"No" is a Complete Sentence

Learn to say No. 

You don’t have to explain why you said No.

You don’t have to feel guilty about saying No.

“No.”

Every time you can say No and  YOU are clear why the answer is No  – what you are doing is letting go of something (habits, thoughts, places, people) that is keeping you stuck. You can move on and let come a whole new you.

This is your life, no one else’s. 

If you don’t know what or who to say No to…listen to the voice inside…just listen… the answer is already there. 

Letting Go is Accepting What Is

The moment you accept WHAT IS…is the moment the pain eases…it is the moment that things start to change.

Maybe WHAT IS…seems unfair

Maybe WHAT IS… seems like a waste of time

Maybe WHAT IS… seems like it should not be

BUT…IT IS WHAT IT IS…

You can fight it.  You can be depressed.  You can feel hopeless.

Hopeless: that is how it feels when you are stuck in a job that you hate, a relationship that’s unhealthy, a body that’s overweight, when you’re addicted to a substance, when your business plans don’t work out, when your spouse is cheating, when your kids are not doing well in school, and when your finances are a mess.

Depressed and Hopeless…BUT…there is a way to turn your depression and hopelessness around….right now and today. It’s called Acceptance.  Accepting yourself, your past,  your problems, your financial situation, your family life, your work status and even your resistance  to accepting things as they are right now.

Acceptance helps you to let go of HOLDING ON.

What are you HOLDING ON to?  You are holding on to what you WANT the present to be.  What you THINK should be your life, right now.  But it’s NOT your life right now and by not accepting WHAT IS you are missing out on YOUR LIFE…right now.

Once you wake up and realize that you can let go of resisting WHAT IS  (your life right now) and just accept it, then it frees your future to start to emerge. It ‘s a pause. It gets you out of wishing, hoping and even praying that your present circumstances (right now) will somehow MAGICALLY be something ELSE.

There is a saying that is almost like a mantra in Law Enforcement.  Sometimes I get tired of hearing it, but when I do it reminds me of the power of letting go.  The mantra is: “IT IS WHAT IT IS”  That’s how cops get through their tough jobs by accepting WHAT IS. 

If you are depressed today.  If you want things to be different tomorrow, then you have to 1st accept WHAT IS and 2nd know that with acceptance it’s like a message that your mind, body and soul is giving the universe –that you trust it.  You trust the plan for your life.  You may not know the plan for your life, but you trust it. You trust that things are happening for your good or your learning or both. You trust the timing.  You trust that things will change. Things will get better.

The rain will end.

Things will change. Things ALWAYS change…don’t hold up the progress by your resistance to WHAT IS…it just keeps you stuck longer than necessary…instead…

Choose Happiness (even while it’s raining).

 

"Just Quit" Career Counseling Help from Sharon McCormick

“Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.” ~ Rumi

For those of you who are in need of career counseling, and especially if you are at the end of your rope and thinking about quitting your job without another one please know that there is hope.

After looking for a while for a true professional career counselor who has years of experience in many environments and is able to actually give people the tools and guidance that they need to move forward I would like to recommend Sharon McCormick.  You can find out more about Sharon on her website at  Career Treasure .  

“Just Quit” Blog Vision

I remember when I first started planning this blog it was my grand vision to have resources for all of the “Just Quit” categories. Over this past year the blog has tended to focus on providing encouragement to people who feel stuck and depressed in their current jobs.  Although it’s been 10 years for me now since I quit my job without another one, I remember the feeling of KNOWING that NO ONE in my family or ANY of my friends REALLY understood how SERIOUS things had to have gotten for me to decide to “Just Quit” my job.

I understand the need to “Just Quit”.

I understand the toll you are under mentally and physically staying in your job

BUT

I also know that the job market worldwide has changed dramatically since the 2008 recession.  Just google “end of the middle class” and you will get tons of articles about how jobs are moving from full-time to part-time and that wages are stagnant.  Because of this I want to make sure that people are VERY clear about the “Just Quit” decision that they make BEFORE they make it.  I want to advocate for creating a plan, and even though it might seem impossible to save enough money to tide you over for six months still it’s important to have a “Just Quit” Saving Account.

To all of you hurting out there just know that there is hope

Please Don’t Give Up

Letting Go to Let Come is a Process

You may feel like all is lost, and your career and life is in ruin BUT sometimes it is only out of a ruin that you can find out –  who you are, what really matters and what you have to offer to the world. This is your time to shine.  This is a time for a new you to come through.

Sharon can properly help you to preserve both your physical and mental health during this difficult time.  It’s worth a try to finally develop a strategic career action plan so you can move forward.

Remember…There is Hope…THERE IS HOPE (period)

Think Different...Here's To The Crazy Ones

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

― Apple Inc. Campaign

 

 Sometimes you have to be different…think different…Just Quit What is Not Working…Let Go…Follow Your Intuition…Follow Your Heart…You may not know the plan…but…the plan is good…the dots will connect…just keep going…find what you love…do great work…love what you do…keep looking…don’t settle…you’ll know when you find it…here’s to the crazy ones…Peace, Ridea

"Just Quit" Your Job Survey Results - September 2013

I want to do amazing things! And stop living a mediocre life.

~Comment from an Australian on Sept 22nd.

Total Responses: 548

Sex:

Female 61%;  Male 39%

Age:

Under 25 years old – 19%

26 – 35 – 50%

36- 45 – 23%

46 – 55 – 8%

56 years and over  – 0%

How Much Folks Make: 

Under $50,000 – 56%

$50,000 – $100,000 – 33%

Over $100,000 – 11%

Comments about Salary:

		No raise in six years, but my two departmental co-workers have both gotten them.	Monday, Sep 30th 11:00AM
		£28,000 pa	Monday, Sep 30th 9:17AM
		AUD 120,000 including superannuation. Over $200,000 saved up plus another $50,000 in superannuation.	Saturday, Sep 28th 10:37PM
		My housing is provided by my employer. If I quit, I have to find a new place to live.	Friday, Sep 27th 10:43AM
		na	Thursday, Sep 26th 4:37PM
		£44,000	Sunday, Sep 22nd 2:57PM
		My income is 36000 GDP.	Wednesday, Sep 4th 5:31PM
		Roughly USD 45,000; I am based in the Philippines and I earn in Philippine Pesos (1 USD ~ 44 PHP)	Wednesday, Sep 4th 5:02PM

 Locations Throughout the World:

					No.	%
USA					322	61%
Asia					63	12%
Europe					56	11%
Mexico or Canada					43	8%
Australia					28	5%
Africa					11	2%
South America					3	1%
Antarctica					0	0%

 

General Comments:

About this blog; about your situation; about what you feel could really HELP you get through this time in your life (to make the decision – to have the courage to “Just Quit”)

 

