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What 3 things are keeping you in your current job?

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YourBoldDog · 16/01/2025 09:10

I’ve been thinking about my current job lately - it’s stressful, with tight deadlines and a lot of pressure, and I’ve seriously considered quitting. But despite the challenges, there are a few perks that are keeping me here longer than any of my previous roles:

  1. Stock options
  2. Free lunch and bottomless snacks/drinks
  3. Travel opportunities

What’s keeping you in your current job, even if it’s not ideal? Are there perks or reasons that make you stay or do you just love what you do?

OP posts:
Jelodah · 16/01/2025 09:21

My colleagues
Cannot think of any other positive reasons!!

biscuitsandbooks · 16/01/2025 09:20

Money
Being my own boss
Getting to work with animals

Also, the flexibility of being self-employed which is incredible - I'm not sure I could ever go back to working for someone else now.

tulippa · 16/01/2025 09:20
  1. It's really interesting.
  2. To a large extent I plan and manage my own working week, sometimes working from home, sometimes at different sites.
  3. The outcomes of my work make a positive difference to people's lives.
TheKeatingFive · 16/01/2025 09:19

Pay
Short commute
Workload (it's all relative, but compared to anywhere else I've worked)

ZoeRuby · 16/01/2025 09:19

Flexible hours
Option of term time only working
Great manager

Tcsha · 16/01/2025 09:19

Flexibility
salary
low workload

thenewaveragebear1983 · 16/01/2025 09:18

It means I can have a dog as wfh

Lovely people in my immediate team

Honestly? I can't be bothered to move even though my job is quite boring and unfulfilling
(When the dc are older I will look for something new but this suits me for now)

WhatWouldHopperDo · 16/01/2025 09:18

Pay
Agile working
Good management

Backinthedress · 16/01/2025 09:17

Good pay
Hardly any actual work
No other offers, I am actually looking.

LiamNeesonIsADerryGirl · 16/01/2025 09:17

I enjoy most aspects of what I do, my co workers are great and the hours/my boss are very flexible around my children.

Iamblossom · 16/01/2025 09:17

This is a good thread and timely for me, as I have had to make a decision about whether to stay or go recently.

Mine would be:

My manager, best I've ever had

Opportunities for progression

WFH, so very flexible

TheWonderhorse · 16/01/2025 09:15

My job doesn't pay a lot. But!

It's manageable with my anxiety disorder.

I am my own boss.

I meet loads of dogs.

CathyCole · 16/01/2025 09:14

Pay
Leave entitlement
Pension

That's about all I think!