It is Sunday and time for the voices of the painfully employed. There have been many entries since my last post and podcast. I have decided to select just a few entries to record this week. I’ve tried to cover several countries, generations, salary levels and job titles. (So sorry for all of the spikes in the audio, but I don’t have the time right now that it is going to take to correct them…maybe one day this week I’ll have time to work on fixing it…maybe not…)
Below are all the entries that have come in from July 2oth – August 8th; highlighted are the few selected:
| Reason Folks Want to Just Quit | Date of Entry |
| Location | Yesterday, 2:19AM |
| The stress is effecting my health, time away from my family | Friday, Aug 7th 10:27AM |
| Because i have dedicated my all to this company for a period of three years, less pay, unhappy with the treatment and my efforts have never being recognized, been promised a permanent position since a year ago. i am terribly unhappy. | Friday, Aug 7th 5:38AM |
| It is unsafe where I work. Also the workload is getting more and more with no relief in sight.Also one of my colleagues is treated like she can do no wrong whereas the other 2 (which includes) myself are ignored. | Thursday, Aug 6th 3:51PM |
| it makes me miserable (to the point where it is affecting both my mental and physical health), i feel i am not very good at it and it doesnt inspire, interest or satisfy me. | Thursday, Aug 6th 9:49AM |
| Hopelessness — for things to get better to make more money, the ppl etc. Not enough money. Wasting my time. | Thursday, Aug 6th 9:41AM |
| no room for career growth, lack of management support, no space for my creativity, no promotion and poor remuneration with discrimination | Thursday, Aug 6th 8:27AM |
| I wake up sick all the time I feel people are mess with me all the time | Thursday, Aug 6th 5:12AM |
| I’m tired. Physically. Mentally. I just don’t like being there anymore. | Wednesday, Aug 5th 6:53PM |
| It’s not me | Wednesday, Aug 5th 4:41PM |
| Because I am miserable and cry every morning before I go to work. I want to be happy. | Wednesday, Aug 5th 10:49AM |
| Spend more time with my daughter and find a career with retirement benefits and advancement opportunities. | Wednesday, Aug 5th 3:40AM |
| I have zero interest and no passion for it | Wednesday, Aug 5th 12:31AM |
| I am unhappy with my life in its present situation. I hate the city and the renting situation. My job makes me feel depressed and inadequate. After one year I do not have the knowledge needed to function effectively on my own. I am treated like an outsider by some of my co-workers whom I need to interact with to get my work done. I have been deprived of learning how to do my job due to lack of learning opportunities and co-workers refusing to share knowledge. I am tired of constantly feeling dumb and having to answer I don’t know when people come to me for help. I am upset that when requests come in I don’t know how to solve them and I have to depend / beg others for the information I need. I do not feel like I am growing as an employee and I feel that I have not acquired skills I can use elsewhere. | Tuesday, Aug 4th 6:33PM |
| I feel like I am trapped in an endless circle. I do not enjoy my job any more but it consumes every inch of my time and I will never get ahead enough to get out. | Tuesday, Aug 4th 6:22PM |
| The company I work for is completely ignorant to our industry, is disrespectful to me, doesn’t value me, and is asking me to treat others that way. | Tuesday, Aug 4th 5:13PM |
| my job leaves me feeling depressed and unhappy. i dread each and everyday I have to go | Tuesday, Aug 4th 1:17PM |
| I don’t have passion for doing what I do anymore. Waking up every morning to the same office, same pressures is draining me. | Tuesday, Aug 4th 12:40PM |
| Freedom | Tuesday, Aug 4th 7:13AM |
| The job is too overwhelming, can never catch up, feel anxious most of the time and don’t like being the third prson | Tuesday, Aug 4th 2:30AM |
| The job is too overwhelming, can never catch up, feel anxious most of the time and don’t like being the third prson | Tuesday, Aug 4th 2:30AM |