		I want to explore other opportunities and be happy and confident and feel this can’t ahppen while I’m in my current job.	Monday, Sep 30th 9:17AM
		I wish I knew what else I really want to do.	Sunday, Sep 29th 12:00AM
		God and constant contact with my family have been so important. So has the realisation that I really should have just entered academia because I am more than capable of succeeding (I have published papers without even trying while as an undergraduate). I want to be the boss of my own destiny because I trust myself more than I do managers with an ego problem	Saturday, Sep 28th 10:37PM
		Having my housing tied to my job has been extremely difficult because “home issues” become “work issues.” Living with my coworkers makes it impossible to keep bosses out of the roommate dynamics	Friday, Sep 27th 10:43AM
		From India, on VISA.I will loose my work visa too if I leave my employer.I will become dependent on my spouse and will not be able to get bac kto work unless someone sponsers my Visa.	Thursday, Sep 26th 4:37PM
		I want to do amazing things! And stop living a mediocre life	Sunday, Sep 22nd 4:44PM
		I’m in education – but the English system is too ridiculous I want to return to Ireland where I’m originally from and I want ME back.	Sunday, Sep 22nd 2:57PM
		I am depressed from having to deal with this individual. I too have looked for another job without success. I feel stuck and I want to just quit.	Sunday, Sep 22nd 9:45AM
		I was made redundant at the end of 2012. Initially I was going to take a year off work and travel/cycle around Europe. Losing my job set things back as I was left with no option but to look for another one. Any job will do that’s what I had in mind. I needed an income and save up a bit more for my long awaited trip. So I got myself a new within months after losing my previous one. I’m currently working as a bicycle postal delivery officer! I loved it in the beginning, being outdoor, riding my bike, no boss breathing down your neck. That feeling didn’t last, after my 3 months I got really frustrated. I was alone all day which means I ended up thinking about a lot of things that matters the most. Everyday is a struggle, I didn’t care about the money. All I wanted to do was get my work done as quickly as possible and go home. Now I’m at the point of quitting without another job 🙂	Friday, Sep 20th 1:39AM
		Thanks for confirming my decision.	Thursday, Sep 19th 4:55PM
		I’m confused about the point of this survey. When are you going to try to sell me something or get my information?	Sunday, Sep 15th 8:12PM
		To all the people out there, if you think you can make a meaning out of your life, make it happen do not sit on those silly office chairs and make someone else’s dream happen, make your’s a reality…cheers	Sunday, Sep 15th 7:36AM
		fish or die	Friday, Sep 13th 11:45PM
		I have no regrets. I didn’t give a 2 weeks notice. I resigned over the phone.	Friday, Sep 13th 6:13PM
		I’m getting close to retirement – want to find something I’ll enjoy doing again – an “encore career” that has meaning. Am afraid that I’ll slip into poverty over time.	Wednesday, Sep 11th 4:19PM
		I love the people at my job, I just feel out of place when I’m there and with everything else going on in my life my job is just another thing on top to worry about that I don’t need	Wednesday, Sep 11th 12:44AM
		I’m go through periods of what the f@£k am I doing to feeling confident of my decision.	Wednesday, Sep 4th 5:31PM
		n/a	Wednesday, Sep 4th 5:02PM
		I can already imagine the sense of freedom that I will have when I clock in for the very last time, when I see Kevin for the very last time and when I sit at that desk for the very last time. A weight will be lifted off my shoulders and the next adventure will await.	Monday, Sep 2nd 8:42PM
		This job makes me mentally and physically ill. Period. No way I’m coming in today.	Monday, Sep 2nd 8:34AM
		Help. I can’t find my niche. I don’t know what to do. I just know I’ve gotta get out of this rut or accept it and be a jobsworth for the rest of my life	Sunday, Sep 1st 4:28AM

“Just Quit” Your Job Steps: (in order of how many people have completed that step)					Number Who Have Completed This Step:
Thought About How This Decision Will Impact Your Family/Spouse/Children					432
DECIDED to “Just Quit” – You May Not Know The Date, But You Have Made The Decision					378
Thought About “The Story” You’ll Tell About “Just Quitting” (While Between Employment)					357
Have a General Idea or Specific Plan About What You Really Want to Do (Without doing this you’ll probably get stuck again doing something that makes you miserable)					351
Saved or Have Access to Enough Money for 6 Months for Basic Expenses					341
Thought About How You Will Celebrate When You “Just Quit” – How Will You Feel That Day – What You’ll Do That Night & The Next Morning					284
Determined the Actual Date You Can “Just Quit” (This is Your “Just Quit” Date)					247
Completed A Spreadsheet To Find Out How Long You Can Go Without A Job					244
Written Your Resignation Letter (You MUST do this and give proper notice. NO EXCEPTIONS.)					199
Talked to Others Who Have “Just Quit”- Listened to Their Stories/What They Did (Note: You will not find many people who’ve had the courage to do this. Most people stay stuck or wait until they find another job.)					196

Comments to the Question: Why are you Thinking About Quitting Your Job Without Another One?  (Remember there is a real person who is in pain behind each of the below comments.)

 

