I like to compile lists, because they’re just fun to do.  This post–10 reasons to quit your job–is one such list.  Work has been a bit stressful for me lately.  Nevertheless, I try to inject some humor into my day whenever I can.  I do this by maintaining some sort of perspective while I slave away for the Man. 

Every job has some absurd and ridiculous demands.  Often, however, those demands become ”normal” for us–to the point where you don’t know when to quit your job.  They become part of our daily routine.  They become so repetitive that we forget they are actually occurring.  When these demands become so normal, they become signs.  They transform into beacons that say, “Hey, you should be doing something else.”

The following are 10 reasons to quit your job:

1) You’re excited because you arrived at work early enough to park on the 6th floor of the parking garage instead of the 8th floor.

2) It’s a special day because it’s 7:30 p.m., and you’re leaving work early.

3) Traffic was good today because you arrived at work in less than one hour.

4) On average, you see your infant son or daughter for a grand total of one hour every day.

5) On weekends, you check your Blackberry every hour.

6) In the evening (when you’re home) you check your Blackberry every half hour.

7) You wake up at 6 a.m. to start your day, and you already feel like you’re so behind.

8) You cringe when someone asks you, “How’s work?”

9) In the morning, when your spouse asks you if you want sugar with your coffee, you start crying.

10) It’s 1 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon.  The day before, Saturday, you didn’t get any e-mails on your Blackberry about research inquiries, emergency assignments, or requests to come in the office.  Sunday morning has been clear so far.  Now, on a Sunday afternoon, you can finally enjoy your weekend.

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