| Overworked and swamped working overtime, personal life has deteriorated due to lack of free time. Many long time coworkers have already resigned and left me doing additional work. Working conditions are hazardous and my general outlook has become jaded as a result of constantly dealing with deep issues. My passions and joys are cast aside as I try to recuperate for the next day. | Monday, Aug 3rd 2:39PM |
| I do not want to work for an organization..any organization. I want to be free to live life | Monday, Aug 3rd 11:34AM |
| Too stagnant, too overprotective and making me feel demoralised. As though I can’t make or do decision by myself. Feel very sick and tired of all the shit. | Monday, Aug 3rd 9:25AM |
| Because I can’t take being here any more. I can’t manage my work. I feel awful | Monday, Aug 3rd 4:46AM |
| Want to start my own Business. Feeling stressed out & not fitting the current job position | Monday, Aug 3rd 2:36AM |
| 1. Bad Boss 2. Bad CEO 3. Bad Culture 4. No support 5. No future | Sunday, Aug 2nd 10:14PM |
| Don’t like the actual work, or the interactions with management. I dread every day and would be ok being fired because then at least it would be over. | Sunday, Aug 2nd 8:45PM |
| More and more is being added to my portfolio with no extra help. There is a big component of travelling to ensure my team is on track. When asked about extra help there is no money, I would have to take that FTE from the team and they are already at capacity . I have already done this and there is no more left to take. I am tired, I feel overworked, I keep thinking there must be more to life than being the hamster on the wheel. I want to just stop. | Sunday, Aug 2nd 6:30PM |
| Over worked w/ out compensation/ burned | Sunday, Aug 2nd 3:40PM |
| Over worked w/ out compensation/ burned | Sunday, Aug 2nd 3:37PM |
| Too much stress underpaid | Sunday, Aug 2nd 1:10PM |
| Yes | Sunday, Aug 2nd 10:49AM |
| I dont want to go working feeling nervous everyday | Sunday, Aug 2nd 2:41AM |
| – physical symptoms of stress- arms in pain, eyelashes fluttering, anxiety, constantly emotionally exhausted, no support at work, don’t agree with the management decisions, not same focus on education, all about budgets | Saturday, Aug 1st 9:30PM |
| I hate almost everything there is about my job other than the pay and that it is 1.8 miles from my home. | Saturday, Aug 1st 6:28PM |
| Because I am tired of the same shit at work every single week. Its like they all think that becausenrhey chose to be in the consulting field the rest of us want the same grinding hours every single week. | Saturday, Aug 1st 4:55PM |
| job is not satisfying to me. it makes me dread going to work | Saturday, Aug 1st 4:12PM |
| I hate by boss. Stress is making me ill. Ready for new endeavors and possibly entrepreneurship. | Saturday, Aug 1st 7:40AM |
| Not happy | Friday, Jul 31st 11:09PM |
| I want to quit because nearly everyday at work I feel like crawling to the bathroom to cry. We’re overworked and underpaid. I have stayed many times until 8 or 9 pm or even midnight and come in weekends to finish my work. Because I don’t want to underperform. But it absorbs so much of my time and energy that when I get home I barely have times for hobbies I love doing, such as drawing and painting. Hobbies that I wish would lead to a job. | Friday, Jul 31st 9:58PM |
| Think in new ideas a new path. | Friday, Jul 31st 4:40PM |
| I hate my job, hate the people i work with, want to phone in sick all the time, its making me depressed | Friday, Jul 31st 2:49PM |
| I don’t want to do this work anymore | Friday, Jul 31st 1:55PM |
| Every day is a struggle. I wake up every morning feeling more and more depressed. | Friday, Jul 31st 7:00AM |
| Management | Friday, Jul 31st 2:56AM |
| Job wants to relocate me to California again; this will be my 3rd move with this company in less than 18 months; second time in California; I was miserable in California and could barely make ends meet; the only reason I came out in the black was due to 1 3-paycheck month and the fact that one of my student loans hadn’t kicked in yet | Thursday, Jul 30th 8:25PM |
| I work too hard and don’t feel appreciated. I miss my kids and feel I need to be there more for them. My housework is slipping. I want to relax for a bit. I want to go back to school. | Thursday, Jul 30th 5:33PM |
| Being takin advantage of | Thursday, Jul 30th 3:21PM |
| stress | Thursday, Jul 30th 9:56AM |
| I feel like am an amateur in the office | Thursday, Jul 30th 8:17AM |