		Because I am tired of the job, the stress and workload has built up overtime.	Monday, Sep 30th 5:31PM
		Can’t sell the same product sick of what i am doing, just blindly selling the same product to customer. a lot of negative feelings in work – envy jealously unhappiness anxious anger impatient guilty performance getting poor, afraid to get warning letter and termination not learning anything feel struck and sad miserable working every day, target to hit and reset every month. Realistic and selfish environment and some colleagues no meaning or goal….only $$$ pushing me affecting my character, feeling and confidence confidence	Monday, Sep 30th 11:45AM
		It scares the heck out of me. I don’t know how we would pay for things. I don’t know what people would say to me/about me. I also worry that I would be tempted not to try to find another job!	Monday, Sep 30th 11:00AM
		I’ve hit a brick wall. I’m unhappy working here. My heart sinks no matter what I am asked to do. I’m in a rut.	Monday, Sep 30th 9:17AM
		I hate my job. I hate going there. I hate the patients. I hate their families. I hate administration and their disregard for the hard work I put in. I hate that my boss changes my time card and doesn’t pay me overtime. I hate being yelled at by family members	Sunday, Sep 29th 10:31PM
		I hate it!	Sunday, Sep 29th 3:09PM
		My body is on fire everyday and I can feel my pulse in my neck. I feel like crying everyday. I’m unappreciated. I’m cranky. I hate doing night shifts. I look ten years older than I actually am. I put on 20kg while on the job and developed severe flat feet. I can’t stand my filipino co-workers they’re so scheming and cheap. Everyone is cranky at work. I eat more than I should to justify the effort I put in.	Sunday, Sep 29th 11:11AM
		because i am treated wrong and feel ill	Sunday, Sep 29th 8:48AM
		I have been in this field of work for 20years and with this company for only 7 wks and have not been trained. I have spoken to my immediate bosses who ignore my repeated requests for training. I have spoken to their boss and HR I have been ignored by everyone. I am unhappy and things just keep getting worse. I try to go in with a better attitude every day and keep trying to just work harder. People are unkind,unprofeesional, and sometimes just plan rude to me. I dont fit in and still unsure of what my role is. I feel so lost and I keep getting negative feedback from my peers and boss. I went in on Friday morning and just told my boss I need some direction and training and she refused to help me. She said I think you are doing just fine then sent me an E-mail with a list of my current mistakes. By company guidelines I should have 6 weeks of training I had only 6 days. I work in a high stress clinic and I am counted on to care for patients and I am so afraid I will make an awful mistake. I don’t know the equipment or protocols for this particular clinic. I told my boss that the patients and I both deserve better. The staff around me complain that I am not helping them enough and that I don’t know their system. My boss still does not understand my concern. The patients are frustrated that I know what I need to do but not how to do it when I am helping them.	Sunday, Sep 29th 12:00AM
		Can’t stand coworkers,stressed,no motivation, not enthusiastic,bored,don’t like boss,don’t respect company,unethical practices,feeling I’m in the wrong profession.	Saturday, Sep 28th 11:51PM
		Don’t like my workplace Don’t like management Not what I want to do at all Thousands of kilometers away from the only thing that matters to me – my family Don’t like where I live Miss my culture	Saturday, Sep 28th 10:37PM
		I need to breathe again and find something that makes work fun.	Saturday, Sep 28th 7:28PM
		Depression	Friday, Sep 27th 6:25PM
		I hate my job and am ready for a career change. I feel it is time for me to move on and I can’t do that while I’m stuck at my job. The job is guaranteed misery. Quitting is the unknown but it is certainly no guaranteed misery. It’s the opportunity to start fresh and do something new.	Friday, Sep 27th 5:08PM
		I haaaaaaate my job and pretty much everything about it.	Friday, Sep 27th 12:00PM
		I am so miserable where I am with no hope of upward mobility. I don’t want to do this same job in 5 years somewhere else. I want to move on to training, delegating, and supervising. I’m tired of being in front of the public and working with kids everyday.	Friday, Sep 27th 10:43AM
		I dread waking up every morning and going to work. Sunday nights are extremely depressing. There hasn’t been any growth for me in more than a year. I don’t get along with my boss. I hate sitting in a cubicle. I hate crouching over a computer. I hate sitting under flourescent lights. I hate that my life is neglected because I have to go to work somewhere else and give all of my time and energy to a cause I no longer believe in.	Thursday, Sep 26th 10:06PM
		To explore new ideas, improve on the things I need to .Change my profile a bit which would help me developing interest in my job	Thursday, Sep 26th 4:37PM
		I have never enjoyed working at my current job, and I feel like I need the space to figure out my next direction. While stuck in this job, I lack the energy to creatively pursue anything else, and I feel that it keeps me from opening myself to true experience and opportunity. I know that I could embody and fulfill so much more potential if I had some time to really focus on myself and my happiness.	Wednesday, Sep 25th 4:44PM
		It makes me miserable, im not interested in thecwork at all. Also I feel so drained that ive stopped creating new things to sell in my etsy businesd. Its also damaging my outlok on life and relationships.	Wednesday, Sep 25th 4:12PM
		– depression – no growth prospect – not enjoying what I am doing – working with stupid people – I feel like I am getting no skills here – not improving myself this job is actually stagnating me and making me non employable – no matter how hard I work I will never be promoted because of my lack of education (I have tried to study but have no support and I am really interested in IT)	Wednesday, Sep 25th 6:45AM
		Ive been at my job, a kitchen for 8 years. I recently had an episode a month back, it felt like a heart attack. It was one of the scariest things i have ever felt. It happened again and again over the next few weeks. I went to a heart doctor, and he said, there is nothing wrong with your heart. It’s stress, your having panic attacks he said. I have not felt normal for some time. Every now and again, when i have time off, or am actively participating in my hobbies, and passions, i feel like my old self again. But most days i just feel bad. Its a horrible feeling that I would never wish on anyone. I don’t ever want to feel this way ever again. I have strongly Disliked my job for many years and have suffered problems related to stress because of it but never this bad. It’s just too much and I can’t put myself thru it any more.	Tuesday, Sep 24th 12:13AM
		Because it’s making me physically and mentally sick, I can’t take it anymore, living in a constant state of anxiety and fear	Monday, Sep 23rd 7:45PM
		Because I’m fed up with the crappy dead end life of 60 hour work weeks in a field I never wanted to have anything to do with.	Monday, Sep 23rd 7:00PM
		I need head space. No work/life balance possible.	Monday, Sep 23rd 5:10PM
		It makes me muserable, and im not good at it.	Sunday, Sep 22nd 4:44PM
		I need to have TIME back – I hate feeling that the job is impossible and I am inadequate!	Sunday, Sep 22nd 2:57PM
		I’m working for a narcissist. His sarcastic, rude comments are more than I can bear anymore. He repulses me.	Sunday, Sep 22nd 9:45AM
		Yes	Sunday, Sep 22nd 12:50AM
		The stress is really bad,for me constantly when you are off they call you to work,people not showing up for work,and peace of mind ,The anxiety I have is not good and no time to myself my health has really suffered from it some one,constant worrying and know time for myself.	Saturday, Sep 21st 2:46PM
		Not enjoying the political environment	Saturday, Sep 21st 12:36AM
		Is not what i expected i get bored and is in an industry i dont like	Friday, Sep 20th 10:58PM
		Because I am not happy where I am and feel I can do a lot with my talents, and cannot waste my time anymore. Clock is ticking	Friday, Sep 20th 2:58PM
		I am getting sick	Friday, Sep 20th 5:31AM
		Whenever I think of work it makes me sick to the point I feel like throwing up. Sunday is usually the worse day, I’m usually restless at night and can’t sleep.	Friday, Sep 20th 1:39AM
		I’m looking for a change, less stress, more enjoyment, more creativity, less politics.	Friday, Sep 20th 12:13AM
		i’m not in my field that I have 7 years of education and two degrees for. I haven’t progressed professionally in four years for the lack of understanding of what I actually do. I have been to 3 therapist for depression dealing with my current lifestyle and this job.	Thursday, Sep 19th 4:55PM
		It’s not living. I want an exciting life.	Thursday, Sep 19th 8:58AM
		I’m constantly being treated like an idiot. Like I know nothing, and this at a time where I have actually reached a certain level of confidence in my actual abilities that I never had before.	Wednesday, Sep 18th 7:40PM
		Unhappy with work environment. Too much work and no reward. Unorganized company.	Wednesday, Sep 18th 7:06PM
		Doing nothing at work rotting my career away!	Wednesday, Sep 18th 9:27AM
		I am miserable, my social, physical and emotional health are being ruined. I think my boss has a very negative impression of me. It is a toxic environment.	Wednesday, Sep 18th 7:23AM
		The treatment from management and “leadership” isn’t fair and the demands are ridiculous. Especially being a commission paid employee.	Tuesday, Sep 17th 1:43PM
		I’m moving in a few months.	Monday, Sep 16th 9:31PM
		I’m Unhappy	Sunday, Sep 15th 10:04PM
		I’m tired of it. I’m not making enough money to deal with it all any more, not to mention the commute. I’m tired of feeling like I’m wasting my time while I’m there, and the clueless manager. I’m tired of the schedule. I’m sick of the leg pain and feeling worn out the next day. I’m ready to push myself into finding something new. I can find another job, provided that I finally start looking for one. Almost any job I get will pay me more than I’m making now. I made a big mistake recently and have to deal with the consequences. It made me realize that my job isn’t worth it.	Sunday, Sep 15th 8:12PM
		I’m absolutely miserable every time I set foot into work. When I leave for the day, I feel disgusted and angry. It’s actually making me physically and mentally sick.	Sunday, Sep 15th 1:07PM
		My current employment is making me physically and emotionally ill.	Sunday, Sep 15th 11:33AM
		More time with my family, getting house and family life organized, for the last few years everything has been a crazy whirlwind and I feel like I am spinning out of control. Finding a new career that would be more suited to family life and allow me the time to spend with my kids and keep a well organized home	Sunday, Sep 15th 9:10AM
		Beacause I have lost “MY” Life	Sunday, Sep 15th 7:36AM
		Just Because	Saturday, Sep 14th 1:10PM
		Want to start own business.	Friday, Sep 13th 11:57PM
		No respect Stalker Boss Idiot Boss Backstabbing Underpaid unhappy	Friday, Sep 13th 11:45PM
