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3 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Job When a once-exciting opportunity turns sour, it may be time to evaluate your next moveRemember that feeling you had when you opened your offer letter email from an enticing company? Do you also remember feeling the excitement, the anticipation for what you will accomplish and the slight angst about living up to your new managers’ expectations?evalThose feelings happen to all of us, and with good reasonâ€"we view new jobs as opportunities to open positive doors, grow ourselves and grow our professional acumen. Sadly, the mostly- positive emotions about a new position can end when you realize the job, specific position, or industry isn’t living up to the expectations you had when you decided to join.If you’re like most of us, entering a new job signifies a chance to be appreciated, to cut your teeth in a new industry or find mentors that are inspiring and nurturing. But when the aforementioned doesn’t happen, you can be left feeling lost or questioning your next move and, in so me cases, question your intuition. There is hope though, all you have to do is take a look at your environment and your reaction to it.So, once your latest opportunity has lost its luster, it’s time to figure out what’s eating youâ€"maybe you’ve outgrown your industry, your managers or simply, you’ve outgrown the company as a whole.Determining the source of your uneasiness isn’t so effortless, and therefore you might find yourself putting off the decision to make a move only after you’ve found something “better”.If you’re struggling to decide whether the grass is greenest where you water it, or whether you’re forcing yourself to shrink into a place you’ve outgrown; consider these 3 criteria.1) You find yourself disagreeing with your leadersâ€"frequently.evalYou know the scene, you’re working on a project and your manager gives you feedback and changes direction only afteryou’ve completed your work. You’re not sure why this happened, or what the reasons ar e, but you’re left feeling like your boss or manager is a “complete idiot.”However, chances are you’re in a place where your skillset has eclipsed the managers’. evalAfter you’ve been working in any field for awhile or worked at any place of employment for a considerable amount of time, it’s normal to question your leaderships’ decision making. Why? Because chances are you have made up your own mind about how things should be done, or successfully tested your own methods, and you’re confident in your own decisions.However, your ideas and methods don’t always gel with those above you and it’s difficult to determine if you’re just simply disagreeing, or if you’ve lost respect for your management team.if your leaders’ priorities don’t make sense to you, or you find yourself snickering and secretly cheering when one of their decisions or ideas goes awry, it’s a big sign you are no longer on board with their overall vision.Ask yourself if you consider the person or people above you successfulâ€"if the answer is no, or if you find yourself frequently challenging their decision making, it’s time to find others who can inspire you or those who are more aligned with your style.evalWhen you respect your leadership team, you are eager to please and have an eagerness to show off your work and expertise; when the respect is gone you’re probably just trying to get through the day.2) Your organization lacks transparency and it’s making your job harderWe all know Millennials and Gen Zers are demanding transparency from companies and in some cases, making the decision to acceptâ€"or rejectâ€" job offers based on how transparent a company is. But transparency goes much deeper than a company’s ethical business practices; transparency is expected in the workplace across all communication platforms.This means new hires from these generations want to understand why they’re tasked with certain responsibilities, what the end goals are, and ho w their work is making an impact.Yet, many companies and organizations are stuck delivering instructions with a top-down approach and delegating tasks to teams without providingmuch context or background. If you’re working at an organization where closed-door meetings are standard, you’re not copied on emails that directly influence your projects, or if you don’t have access to key decision makers or clients, chances are the culture is outdated and won’t foster your growth long-term.Transparency is a sign of confidence and lack of it usually indicates a fear-based company culture; if you find yourself always guessing about what’s expected of you, where the priorities lie or what clients and decision makers think about you, it’s time for you to move on.3) Your industry isn’t giving you what you expectedSometimes, the particular company or leadership team are not responsible for your “stuck” feeling. Instead, it’s caused by the fact that you picked the wrong indust ry or the industry isn’t living up to your expectations.Remember, most professionals are burdened with picking their major by age 20 without any hands-on experience or real exposure to the career path they’ve selected. As such, not all of us get it right when it comes to pinpointing the exact industry we want to go into for the next 30 years.To judge if you are simply in the wrong field, ask yourself what you like about your current job, and what you like about the jobs of those above you. If you don’t see yourself in those positions, or if you find yourself drained even after you’ve received a promotion, maybe it’s time to reevaluate if you’re in the right field.All fields have their pros and cons, but if there are more cons to you than pros, it could mean that you landed in the wrong place.evalAnother way to tell if your career path is not going where you want it to, is if you’ve held a few positions in the same field and keep experiencing the same negative feelings. All in all, sometimes it’s not the job itself it’s the field in which you’re working.If you find yourself in this position, realize that it’s never too late to set a new goal or evolve your skillsetâ€" don’t be afraid to change lanes if it means you’re going to be happier with your ultimate destination.In summary, it’s difficult to discern when you have outgrown your professional situation, and it’s OK to feel unsure, confused or even scared when facing a transition.Ultimately, if your growth opportunities have stalled and your “offer letter excitement” feeling was only just a phase, it may be time to reconsider your employment and evaluate where you’ll feel challenged, supported and like you belong.The best things to do while contemplating a move is to: make sure you make time to network, read articles from like-minded thought leaders on LinkedIn and browse inspiring stories on Fast Company and Inc regularly; you’ll begin to shape a plan for your next step and feel more confident doing so.eval