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30 People Who Quit Their Job On The Spot Reveal What Did It For Them
Record-high numbers of workers quit during the pandemic, while more and more people spoke out about their toxic jobs and went public with their exits. Resignation notices and stories began circulating on social media, sparking a wave of others questioning whether they are really happy with their current job.
Following the trend, Twitter user Alissa May Atkinson from Brooklyn, New York shared a story of how “One time I was moving really heavy patio furniture for a restaurant job that paid me $2.63/hr and my coworker said '**** this,' walked away, and neither I or anyone I knew saw her again.” The tweet amassed 203K likes, resonating with many people on the platform.
The thread soon became a hilarious collection of real-life and unairbrushed stories about people having enough and closing the doors at their work behind them for good. Do you have a similar story to share with us? Hit us in the comments!
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UpQuarkDownQuark 4 years ago
“Are you seeking the smallest moment of serenity on the clock?! Face your register!”
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JayWantsACat 4 years ago
Took me a minute that "STUCK BY A TRAIN" wasn't a type for "STRUCK by a train" (thankfully) and was seemingly stuck at a railroad crossing because of a train. lol
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Lawrencium 4 years ago
Hooray, our company now gives people PTSD! Management goals achieved! /s
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Dave P 4 years ago
I call BS, Lowes uses major corporate contracts for computer programs, big national contracts worth millions with big software companies. You son did not desiegn for them any program that he deleted and that caused them to go begged when he was working at one store. I call BS
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Pink Dahlia 4 years ago
Call center jobs are the WORST. You're treated like dog s**t on the bottom of the supervisor's shoe.
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Kyndal T 4 years ago
FedEx is the problem. Not the employees. In case anyone is wondering, most of the employees aren't working for FedEx. They're subcontractors to contractors who get paid absolute garbage. The contractors frequently sell their subcontractors to new companies. The contractors own sections of routes and pay (poorly) for subcontractors to deliver. No benefits. No bonuses. No equipment. Forced to wear the uniform (provided few sets but never got anymore in 10 years and forced to buy ridiculously expensive shoes), overtime for no pay, and treated like garbage. Experience? Husband worked there 10 years. 4 separate companies he was sold to. Some contractor companies are better than others but when you don't get home til 11pm when you have to be in at 6am, it doesn't matter anymore. My husband finished his route early every single day and would have to help other drivers. Most of the time, his boss sent him to other company's drivers and got paid for his labor. He never saw a dime.
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Lawrencium 4 years ago
Because wrinkles TOTALLY RUINED the upscale swanky vibes Hollywood video definitely had! /s
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Historyharlot93 4 years ago
Remember the cost of living is higher in California, so their minimum wage probably has the same amount of buying power as $7.25. Which still sucks.
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M Rob 4 years ago
Had a boss who threatened to fire me if I took off ONE day While I was pregnant ( I spent 9 months puking in a garbage can). On the day I was to return from maternity leave, I walked in and said " I quit " She screamed " you could have told me you were not coming back" - and I said you did not need to threaten me and double my work load while I was pregnant.
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Lawrencium 4 years ago
"An employee having a panic attack? I know what will help: yell at them! That's bound to make things better and not worse!"
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Kady LaHaie 4 years ago (edited)
I got hired at 19 at a the Driftwood motel in Rogers City Michigan. Ad said "desk clerk." After 2 weeks (holiday weekend) I had only ever worked "fill in" housekeeping and Laundry. I asked when I was going to work behind the desk and got told I was no longer on the schedule. I cleaned their shitty hotel for 2 weeks in high heels and nylons and my best dresses in 90 degree heat because I "needed to help."
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Patti Vance 4 years ago
i did this only one time in my life. i was pregnant and working at a food place. the manager was a mysogistic a-hole. i was about 6 months along and he would always ask me to get heavy items from the back instead of one of the back of the house employees who were the ones who actually needed it. but, i wanted to keep working to save up for when i was on maternity leave. since my belly was getting out there i would have to balance things on my hip because of their weight. one day he asked me to get a crate of something out of the walk in and when i wasn't moving as fast as he liked he yelled out for the pregnant bimbo to step it up. carried that crate up to him, dropped it on his foot and left.
D20 Games 4 years ago
I don't get the bathroom cleaning ones. Who is responsible for cleaning the bathroom? Do you not use the bathroom at work? I've worked jobs, that had cleaning services, then, throughout course of day, would need a reclean. People are fu@king nasty. I'll clean it, I need to use it.
Suzi Q 4 years ago
Someone has to clean the bathroom that customers use. When I worked for A&W as a teen, I had to clean them, and check them throughout the day to see if it needed more tp or paper towels, etc.
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Roland 4 years ago
I'd like to contribute with my story: I took on a job as a senior developer for very good pay at an insurance provider. The place was messed up, my superior bad mouthed all people who had left earlier and had a story about all on what sh*tty code they've produced. Meanwhile I was assigned to work on pointless word documents for my first 3 weeks at the job. The 4th week I could finally get my hands dirty with code, which I did. I've never seen that many useless pointless comments on a pull request (the peer review process of new code added to a project). I "fixed" everything and my feature was finally accepted. Then my first review came whereby the CTO explained that everything is going ok, they're happy with my work etc. Finally he asked if I was happy. My moment came. I explained that this is in close competition being the most toxic place I ever worked, so no sorry, not happy at all. I'd rather be happy to be added to the long list to moan about once gone. Said it with a genuine smil
Patti Vance 4 years ago
i did this only one time in my life. i was pregnant and working at a food place. the manager was a mysogistic a-hole. i was about 6 months along and he would always ask me to get heavy items from the back instead of one of the back of the house employees who were the ones who actually needed it. but, i wanted to keep working to save up for when i was on maternity leave. since my belly was getting out there i would have to balance things on my hip because of their weight. one day he asked me to get a crate of something out of the walk in and when i wasn't moving as fast as he liked he yelled out for the pregnant bimbo to step it up. carried that crate up to him, dropped it on his foot and left.
D20 Games 4 years ago
I don't get the bathroom cleaning ones. Who is responsible for cleaning the bathroom? Do you not use the bathroom at work? I've worked jobs, that had cleaning services, then, throughout course of day, would need a reclean. People are fu@king nasty. I'll clean it, I need to use it.
Suzi Q 4 years ago
Someone has to clean the bathroom that customers use. When I worked for A&W as a teen, I had to clean them, and check them throughout the day to see if it needed more tp or paper towels, etc.
Load More Replies... Roland 4 years ago
I'd like to contribute with my story: I took on a job as a senior developer for very good pay at an insurance provider. The place was messed up, my superior bad mouthed all people who had left earlier and had a story about all on what sh*tty code they've produced. Meanwhile I was assigned to work on pointless word documents for my first 3 weeks at the job. The 4th week I could finally get my hands dirty with code, which I did. I've never seen that many useless pointless comments on a pull request (the peer review process of new code added to a project). I "fixed" everything and my feature was finally accepted. Then my first review came whereby the CTO explained that everything is going ok, they're happy with my work etc. Finally he asked if I was happy. My moment came. I explained that this is in close competition being the most toxic place I ever worked, so no sorry, not happy at all. I'd rather be happy to be added to the long list to moan about once gone. Said it with a genuine smil
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