Is It Time to Leave Your Job? 2

4. The company is going down fast.

The slow economy has hurt a lot of businesses. Budget cuts and layoffs occur all too often as businesses try to stay afloat. Your position might be cut next.

5. You have a bad relationship with your boss or co-workers.

People at work don’t respect or value you. Your boss takes advantage of you. Your relationships have gotten so bad that they’re affecting the quality of your work. Maybe the only solution is to find new people to work with.

6. You question the company’s ethics.

Sad to say, but many leaders in business are not very honest. Sometimes the boss may ask you to do things that you know are not right. Maybe the company is lying about its products or stealing ideas from others. In that case, you should find a better company to work for. Remember: The exit door can sometimes open up a world of new opportunities.

afloat

take advantage of

ethic

【Grammar on the go】

Sad to say,

=>unfortunately

Sad to say, but the relatives of the bride and groom were fighting at the wedding.

Sad to say, but the unexpected rainstorm forced the class to cancel the field trip.

【Chat room】

leaving your job

quit

I quit.

I quit my job.

resign+ from

She resigned from her job.

hand in one’s notice 遞辭呈

step down

The minister stepped down after only 10 weeks in office.

他只作了10週的部長就下台了

【Key word】

afloat 浮在水面上的、免於負債的、免於經濟危機

Ray’s software business managed to stay afloat during the recession.

Ray 的軟體公司設法度過經濟不景氣的階段

The boss and his team tried many different ways to keep the company afloat.

take advantage of

take advantage of someone or something 利用某人或某事

Nina took advantage of her friends’ generosity and wasn’t even sorry.

Nina利用了朋友的慷慨，甚至不覺得抱歉

While we stayed at the resort, we took advantage of the facilities.

我們住在這個渡假村的時候，充分的利用了那裡的設施

ethic 道德標準或倫理

Revealing information about patients is against medical ethics.

洩漏病人的資料是違反了行醫道德

After the scandal, the judge’s ethics were questioned.

經過了這個醜聞後，這位法官的道德操守被質疑。