		I quit my job without having another job lined up. I was asked on multiple occasions to perform task which were illegal and unethical. This Monday I realized I didn’t need to stay in this organization. There were intimidation tactics, negativity, I was coached I was too professional, too positive. I have never heard that in my entire career. Two of the co-workers were toxic, one was drunk at work, the other one was verbally abusive. I took power and quit. I have no regrets. Most people would have said “don’t burn bridges” but what’s to burn if no bridges ever existed.	Friday, Sep 13th 6:13PM
		No purpose	Friday, Sep 13th 12:02PM
		Its miserable and i hate waking up to it everyday.	Friday, Sep 13th 2:01AM
		Because I know I have great things to offer on my own working for myself. I know I can be successful without working for an agency. Because I work amongst the most deceitful, backstabbing, hurtful people at a place that is supposed to be for helping others Because there are constant changes that result in my stress, anxiety, and more work for me	Thursday, Sep 12th 6:54PM
		I am a Contract Manager in a Fortune 50 company making >$100k/yr and have been doing this for about 15 years. My workplace is a mass of chaos and confusion and I’ve given up trying to make a difference because my efforts don’t seem to work out any more, or they take so long to realize that the excitement I feel at the beginning is all but dried up by the end. Although I absolutely love aspects of what I do – writing and negotiating contract language, crafting strategy and making the business customers happy with a good contract – I am just run dry from the same cycles and discussions over and over, year after year, and how in this company nothing seems to ever get better, it’s just more work, more work, more work, less recognition, less opportunity for development, less money, promotions, growth. I am a single parent of a 5yo child, trying to juggle a high pressure job, my growing child, a house, navigation of the other parent, feeling overwhelmed and bored at the same time. In short, I feel burnt out and tired. I want to do something new, different, something that matters and that I can see the results of immediately or in a short amount of time. I think about teaching children and what that would look like, not to mention having summers off. I feel like as long as I am in my current job I’ll never find a way to get to a new job. I’ve left jobs before, big jobs, without having another lined up, and both times I ended up in better positions then would have if I hadn’t left. But those times were before I had a child, a mortgage, an ex that I don’t always get along with, before I was this close to middle age. But I am dying in this job. Literally dying. And feeling worse and worse everyday, and wondering what I teach my son about life and what work means when he sees me dragging around the house at the end of the day, either depressed, resigned or pissed off. I have lots of reasons to quit, more than I can possibly put here. So I’ll stop and call this good enough for now.	Thursday, Sep 12th 4:39PM
		I simply hate my job. 16 years of my life has been wasted on a mindless job with terrible hours.	Thursday, Sep 12th 1:41AM
		because it will allow me to review my life and bring my focus back to getting together what im really passionate about doing which is massaging and educating. it will allow me to accept what ever will come next and not worry about financial just as long as i stick with the plan. because i wont be sick again and depress and blind sided. this place was making me sick mentally, physically and emotionally.	Thursday, Sep 12th 12:30AM
		Because I am no longer happy, the job is affecting my health, and I need to find out who I really am.	Wednesday, Sep 11th 9:04PM
		I need to quit to keep my sanity. I am so stressed that I can’t focus, I hate getting up in the morning to go to work, but tell myself “I have to pay the mortgage”! I used to like what I do but now I don’t care anymore and I don’t like feeling like this.	Wednesday, Sep 11th 4:19PM
		I hate my job. I hate the industry that I am in. I have a degree in marketing and business and I am not using it. I want a career that is fulfilling.	Wednesday, Sep 11th 10:37AM
		No recognition, growth, pay…	Tuesday, Sep 10th 4:24PM
		Bullied Disrespected Hate certain rules Hate clientele Too much of a social environment Full of extroverts	Tuesday, Sep 10th 11:37AM
		It’s detrimental to my health. I cry every Sunday night and my feet hate to carry me through the front door of my work. I can’t do it anymore.	Sunday, Sep 8th 4:31PM
		I don’t have faith in the leadership at my company. We are understaffed, people are literally working 70 hours a week. It is taking up to 3 months to replace open positions. I am not working that much because I don’t want anyone to expect me to do that on a regular basis. I am getting behind because i am not working that much. I am in a new position and have not had adequate training and everyone is so busy, no one is really available to provide good help and guidance. I am exhausted and stressed out when I am not at work, always thinking about what more I should be doing. I am having a hard time in the evenings focusing on updating resume and looking for another job. I do not have faith in getting any help to make things better. We are all drowning in work and have no way hope that it will get better soon. I do not want to work in this industry anymore.	Sunday, Sep 8th 2:43PM
		My coworkers and boss take advantage of me, are manipulative and treat me poorly. My pay is minimum wage even though I was promised a raise which I never received. My anxiety levels are through the roof. I’m very unhappy	Sunday, Sep 8th 4:02AM
		i want to quit my job because i am not happy with it.	Sunday, Sep 8th 3:02AM
		I AM QUITTING BECAUSE:1. I AM NOT GIVEN FREEDOM TO WORK. 2. MY INTENTIONS ARE ALWAYS QUESTIONED. 3. THE MANAGEMENT HUMILIATES ME AND KEEPS INSTRUCTING ME ALL THE TIME. 4. THERE IS LOT OF CONFUSION REGARDING LOTS OF THINGS AND PEOPLE DO NOT TALK OPENLY TO DISCUSS ISSUES.	Saturday, Sep 7th 7:41AM
		I am no longer fulfilled in my position; I would like to move into a different field; I find upper management impossible to work for; I am financially secure.	Friday, Sep 6th 9:29PM
		I don’t enjoy my job	Friday, Sep 6th 12:17PM
		Because I would like to be able to stay home and nurture my children the way I have been nurtured by my mother.	Thursday, Sep 5th 8:29PM
		Because my boss is being an absolute tyrant towards me. He pin points at every mistake that I do. And when my only other colleague does the same mistakes he would just shrug it off and make no big deal out of it. He is always arrowing at me. He’s an absolutely bad leader who doesn’t know how to manage his subordinates well and his words are cut-throat. This is the last straw for me. I’ve finally put in the calendar of my QUIT DAY.	Thursday, Sep 5th 1:35AM
		I have had enough. I am so fed up of my job and my productivity is appalling as a result. It is not fair on me and my employer	Wednesday, Sep 4th 5:31PM
		Because I’m not passionate about the current work that I’m doing, and I’d rather dedicate 100% of my time to focus on what I really want to do in life.	Wednesday, Sep 4th 5:02PM
		I cannot handle the stress any longer. My marriage is falling apart and my health is suffering.	Tuesday, Sep 3rd 11:00PM
		I drive 120 miles a day round trip. I dread every mile. I get guilted out of taking my lunch breaks on a near daily basis. I feel sick with dread and stress and truly fear for my health. The money doesn’t justify the expense of my commute and child care costs.	Tuesday, Sep 3rd 4:36PM
		I’m ready to move on. I’ve been at this organization over five years and have learned a lot, had some amazing experiences and helped to build new deparents, but I am in need of a change. I’m quitting because I want to spend more time exploring what thins change could look like.	Tuesday, Sep 3rd 3:54PM
		I am neglecting my family and have two income options with high potential. My wife ANSI are in agreement to leave a toxic work environment.	Tuesday, Sep 3rd 7:11AM
		Health and family reasons besides I hate my job.	Tuesday, Sep 3rd 4:47AM
		My boss is evil; she punished me because I was forced to take FMLA leave & when I returned, I was moved to another position with terrible hours. I hate the new job and have no respect for my boss. If I return, I will say something I can’t take back. My benefits are really good, and I don’t have much money saved, but I have a husband who works.	Tuesday, Sep 3rd 4:04AM
		In the realistic and financial scheme of things, I have the luxury to just walk away from this job because I have no obligations nor do I pay any bills. In the emotional and meaningful scheme of things, I have no desire to work for, make better, or help this company PERIOD. The attitudes and points of view of my uppers are never going to change, so the retail side will NEVER change = Nothing will progress or be bettered. I have a problem “sticking it out” with a company that has no REAL future. My work is not challenging. It’s not like what I had imagined. My boss is obsessed with putting me in the front lines and memorizing recipes & making drinks better than the store managers, but that’s not REALLY my role. (I wonder if this happens with other companies) Lastly, my boss is the devil himself reincarnated onto Earth. He is the most negative and self absorbed person I have ever met in my life. He has the ability to make me feel sick and want to stab myself in the eye with a dull pencil at the same time. No one has ever had that effect on me. Because of his negativity, the work environment is just CRAP. It’s toxic, at best. It is passed the point of trying to “make the best” of my situation. There really is not making it better — it is what it is and I refuse to settle for that. I do not ever want to settle for misery. I am passionate, young, a hard worker, and INTELLIGENT. I expect to be utilized, for my work to be meaningful, and for the job environment to be nurturing or at least bearable at the very least.	Monday, Sep 2nd 8:42PM
		Retail drains me! It isn’t a career; it’s merely a survival job. I’ve had enough of rude management, rude associates and most of all rude customers. The only thing that is good is that I get paid weekly. Otherwise, there’s no reason for me to stay since there are mostly cons: Physically sore in my hips. Sometimes me feet really get wrecked. Stupid, juvenile coworkers who mainly live on the southside. They need this job because they have kids or a man they gotta take care of (another kid!). Subpar training. You’re expected to know everything when they themselves don’t know shit. Monotonous, boring work. Saying and doing the same things all the time with no real excitement. Being phony-nice. I USED to be nice. Marshalls changed that. Putting on the phony nice girl act shows how unhappy I really am. Now I barely get there on time. It’s over.	Monday, Sep 2nd 8:34AM
		I’m so miserable at my job, it’s effecting my health. I feel trapped and stagnant and KNOW this is not how my life is supposed to be.	Sunday, Sep 1st 10:11AM
		Unfulfilled. Glass ceiling. Ineffective. Hate going to work every day.	Sunday, Sep 1st 4:28AM