| Tired of my boss | Wednesday, Jul 29th 4:35PM |
| I am at a point in my life where I know what I don’t want in a career. I have spent years climbing the ladder in hopes of my success making me happy. It hasn’t. I place much more value on the intangibles. I know that any time I have taken a risk like this, I have landed on my feet and have been grateful for the experience. I am done wasting my time in a job that I’m not passionate about. | Wednesday, Jul 29th 3:47PM |
| I have another job lined up but I absolutely hate the place I am working and I want out. I want to be done with it. | Wednesday, Jul 29th 10:26AM |
| I hate my job and I have valid reasons to quit | Wednesday, Jul 29th 9:46AM |
| I wake up every day hating my job and my life | Wednesday, Jul 29th 9:16AM |
| I am not able to grow or learn new things, and the business has no strategy or direction. | Wednesday, Jul 29th 12:47AM |
| I suffered medically for 2.5 years. I need a break. I wake up with pain going to work, while there and one the way home. I feel my best when I am not there. | Tuesday, Jul 28th 11:45PM |
| DAILY STRUGGLE. I AM NOT PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT I DO. STRESS FROM INCOMPETENCE, PROCRASTINATION, UNKNOWLEGEABLE AND LAZINESS NO BACK BONE CO WORKERS AND MANAGERS. DO NOT WANT TO EVER WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE IN THE OTHER HALF OF MY LIFE. WANT TO ENJOY LIFE. | Tuesday, Jul 28th 1:20PM |
| I hate it. Every soul sucking minute. I work as a manager in retail and so tired of the constant lazy help and unrealistic corporate expectations. | Tuesday, Jul 28th 6:44AM |
| Because my boss has no appreciation for any of the work I do. She constantly belittles all accomplishments and creates road blocks because she doesn’t listen or pay attention to the emails, meeting and documents I created to improve alumni relations. | Monday, Jul 27th 7:45PM |
| work is monotonous. been working at a paint/hardware store for 17 months. too much sitting down when the store is not busy. depressed and feel like im stuck here. I work 52 hours, 6 days a week every week (holidays excluded). im burnt out, feel like a robot going to work everyday. I only stay because of societal pressure and living with mom and sister. if i quit I would probably end up staying home and eating/playing video games doing nothing productive. im 20 soon to be 21 years old. | Monday, Jul 27th 5:08PM |
| It’s soul destroying I hate the drive over, I feel put on and used. | Monday, Jul 27th 2:01PM |
| The stress and dissatisfaction of this job are consuming me, potentially threatening my health. It is completely unfulfilling. | Monday, Jul 27th 11:35AM |
| It’s a drain on my mental health. It inhibits my ability to tend to things that matter such as my physical health, personal relationships, etc. | Monday, Jul 27th 10:57AM |
| Because my jobs drains away all the energy in me. The environment undermines my selfconfidence. I am unhappy everyday and I don’t feel like this is how I want my life to be. | Monday, Jul 27th 2:41AM |
| I have lots of reasons. I don’t have time to write it all down | Sunday, Jul 26th 8:34PM |
| learn | Sunday, Jul 26th 3:19PM |
| Because I am moving overseas, am unhappy and afraid they will fire me first | Sunday, Jul 26th 11:07AM |
| The old company is moving too far away. | Sunday, Jul 26th 9:12AM |
| To find a better job for long term and growth. | Sunday, Jul 26th 2:00AM |
| I do a job that requires 100% presence and compassion. I have started to despise the people I should want to help. I am bored. I am restless. I often feel like I am simply going thru the motions. I hate the corporate culture. I am starting to dislike myself for not doing my job wholeheartedly. Somewhere I have said ‘yes’ to quitting and now I am on an endless loop of talking myself out of it because I crave financial security. Deep down I know I will not find doors opening for me until I take a leap of faith…. | Saturday, Jul 25th 4:53PM |
| This career is not my passion. I want to be in control of my time and spend my waking hours doing work I love. When I am writing I can work for hours without stopping…when I am at work i am working in between socializing. | Saturday, Jul 25th 2:44PM |
| I have nothing left to give | Saturday, Jul 25th 10:34AM |
