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If you get out of the ‘money for time’ exchange and price your work for the value it brings you can bring multiples of your current salary.

You don’t have to pull a Jerry Maguire walkout or make an infamous TikTok video to pull a power move. Quitting can be the best career move you make if you have clarity about what you want out of your career and life and are not simply running away from the negatives of your current job.

Emily Thompson—the co-founder, and host of Being Boss, a podcast and community for creative entrepreneurs says, “When you feel called to make the kind of career decisions that have you leave your job, your world opens up in just as many ways as you may feel it closing in. Harness that power while you have it.”

Career Coach Becca Carnahan says, “On average job switchers see an average of about a 10% pay increase. The percentage your pay may increase or decrease is dependent on many factors (role, level, industry, geography, etc.).”

If you’re thinking about quitting to start your own business or to freelance, you’d be joining the 37% of the workforce already doing so. For those looking for the freedom of self-employment, here are some of the most significant benefits.

FINANCIAL GAIN
Depending on what you do, working for yourself can be more lucrative. If you get out of the “money for time” exchange, you can bring in multiples of your salary, especially if you work in an industry that is flat or not growing.

Read the complete Fast Company article BY KIM RITTBERG: https://www.fastcompany.com/90865037/why-quitting-can-be-the-best-career-move-you-can-make

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