Opportunity For You To Be On Television...To Tell Your "Just Quit" Story...

I received the below email yesterday and thought it easier to put it in a post for those who may be interested (please follow back up with us at Just Quit if you are casted and good luck):

My name is Kenya Brading, I am a Casting Assistant at Metal Flowers Media. We have cast TV shows including: Storage Wars, The Colony, One Man Army, Ice Road Truckers, The Hunt, Bar Rescue and Frontiermsmen. We are currently casting a show for a major cable network and I would greatly appreciate it if you could forward this email to your members. We are looking for people in high powered jobs who dream of leaving it all behind!
Applicants are welcome to call me directly at 424 262 0043 or email me at kenya@metalflowersmedia.com

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Just Quit Your Job Encouragement and Advice

“To all the people out there, if you think you can make a meaning out of your life, make it happen. Do not sit on those silly office chairs and make someone else’s dream happen, make yours a reality…cheers.”

The above is a comment that came in September 15, 2013 from a man living in India. I’ve decided when comments from the “Just Quit” survey come in like the above that I wouldn’t wait until the monthly post, but post them as quickly as possible.   

I haven’t been to India yet, but the above is a picture of an Indian Call Center showing people “sitting on those silly office chairs”.  

I guess it’s a wake up call to all of us everywhere…Make Your Dream a Reality…Peace, Ridea

 

Letting Go to Move Forward

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”

~ A Quote About Letting Go By Marilyn Monroe

 

Just Quit Survey Results August 2013

“This is ridiculously scary and I can’t believe I am considering making this a reality. BUT, there is also something very liberating and exciting about it, too. Big risks = big rewards, right?” – Comment from Ohio on August 29^th,  2013

Below are the results of the August 2013 “Just Quit” Your Job Survey

414 People Have Responded

38 Countries Around The World & 40 States in the U.S.A.

		COUNTRY	TOTAL	PERCENT
		United States	256	62%
		Canada	35	8%
		United Kingdom	33	8%
		Australia	19	5%
		Singapore	14	3%
		India	14	3%
		Philippines	4	1%
		South Africa	3	1%
		Egypt	3	1%
		Malaysia	3	1%
		Malta	2	<1%
		Hong Kong	2	<1%
		Colombia	2	<1%
		Belgium	2	<1%
		New Zealand	1	<1%
		Oman	1	<1%
		Norway	1	<1%
		Netherlands	1	<1%
		Nigeria	1	<1%
		Pakistan	1	<1%
		Romania	1	<1%
		Slovenia	1	<1%
		Saudi Arabia	1	<1%
		Russia	1	<1%
		Sri Lanka	1	<1%
		Venezuela	1	<1%
		Bahrain	1	<1%
		Bulgaria	1	<1%
		Angola	1	<1%
		Afghanistan	1	<1%
		United Arab Emirates	1	<1%
		Bahamas	1	<1%
		China	1	<1%
		Jordan	1	<1%
		Finland	1	<1%
		Spain	1	<1%
		Denmark	1	<1%
		Kuwait	1	<1%

State	Count
California	37
New York	24
Ohio	16
Massachusetts	16
New Jersey	13
Illinois	11
Pennsylvania	11
North Carolina	11
Colorado	10
Virginia	9
Florida	9
Texas	9
District Of Columbia	7
Arizona	7
Connecticut	7
Tennessee	6
Minnesota	5
Oregon	4
Wisconsin	4
Washington	4
Indiana	4
Georgia	4
Iowa	4
Michigan	4
Maryland	3
Missouri	2
Nevada	1
New Hampshire	1
New Mexico	1
West Virginia	1
Nebraska	1
Utah	1
Oklahoma	1
Kansas	1
Alaska	1
Arkansas	1
Delaware	1
Louisiana	1
Maine	1

 

Reasons to “Just Quit”: (When you read these reasons please understand that people are in pain.  When you get to this point in your career it is very painful BUT extremely rewarding once you take the plunge.  You HAVE TO LET GO in order TO LET COME.)