| I am not happy with my team members i am not happy with my director i dont find my job motivational i dont find my job moving me forward i am getting paid high i am stress with my working environment i havd to work on weekend team members are not tolerant | Friday, Jul 24th 5:59PM |
| I want my peace of mind back. I want to enjoy my life and not carry work with me everywhere i go. | Friday, Jul 24th 8:44AM |
| stressfull unstable hours constant schedual shfts | Friday, Jul 24th 7:12AM |
| I WANNA QUIT MY JOB WITHOUT ANOTHER JOB BECAUSE I FELT LIKE SOMETHING WILL COME IF I DO IT. | Friday, Jul 24th 1:16AM |
| No room for advancement | Thursday, Jul 23rd 1:32PM |
| Tired frustrating no work life balance | Thursday, Jul 23rd 10:23AM |
| Going into work each day sucks the life out of me little by little. I do not care about my work nor does it interest me. I find myself daydreaming and only giving tasks half my attention and as a result I’ve been making mistakes. i am so depressed and down all the time looking for another job seems impossible. | Thursday, Jul 23rd 6:22AM |
| Because I wake up depressed and miserable each and every day, knowing I have to go back to that and deal with people who make me wish I were dead. | Thursday, Jul 23rd 4:57AM |
| want freedom my own busines and career move | Thursday, Jul 23rd 2:02AM |
| Totally burned out. My performance is lagging and my physical health is suffering | Thursday, Jul 23rd 1:13AM |
| I’m 3 people in 1 not appreciated underpaid emotionally harassed and crapped on and overworked and exhausted | Wednesday, Jul 22nd 10:15PM |
| The stress of dealing with my boss’s poor management skills is making my anxiety and depression worse. | Wednesday, Jul 22nd 7:39PM |
| I couldnt eat and sleep well, Im exhausted and unable to adapt to very long weeks of work. I dont think staying any longer is healthy for me. | Wednesday, Jul 22nd 6:06PM |
| To travel and look for a life partner | Wednesday, Jul 22nd 2:33PM |
| For pursuit of a bigger goal. It has an examination and has a preparation period of a year. | Wednesday, Jul 22nd 12:38AM |
| Toxic work environment and scared my license is at risk. Don’t want to be the fall guy. | Tuesday, Jul 21st 8:05PM |
| This is not the line of work I want to be in. I do not like working with my current managers, this position does not offer any opportunity for growth. I am miserable with this job. I am ready to go. | Tuesday, Jul 21st 3:11PM |
| Peace of mind… enjoy life. Fulfill dreams | Tuesday, Jul 21st 9:33AM |
| Hate the job, love being creative, painting, etc | Monday, Jul 20th 2:45PM |
| Work enviornmwnt is stifling The pay is low The work is mundane & the same The commute is terrible for the position No growth | Monday, Jul 20th 11:21AM |
| very stressed…too lonely…living alone..no one to talk to …too sad. | Monday, Jul 20th 5:27AM |
| I am an engineer by education, workinginaMaharatna PSU in India for last 4.5 years. My work schedule is 9:30am -5:30 pm, 5 days/ week andworkburdenis bare minimum. Apart from it, I get ample time to pursue my hobbies like sports,novelreadingetc etc. Additionally, I actively take part in a number of events sports/ cultural that are being organized by societies, year round.I am a thinker type of person. This has led me to trouble, as my work doesn’t fascinate me at all. When I see 10-15 years in future, I see myself working in same monotony, which brings tension/ confusion as I feel like I will be bored to death in office.I really want to be free. Free to do whatever I like to do. Life without obligation, issues, sanctions & tensions. No burden at all. I want to be happy. Going to an office put restrain on me. It makes me what I am not i.e. it enslaves me. I want to roam around world carefree. I want to work with people because I want to and not because it will pay me off. I want to stuff solely because I want to do that and not because it will serve me money.At the present job, I feel like that I am working because I am getting paid. I want to feel the other way round. People across me says that you need money to survive and I get paid handsomely (all leisure of PSUs included), but I really want to change this idea altogether. I want to live in a world where survival is because of the work I like to do and is completely independent of money |