About to quit? First, ask your boss for your dream job.

For the small percentage of you that love your company, love your co-workers, but hate your actual job, here is another option worth trying. Okay, Imma' tell you a story, because that's what I do.

I worked at this natural foods co-op, and I got along with a lot of the people there. They were (mostly) chill, had that hippie vibe, and were just down to earth people. I applied there to be a part-time admin assistant, and I was qualified—in fact, after about 15 years of admin assistant work, they deemed me to be overqualified. They gave the job to someone else, but then called me and said "Hey, we have a part-time POS assistant job, you seem perfect for it!" And eventually offered me that job. The POS (point-of-sale) assistant was all about numbers—prices, scanning UPC codes, and boring, tedious work. And as a person with professionally-diagnosed ADD, tedious, repetitive, detail-oriented things are not my jam. But, I got trained in it, and it paid okay, and the main POS person took care of the rest. The crappy part about the gig was that in three months, the main POS person was going on maternity leave. Which would make me the stand-in. After she left, I made mistakes, I worked late to fix them, still made mistakes, and was generally stressed and burnt-out. Long story short, a bit after the main girl returned, I got fired. Here's what I am recommending for you folks that find yourself in a fun company with a shitty job.

Figure out what your jam is

Write down the answers to these questions:

• What would be your perfect schedule? Are you a night owl, or someone who

needs to work four hours or less most days? • Which department or part of the company has the most people you like in

it? • Is there an unfulfilled need that everyone complains about (a job that

maybe doesn't exist yet) that you would happily fill? • Are there parts of your current job that you like (not that you can deal with—

that you actually enjoy)? • Are you not making enough money? What is the amount you need to pay

your bills and still put away a bit of savings each month? • Would you consider working part-time at your current company doing

something you like and then having a side business? • Do you want to work at home part or all of the time?

Get your sh*t together

Once you have these answers, put them together and make a meeting with your boss—don't send an email with all of it or call them—do this in a professional way. What you are doing is presenting a proposal, so you want to impress them and make them think a little. When you get your list together (your dream job description), type it into a Word doc (or Google doc or whatever) and make it look super professional. Use the spell and grammar checker, too! Now, you're ready. Bring two copies of your job wants to the meeting, dress nice (whatever that means in your work culture), and pay close attention to these tips: • Do not tell any coworkers what you're doing. You don't want to get more nervous, or worse, have a bunch of people tagging along like you're going on strike. • Never tell your boss you are thinking of quitting. You could get a bunch of empty promises from them in the meeting (to try to keep you), you might just piss them off, or worse, you could get fired on the spot. • Don't fall for, "Well, I might consider that in the future..." If you can't get what you want now, you will probably never get it. • Don't argue or get angry. Just present your case with a clear head, and ask questions if you need to—but be chill. • Start the meeting off right. A good way to frame why you are having the meeting is : "I really like it here, and I want to reach my potential, so I have an idea for how I can be the best worker".

That's it. Good luck, my friend—if it works out, you'll have a job you like going to every day, and if it doesn't, you can just quit and find another job!