I need time to consider the next steps free of the current job	Friday, Aug 30th 4:42PM
Extremely unhappy, feel like my job is meaningless. Way too worn out to do anything fun in my free time.	Friday, Aug 30th 4:20PM
Starting my own business.	Thursday, Aug 29th 10:22PM
1) I am completely and utterly miserable in my corporate marketing job – big reason! 2) My boyfriend and I have talked about it and can make it work. I will take some time off, head out west to visit some places where I could see us relocating when he finishes dermatology residency. He can’t wait to move! I’m more hesitant and this is a great time in my life to take some time away from the corporate grind and look to our future. 3) I am a miser and have saved every penny for several years. AKA I have a healthy savings – and my boyfriend will cover our rent while I am “in transition”. 4) I also have considered and have begun seeking out temp/short term contract marketing assignments. Just to keep my toe in the professional water – and, oh yeah, some money coming in! 5) Did I mention how unhappy, unchallenged and unfulfilled I am in my current career?!? Yeah, that.	Thursday, Aug 29th 9:22PM
Awful Just need to get out, risk the 2 weeks notice to find something else	Thursday, Aug 29th 8:41PM
It is a dead end job. I hate my boss and my co-worker. I’m underpaid, because of the bad financial situation of the company. Buy it was worse than now when I came here, and I’ve been working hard and helping to improve. I feel like I’m subsidizin the company with my effort because I’m not paid fairly. And I’m young, free and ready for roaming the world looking for a better opportunity. (It would be hard to find something worse than my current job). My boss smokes in the offices – he is rude and dirty. The company’s organization is a mess. I’m sure that is not the job I want for my future life. Only thinking in being in the same job in 5 years from now and I think in suicide.	Thursday, Aug 29th 6:59PM
My boss is unorganized jerk he can’t pay us on time	Wednesday, Aug 28th 9:06PM
Major depression. Can’t imagine going another day doing what I’m doing and where I’m doing it. Burnt out. On the verge of a breakdown. Career providing zero satisfaction and not utilizing my talents and interests. I’m dead here	Wednesday, Aug 28th 3:58PM
To spend more time with my boys. To get away from my awful negative unfulfilling job.	Tuesday, Aug 27th 11:57PM
To go contracting	Tuesday, Aug 27th 1:04PM
I cannot stand my supervisor and the people I work with with very few exceptions. I feel what I do is absolutely meaningless and that I am on a never ending treadmill	Tuesday, Aug 27th 10:29AM
This is not what I was looking for; the learning and what I have in mind are totally different and currently Im in this job as it pays and I still have something to do each day showing up here. I am not inspired; Im not learning and I’m under performing. Its just a sad place to be each day.	Tuesday, Aug 27th 7:36AM
I am mentally and physically stressed and my job is the reason. I have gained 40 pounds since working there. I dread going to work everyday and get anxiety the day before I go to work after an off day. I no longer enjoy my job and am not comfortable there.	Tuesday, Aug 27th 12:05AM
Because i am unhappy	Monday, Aug 26th 11:17PM
Morale has really been down. That plus my boss has really been difficult to work with. It’s sucking the life out of me and people see that I’ve changed, that I’m a lot less joyful.	Sunday, Aug 25th 9:19PM
Im not happy i dont sleep anymore im angry a lot and all i think about is leaving the job im in. It affects my relationships and i feel out of place doing what I do.	Saturday, Aug 24th 11:43PM
It’s going no where there’s no development no recognition for my work my boss is sexist and a bully	Saturday, Aug 24th 5:26PM
sick of it	Saturday, Aug 24th 8:45AM
Low pay Stressful Unfulfilling Bad company culture Lack of resources Ambiguous schedule Aren’t learning any skills My job requires lying	Friday, Aug 23rd 9:20PM
Stress	Friday, Aug 23rd 1:02PM
My company is not delivering the compensation promised even after talks and showing them legal regulations that they were breaking. My client has the mentality of “Persist and Persevere” and has no desire to perform quality work. My clients client does not know what they are managing or what they want. The tasks switch daily and they refuse to listen or understand the product they are asking to be delivered yet continually complain about the result. I have not had a successful project since starting and have rebuilt projects multiple times to meet the clients needs that they themselves then declare are useless. I don’t like my current industry and want to work on a project for the greater good of society.	Thursday, Aug 22nd 11:03PM
It has nothing to do with anything I am passionate about. It limits my skills. It has no growth potential. I hate it everyday. It is repetive. I can continue this list forever.	Thursday, Aug 22nd 10:52PM
I would like to start my own business. If I don’t quit without another job I know I won’t be able to devote 100%.	Thursday, Aug 22nd 9:10PM
Because I feel miserable every morning and every minute I spend in this office. Because I don’t believe in their corporate values, because I am constantly loaded with a huge amount of stress, because I am not listened to, because I am being lectured and patronised every day about how I shouldn’t get so stressed, my boss is making feel as if is only my fault that I take things so personally (may it is but this is the way I am). Because i can’t give a shit about what I am doing I am not passionate about it in the slightest and that is whay also I get so stressed about it probably. Because I can’t switch off properly when I am leaving the office, because when I come back from holidays an overwhelming feeling of anguish is pervading me, because I fell like I am wasting my time	Thursday, Aug 22nd 8:06AM
I wake up every day and wonder if this is all there is. I don’t believe I am doing the public any good. My company is purely driven by profit and I am not that type of person. I truly want to do something to better the world. My boss, though not a terrible person, byes into the corporate jargon. I care about people and all I do is determine who to cut. It is truly depressing.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 10:39PM
I take 400 out of savings each month to cover what my pay check doesn’t. My job has no future. My house needs repairs and I have the material. My house is too small for my family. I’m a veteran and I have a degree. I make 15.00/hr	Wednesday, Aug 21st 10:17PM
Having the time and motivation to work on side. Everyday it’s a drag to go in and boss doesn’t appreciate my work.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 9:22PM
Difficult working relationship with my boss and I’m under appreciated.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 6:53PM
Difficult working relationship with my boss and I’m under appreciated.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 6:53PM
Feel empty. Work seems meaningless and see no real future; at least, not a future that looks particularly appealing. I’m there solely for the paycheck.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 2:55PM
I am in anew job. And something is disturbing me. I am not getting sleep :-(. I am very confused on if I want to continue this and then for how long. I want a change in my career path. But not sure how I go about that :-).	Wednesday, Aug 21st 1:50PM
I have been in finance for 17 years and it has gone completely stale for me. I can’t stand sitting in front of a computer playing with Excel spreadsheets all day anymore. Every morning I’m sick to my stomach when I wake up and find it almost painful to do my tasks at work. I realize now that the business world is not for me.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 1:22PM
Stress is making me physically ill. Its is harming my personal relationships and causing my life to stagnate as I feel to paralyzed to make any important decisions in my life.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 12:49PM
Issues with the manager; really tired of the negative environment around, no thanks to my peers. Strong feeling of not getting where I need to	Tuesday, Aug 20th 4:06PM
I hate my job, I don’t get to do what I thought I would be doing, it feels like the role is moving me backwards in my career	Tuesday, Aug 20th 3:37PM
Everyday is a struggle. I cry and get anxiety thinking about coming in. I hate my boss and the work I do. It has all stress and no reward. I love working with people but not in this way.	Tuesday, Aug 20th 11:03AM
I’ve reached the point where Sunday’s are basically a count down to Monday mornings. I’m having anxiety and depressed about my job. I just can’t take it anymore.	Monday, Aug 19th 4:34PM
It makes me feel really depressed because I feel like I’m helping screwing people out of money. I also do not like any one I work with and feel that I can do a lot better in life than working there. It’s not where I want to be and not a field I would want to advance in.	Monday, Aug 19th 3:44PM
I have not been happy in my job for a long time but just did not have the money to quit. Every year at the end of the year I start to get that dreaded feeling I start having anxiety attacks when our busy time comes, but I have somehow muddled through. Always afraid of the decision and not having the money. My brother passed away recently and my way of thinking has changed and life is just to short to be skating by in a job that I don’t like. I am burned out I am tired of people yelling at me. I am tired of coming home completely exhausted and I want to do sleep. I am tired of being unhappy. Now that the financial issue is no longer an issue and I have the money to cover my bills I feel I can now do this.	Sunday, Aug 18th 11:17AM
Want to be my own.	Sunday, Aug 18th 6:30AM
Not professionally happy and feel undervalued in current role. Job no longer motivates me to work hard and contribute 100%. I also feel burnt out after 15 years of working at high speed and high demand environments. I have a decent bit of money saved up (enough for at least 4-6 months) and feel confident that I can tap my network for consulting opportunities to feel the gap in lomg term employment.	Sunday, Aug 18th 12:27AM
My boss drives me crazy. I cannot rely on anything she says. I cannot rely on hours or a paycheck. I have to be available 14 hours a day. I am never consulted about changes made to my schedule.	Saturday, Aug 17th 10:17PM
I’m over this one I’ve been there for two years It’s not in the field I want to end up in I can budget for a while and live ok	Saturday, Aug 17th 9:30PM
I strongly believe in not doing something you don’t enjoy or are not interested in at all. I want to start my own business and can’t because of my shitty job. I just want freedom.	Saturday, Aug 17th 3:02PM
I feel that my potential is being wasted and i am being relegated to a clerical job. In short, i am not satisfied with the job content and on top of it I am not clear of my future path.	Saturday, Aug 17th 9:37AM
because something in me is going to break so badly i wont be able to pull back up from it	Saturday, Aug 17th 6:51AM
Too depressing.	Friday, Aug 16th 11:47AM
My job is absoolute misery. I’m working in a field I don’t want to be in, with colleagues I don’t want to associate with & with a consdescending, joke of a manager. I want the freedom to pursue my interests with a focus on landing my dream career. I want to work for it as much as I want it to work for me.	Friday, Aug 16th 1:10AM
awful work condition	Wednesday, Aug 14th 2:41PM
