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21 People Share Breaking Points That Mean You Need To Quit Your Job
Article created by: Viktorija Ošikaitė
If you are on the fence about your job, some HR specialists recommend something called the Sunday evening test. The simplified version goes like this, if you start to have a gentle feeling of dread for seemingly no immediate reason on a Sunday (assuming you don’t work weekends), it might mean you really need to start applying to other places.
Some internet users shared their own stories in this online group. We reached out to Alan at Undercover Recruiter to learn some more about red flags when searching for a job, to hopefully avoid some of the problems listed by internet users here. And if you want to keep reading job horror stories, Bored Panda has you covered, check out our other articles here and here.
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#3
I was having a root canal. The doctor asked why I was smiling. Told him because I wasn’t at work. That’s when I knew it was time to quit
#5
On Thursday my boss let me know I have to prove I’m worth my barely livable wage, so we’re going to have a meeting every day next week to see how I’m going to make the company more money. I had two interviews today.
#8
When they say “and if you don’t like it, there’s the door.” I always take the door. It’s my hard red line.
#9
When none of the employees have been there a year, but all the managers have been their 20+ years.
#11
When a customer talks to you like garbage/sexually assaults you/does anything to treat you like a non human and management does not do anything about it.
#12
I've only ever walked out from 1 job. I decided to quit when I started getting to work early but ended up late because I would sit in my car dreading to go in.
#14
When you absolutely dread getting up in the morning, or are so stressed in the evenings that you can't sleep.
#16
When your boss happens to ‘forget’ about your planned vacation and wants you to work. Especially when it was discussed months ahead of time.
#17
When I start absolutely hating even waking up in the morning…I don’t like working in general, but when I start hating life every single day, I’m leaving.
#18
When things don’t change, there’s no progression in your position, and those with less experience are getting promoted to better positions over the ones with experience.
Hence why I submitted my request for a lay off this afternoon.
Too many options out there to stay stagnant
#19
When all you can think about is how frustrated you are, or how much you wished you weren’t there, or how much you hate your coworkers.
#21
Management changing hands constantly.
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