Remember when you loved your job? Oh wait…Not loving your job now would imply that you did, at some point, enjoy your job and what it contributed to your life.

As a new recruit into the working world, I admit that I had idealistic dreams of finding my dream job; a job that would allow me to spread my wings and fly. Like I said, it was an idealistic dream.

As my peers and I have begun to make our own paths in the world, I notice that the confident, “bring it on” attitude that most of us had leaving school has now become more of a complacent, survival kind of attitude in the workplace.

I know of some people who have already completely burnt out at their current jobs and are either contempating quitting or have already done so.

What happened? We were supposed to take on the world!

Perhaps the people I know are not a representative sample of the general population. Perhaps the struggles we encounter in the workplace are simply stepping stones in our career developments (What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger…or something like that).

Who knows?

One thing I do know is that most of us are willing to work hard, produce results, expand our skill sets, etc., etc. The problem arises when, for whatever reason, we feel that we are being stretched to our limits with little recognition, no reward and no end in sight.

This principle does not apply only to people of my own generation. The principle that people need to feel appropriately rewarded for their work is universal.

But what do you do when you have nothing left to give your employer?

Though this requires a lot of consideration and is certainly not for everybody, leaving your job may be an option. If you are considering quitting as a real option, you should read “A Job Quitter’s Primer” on The Digerati Life. The Digerati Life outlines 25 insightfull points you should think about if this is an option you seriously want to consider.

Like I said, quitting your job is not for everybody, and it is not a decision to be taken lightly.

But on the other hand, is feeling like you have nothing left to give your employer, not to mention your family, friends and yourself, worth it?

I don’t know that it is…