I am stagnate. My current job no longer aligns with the steps I need to take to fulfill my goals and pursue life and happness, other than to pay my monthly bills. These bills are relatively small, as is my income. Most other jobs would fulfill this need. I have a long commute and work full time. I require to work+commute less hours to free up time for educational, business, and self improving pursuits; or find a job of any time commitment that aligns with these goals. Preferably, both. Alternatively, I may be able to structure a lifestyle where I educate myself and pursue my own business, without ‘working’ at all. Also know that I dislike my inconsistent commute, I may be fired any time anyway, my superiors are not competent, and I do not enjoy my repetitive job duties. I am not positively challenged in my job, and my job is a large percentage of my life, therefore I am living ‘comfortably’ but hardly living at all.	Wednesday, Aug 14th 2:18PM
Health reasons. Feeling trapped. Very unhappy. Just blew a chance at a job transfer.	Tuesday, Aug 13th 7:48PM
The volume of work is too high for one person therefore i do not have time to cross-train or learn other responsibilities. I’m not learning anything new and I’m sick and tired of doing the same crappy load of work day after day. I just can’t do it anymore.	Tuesday, Aug 13th 7:00PM
Stress	Tuesday, Aug 13th 6:38PM
I’m 23 and I feel as though I’m stuck in a dead-end job that has an amazing bonus structure but isn’t in any field that I’m remotely interested in. I have to have this job in order to pay down my overdraft but I intensely dislike the people I work with, I constantly feel patronised by my trainers and I feel that there should be more to my post-university life than this.	Tuesday, Aug 13th 3:16PM
Driving all over the state “trying” to see doctors whom I cannot see. Educational resources, that aren’t educational at all! Bored. Cannot call on hospitals, but that’s where we should be. Keep getting told, “change is coming.” Tired of having to deal with co-workers on the western side of the state who break compliance rules all the time and have asked me to do the same. Completely, undeniably, unethical!!	Tuesday, Aug 13th 1:47PM
Stress, find peace, figure out my passion, put my family and friends first	Tuesday, Aug 13th 1:32AM
I am depressed every day when I go to work. None of the tasks are challenging or interesting anymore. I do not feel my talents are used. The beaurocracy at a company this size impedes a lot of productivity. I can only bring myself to work maybe 1-2 hours per day, while spending the rest of my time job-hunting. I’m almost completely checked out. When I think of my commute (30 minutes – 1 hr, each way), I cringe. Nothing makes that time go by faster. If I see my boyfriend after work, I’m short and clearly unhappy. He and I have both noticed that when I have an interview or other promising job prospect, my mood heightens markedly.	Monday, Aug 12th 4:55PM
I’m not respected, this company isn’t my passion, i don’t like marketing, i just want to paint and create things	Monday, Aug 12th 4:24PM
Because I want to do what I am passionate about. My job is just a means of income which gives me no fulfillment, nor uses my gifts and talents. I want to offer programs in the community, open a business and write more books.	Monday, Aug 12th 3:36PM
because I need to focus on my and my education. I have spent a lot of time giving to work, training, picking up shifts, volunteering without receiving anything in return. It is time for me to focus on me and what I need.	Monday, Aug 12th 12:48PM
I’m not happy. It’s no longer satisfying or meaningful. Not feeling challenged. It’s discouraging and frustrating. I feel stuck. There are no more good days. I wonder what difference I’m making to those I’m supposedly helping and also it’s not making any good of a difference in my life. I am no longer challenged or feel there is any growth from this job.	Monday, Aug 12th 10:45AM
I am really depressed with my IT job.I feel really stressed everyday to go to job.I am in a position do or die state, if I dont perform well I would be fired.Better I would take a good decision to leave my job without having one lined up.This decision is mainly due to retain my self respect.	Monday, Aug 12th 4:01AM
MY BOSS AND HIS BROTHER ARE MICROMANAGING ASSHOLES THAT BELITTLE PUBLICLY HUMILIATE AND VERBALLY ABUSE THEIR EMPLOYEES	Sunday, Aug 11th 3:30PM
I hate coming in every day, the people i work with are frustrated with the policies and low pay and half the time everyone is sighing and complaining. I had to reduce the amount of taxes taken out of my paycheck just to survive, and almost got fired for my lateness. I just don’t want to be there. I get an ache in the pit of my stomach thinking about going back after a peaceful two week vacation, helping customers and servicing others in retail is not a good fit for me, I need to be able to have downtime by myself to recharge, and all this job does is drain my energy. I am willing to take out money of my ira in order to survive for a few months in order to find a new job, hopefully transform my job into a career. I need some peace, and my intuition tells me to quit. I just landed a part time job with some earning potential, and I could focus on that and also finding a temp job during the day or landing interviews for a new one. The only thing I am worried about is insurance coverage.	Friday, Aug 9th 3:01PM
Yes.	Friday, Aug 9th 1:33PM
I am working in a career field that is not related to my degrees I have obtained. Was my first job out of college promising growth opportunities but the fields I want to work in have no growth so they have no available positions in the 5-6 years I’ve been here. I have gone back to school while working and need to take the leap to the career that makes me happy now that I’m done with my formal education. There is no job satisfaction where I work and even my supervisor doesn’t like the job. The plus is great benefits and a steady pay check. Fear has been holding me back. I tried quitting in January of 2013 and HR talked me out of it because I didn’t have another job lined up. It has been difficult to find a job in the field I want to be in while working because I have not had the time to build my creative portfolio and am drained of energy after work and the 1 hour to 1.5 hour commute home.	Friday, Aug 9th 10:41AM
Tons of work that is assigned on me. Too much expectation on me. I have been supporting all departments in our company. I am supporting external and internal customers. But nobody is supporting me on my own task.	Friday, Aug 9th 9:50AM
I hate going to work every day. I’ve become an awful, unhappy, rude, demotivated person that I don’t even like. I want to enjoy my life again without feeling sick all day every day.	Friday, Aug 9th 8:18AM
I want to start my business – the one that will make a real difference. In fact, it will be helping other people quit *their* jobs by starting a business. I’m a marketing expert, my jobs/clients have always been startups and people launching businesses without me even realizing – its what I’m meant to do. I just need to embrace it.	Thursday, Aug 8th 7:26PM
To experience freedom and to have the time to explore things that can	Thursday, Aug 8th 10:02AM
I’m feeling burnout, having to juggle my full time job and being a voice coach on weeknights and weekends to earn some extra income and keeping the passion of teaching going, and trying to spend remaining time I have with my sons and partner. It’s taking a toll on my health now. I’m also at the point where I don’t enjoy my work anymore. I want to quit my full time job and teach singing full time, so I can have time flexibility and the possibility to create wealth according to how hard and smart I work.	Wednesday, Aug 7th 10:28AM
Because I know that I certainly dont wish to do what i am currently doing. It feels very dry.	Wednesday, Aug 7th 10:16AM
It’s a dead end job and not learning anything anymore. getting fed up with the work and feels like im getting depressed everyday i go into work. Managers/senior managers are useless and don’t care about your career. To them its all about metrics and nothing else.	Tuesday, Aug 6th 5:23PM
dislike the job i do	Tuesday, Aug 6th 1:28PM
I work in sales for a great company with great people and had hoped to have a long association with them. For over a year, I was the entire marketing team because there was no-one else in the roles of marketing, sales & events and despite the burden of it all, I did a good job. I have worked long, hard hours, given 100% loyalty, continuously learn and have achieved well. A couple of months ago, they employed a new marketing manager who is a nice person but wants me to be his secretary and has taken away every aspect of sales from me and replaced it with mind-numbing admin ie typing up hundreds of lists – nothing else, just that. He micro-manages everything I do like I’m an imbecile and blatantly times me when I use the Ladies room – basically does everything in his power to make my working life as miserable as possible. I tried talking to him about this several times and even approached others higher up, no-one is interested. Promises that were made to me by the CEO about my future career have been broken. I’ve tried to make the best of it and tried to ‘manage’ my career but the situation is getting worse. I am constantly stressed and unhappy and for weeks have been actively looking for another job.	Tuesday, Aug 6th 11:21AM
It kills my soul.	Tuesday, Aug 6th 6:18AM
I am not suited for the role. The constant criticism has created lack of confidence and I feel it dipping everyday. I don’t like my boss even though I think he has done as much if not more for me to help me. Hard to find time to interview with other companies. The constant stress and hatred towards what i do is affecting my personal relationship. I have been a horrible girlfriend constantly whining and complaining	Tuesday, Aug 6th 5:47AM
Because i am MISERABLE. Suffering with depression. Scattered brained , young , lost , damaged , lonely , no goals , a fucking loser	Monday, Aug 5th 10:51PM
Because the job makes my soul shrivel into a tiny, angry, bitter little ball of cynicism, which is negatively affecting the rest of my life. It is a very unhealthy environment and a terrible way to spend so much of my time.	Monday, Aug 5th 8:58PM
My co workers sibgle me out. I feel like in stuck and going nowhere in life with this job.	Monday, Aug 5th 8:48PM
Too much stress	Monday, Aug 5th 8:39PM
I need a break to determine where my career will go next.	Monday, Aug 5th 6:47PM
terrible management body breaking job work life interfering with home life	Monday, Aug 5th 3:09PM
I feel that I lack motivation and I’m miserable working in the same place.	Monday, Aug 5th 1:22AM
dont like my manager	Sunday, Aug 4th 11:04PM
I’m stressed out Job is not interesting to me I don’t like the boss I’m not using my best talents Have feeling this is not what I was meant to do Not following my passions	Sunday, Aug 4th 2:20PM
I’m looking for better opportunity matching my Engineering background. In current job, I can’t excel the way I want to.	Sunday, Aug 4th 7:56AM
It’s affecting my family in a negative way.	Saturday, Aug 3rd 10:33AM
There is nothing in this job that I look forward to, neither the work nor the colleagues or the environment, there is nothing inspiring in it.	Saturday, Aug 3rd 1:02AM
i hate it. there is no opportunity for advancement. i get no support from the owners. feel like i am constantly stressed over what needs to be done and no one else cares.	Friday, Aug 2nd 10:05PM
Don’t like the way things are ran, the job tile is unclear.	Friday, Aug 2nd 8:17PM
Hostile environment, no chance to affect positive change.	Friday, Aug 2nd 2:57AM

