Job Quit Decision Tool
Should I Quit My Job?
Calculate how work feels, whether you are stuck in “fine,” and whether you are running from or toward something. Then add plan quality and runway for a suggested path plus a readiness scorecard. Not a yes-or-no verdict.
What “should I quit my job?” usually means
Should I quit my job is rarely one decision. It is often several problems at once: a manager, a workload, a fit gap, money fear, or a missing first step. This free calculator turns those into a suggested path, not a yes-or-no verdict.
You rate how much work drains you, whether what hurts looks fixable without resigning, and whether you know what you would move toward. Duration and runway layer urgency so a staged exit and a stabilise-first read both stay on the table.
For the cost of waiting, use the cost of inaction calculator. For vocabulary first, read what career friction is.
How this “should I quit my job” calculator works
You rate how much work drains you, whether what hurts looks fixable without resigning, whether you are stuck in “fine,” and whether you are running from the job, toward something, or both. Then you rate how concrete your plan is, how long this has lasted, and your cash runway. We return a suggested path plus a three-light readiness scorecard.
High drain with high fixability often points to changing the job before the career. High drain with low fixability and a clear plan plus savings can support planning a staged leave. Thin buffer with heavy drain points to protecting your buffer first. Mixed answers point to getting a clearer read. Three lights on still means plan a leave, not quit today.
RĒSONA's in-depth analysis goes further: primary drain, contradictions, and a report tied to your answers. This page is the sketch; that flow is the map.
Who this calculator is for (and who it is not for)
For: professionals going back and forth on stay or leave who want a structured first pass before a bigger move or the in-depth analysis.
Not for: legal or HR decisions, precise financial modeling, or mental health crises. If you are in crisis, contact a qualified professional or local emergency service.
Questions about the “should I quit my job” calculator
- Does this calculator tell me to quit my job?
- No. It returns a suggested path and a readiness scorecard (stuck in “fine,” 6+ months of runway, clear plan). Even with all three lights on, the copy soft-pedals: plan a staged leave, do not treat it as a quit-today verdict. RĒSONA is a career diagnostic, not a resignation signal.
- How is this different from the cost of inaction calculator?
- The cost of inaction tool estimates what staying costs across energy, growth, freedom, and fit. This tool asks about drain, fixability, comfortable misery, from vs toward, plan quality, and runway, then suggests a path to stage your next move.
- What is “comfortably miserable”?
- It is the golden-handcuffs trap: the job is fine enough to stay, not good enough to grow. You keep saying you will leave someday. That stuck-in-fine feeling is a signal, even when you are not drowning.
- What inputs matter most?
- Drain and fixability separate “change the job” from “change careers.” Plan quality and runway shape whether preparation or a staged leave is realistic. Running only from the job without something to run toward usually means prepare or diagnose first.
- Is my data stored?
- No. Sliders and runway run in your browser. Nothing is sent to our servers unless you start the separate in-depth analysis flow.
- When should I use RĒSONA’s in-depth analysis?
- When you want one primary drain named from your answers, contradictions surfaced, and a report you can act on. This free calculator sketches a path; the in-depth analysis is built for the decision itself.