer. So, that all the amount which they have spent on their training and development does not go in vain. You can get the in-charge of important projects only when they will find you loyal enough.

Always Be Calculative:

Before changing your job, try to do calculations always. You are liable to get the gratuity amount, only after five continuous working years in the same organization. So, if you are planning to change your job in 3 and a half years or after four years, better think once. Try to calculate your gratuity amount of the last working years and complete your five years of working at least. So, that you may not loose your whole amount of gratuity due to just one year or one and a half year. If you are going to loose your matured payment by just few of the months, then, that would not be an intelligent decision. So, it`s very important to be calculative sometimes.

Work-life Balance becomes easy:

Once you start growing in any organization, your family responsibilities also starts increasing. At the early stage, when you are a single, you are able to devote more time towards your work. You can stretch till late nights. You can work on weekends in order to prove yourself. But, once you get family, your better half and your kids. You are no longer in a position to prove yourself as done earlier.  If you stay in an organization for longer time. You work –life balance will be easy and convenient.  You can take holidays as per your need and convenience. You don`t have to answer anyone as you are an old employee. You can even enjoy the advantage of work from home, if needed. Your per day working hours are not going to be noticed by any senior. By working in accompany for longer duration, a time comes, when you will feel as if you are yourself the boss.  It`s an advantage you will find yourself enjoying over all the new comers.