 

Gender: Female: 60%  Male: 40%

Income Levels	Percentage
Under $50,000	56%
$50-000 – $100,000	32%
Over $100,000	12%

 

 

 

 Comments About Income:

 

		$50,000 saved	Friday, Aug 30th 4:20PM
		I have an MBA	Thursday, Aug 29th 10:22PM
		Its just my wife and I. we dont need a whole lot of money.	Saturday, Aug 24th 11:43PM
		32k/yr single parent of two teens.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 10:17PM
		in pounds not $	Tuesday, Aug 20th 3:37PM
		Peanuts	Saturday, Aug 17th 10:17PM
		I work part-time and I’m on under £10,000	Saturday, Aug 17th 3:02PM
		i am the mum and the breadwinner	Saturday, Aug 17th 6:51AM
		It’s the best paid job I’ve had to date.	Friday, Aug 16th 1:10AM
		Have access to Tuition Reimbursement and OSAP funds.	Monday, Aug 12th 12:48PM
		My income is $45000.	Friday, Aug 9th 9:50AM
		Sgd	Monday, Aug 5th 6:47PM
		I am working in India and my current salary in Indian rupees lies in this bracket	Saturday, Aug 3rd 1:02AM
		Money does not equal happiness.	Friday, Aug 2nd 2:57AM

 

The 10 Steps to Get Prepared to “Just Quit” – Are You Prepared to Just Quit?

The Below are in the Order of How Many People Have Completed That Step (most people are concerned about how this decision will impact their loved ones)	Number Of Respondents who have completed  this step	PERCENTAGE
Thought About How This Decision Will Impact Your Family/Spouse/Children	330	14%
DECIDED to “Just Quit” – You May Not Know The Date, But You Have Made The Decision	296	13%
Thought About “The Story” You’ll Tell About “Just Quitting” (While Between Employment)	270	12%
Have a General Idea or Specific Plan About What You Really Want to Do (Without doing this you’ll probably get stuck again doing something that makes you miserable)	273	12%
Saved or Have Access to Enough Money for 6 Months for Basic Expenses	259	11%
Thought About How You Will Celebrate When You “Just Quit” – How Will You Feel That Day – What You’ll Do That Night & The Next Morning	212	9%
Completed A Spreadsheet To Find Out How Long You Can Go Without A Job	194	8%
Determined the Actual Date You Can “Just Quit” (This is Your “Just Quit” Date)	191	8%
Talked to Others Who Have “Just Quit”- Listened to Their Stories/What They Did (Note: You will not find many people who’ve had the courage to do this. Most people stay stuck or wait until they find another job.)	151	6%
Written Your Resignation Letter (You MUST do this and give proper notice. NO EXCEPTIONS.)	151	6%

 

General Comments  – August 2013:

I have clients lined up waiting for me to help them, I keep putting them off because I do not have time, I’m too busy making 35,000 a year!	Thursday, Aug 29th 10:22PM
This is ridiculously scary and I can’t believe I am considering making this a reality. BUT, there is also something very liberating and exciting about it, too. Big risks = big rewards, right?	Thursday, Aug 29th 9:22PM
I’ve not tell anybody about my decision, and maybe because of the high rate of unemploiment in my country my friends and family won’t agree with my decission. I don’t know what I’m going to do in the future. But it’s my life and I’ve only one so I needn’t help to decide what I want for my present.	Thursday, Aug 29th 6:59PM
I’m also a single parent. I can’t be everywhere all the time. It’s wearing me out.	Tuesday, Aug 27th 11:57PM
I hate my Job!!	Saturday, Aug 24th 11:43PM
I have no job offers. I’ve sent out a ton of resumes in the wee hours of the night. Ive been to job fairs. I need a better resume, but thats it.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 10:17PM
I have a LLC set up and waiting and I continually wonder how i will ever be able to focus on my start up without pulling the trigger and JUST QUITTING.	Wednesday, Aug 21st 3:11PM
Is IT a trap  Just wondering 🙂	Wednesday, Aug 21st 1:50PM
Help!	Saturday, Aug 17th 6:51AM
My letter of resignation is pretty trivial. I don’t exactly have a meaningful career position in my company. I’ll whip up something like: Thank you for the opportunity. I am going on to pursue increased pay, benefits, and advancement opportunities. [My end date is().] I have thought about how my family will react, and I can’t be certain. I do have support from my sweetie, who may soon do the same thing. My company usually cuts a check and escorts employees out when they quit so notice is nearly moot. I like your walk on the beach. I do not hold a college degree and my job is too demanding on time to keep it, and fix that. So, I have to leave	Wednesday, Aug 14th 2:18PM
I am the major earner in my family–I have a husband and 2 minor children living at home, ages 17 and 10. This is hard because of health care needs, as well, but I’m 52 and would like to finally do what I enjoy. I’ve always seen myself as an entrepreneur, but my husband feels safer with me working. I feel like it’s time now for me to do what makes me fulfilled.	Monday, Aug 12th 3:36PM
I want to hand in my notice today. I made the decision over the weekend and spoke to superiors whose advice i respect.	Monday, Aug 12th 12:48PM
I have decided to quit my job with out having other job in hand as I feel very stressed.But I dont know whether this is a correct decision or not	Monday, Aug 12th 4:01AM
although I already resign and serving my 1 month notice. I’m still afraid of the consequences. I am still very busy to look for another job.	Friday, Aug 9th 9:50AM
I want to just quit, but we’re still recovering from the financial devastation of my husband losing his job in 2010. We have horrible credit, less than $100 in savings, and have only *not* been living with my inlaws for 9 months.I know it sounds crazy to want to quit, but this job is sucking the soul out of me. I want to pursue my dream and make a difference and spend more time with my family – my beautiful daughters – and I can’t.	Thursday, Aug 8th 7:26PM
I know that it is better to find another job before resigning from the current one but under the circumstances, if I stay, any reference I get from the company won’t have anything to do with sales, it will be about admin – that’s no good to me. My whole past career is in sales and marketing. Also, if I’m not strong enough to walk away from this situation, then it looks as if I am accepting it, which I don’t. As well as doing my own job searches, I have 3 agencies looking for work for me and one of them has plenty of temping work which I could do until I find another permanent position.	Tuesday, Aug 6th 11:21AM
Here goes!!	Monday, Aug 5th 8:58PM
Although I am not sure where life will take me after I quit, i am more concerned about the reaction from my father if I quit without having another job. At this point of time, I feel I have reached a dead end as far as my job is concerned, I see absolutely no future here.	Saturday, Aug 3rd 1:02AM