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I am sick to death of my job.

I’ve been through a crisis and my work city is not where my support networks are.

~Worker Living in the United Kingdom

At the end of the day we need support. We need others to be there for us.

 We need someone we can trust to talk things over with.  We need a system or a network of support. 

 Today, cultivate your support system. Find one safe person in your life and talk to them about what is going on at the job. If you can’t find one person then trust yourself…say: ”I can trust myself.  I can support myself.  Everything will be okay.  I will get through this.”

Take Your Monday's BACK...Sunday's TOO!

I start to dread Monday morning at 9:30 am Sunday morning.

I’m ill all the time due to the stress.

I’ve not been healthy for over a year.

The job is pointless and there is no satisfaction at all. I’m not appreciated. In fact, I believe I’m being actively encouraged to leave and I’m disliked by my boss.

~Worker Living in the United Kingdom

Monday mornings are the worst.

The absolute worst.

We already know this, so instead of dreading it, just “feel it”.  Feel how HORRIBLE you feel on Sunday’s as you anticipate Monday’s.  What is happening in your body?  What are you thinking?

NOW — how many more Sunday’s and Monday’s are you going to go through this?  When will this end? It’s up to you. Really IT is up to you.

  You can DECIDE to “Just Quit”. You can decide to create a plan to get out of this situation. You can not only ENJOY Monday mornings; but EVERY Monday morning.

It’s a radical thought, but it’s true.

Action...Do Something Today...

I feel miserable every morning and every minute I spend in this office. I don’t believe in their corporate values. I am constantly loaded with a huge amount of stress.

I am not listened to. I am being lectured and patronized every day about how I shouldn’t get so stressed. My boss is making me feel as if it is only my fault and that I take things so personally (maybe it is, but this is the way I am).

I don’t give a sh*t about what I am doing.I am not passionate about it in the slightest and that is why I get so stressed about it probably.

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.  I feel like I am wasting my time.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

All we have is time. Our life is just a series of minutes, hours and days. We have today.  We begin each day with a clean slate.

What are we going to do with today? 

What actions are we going to take to make it out of this job situation? Today, we need to take one action; maybe it is to start and develop one new habit that will help us to break the cycle.

Do something today. 

Is Your Workplace A Sad Place To Be Everyday? Find Your Happy.

This is not what I was looking for. 

I’m not learning and it’s not what I have in mind for my career.

I have a job and it pays and I still have something to do each day when I show up here, but I am not inspired. I’m not learning and I’m under-performing.

It’s just a sad place to be each day.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

There are only a few universal emotions that everyone experiences: happiness, joy, surprise, anger, fear and sadness. 

From time to time we all feel sad. That’s okay.  It is not however okay when we feel sad every day or almost every day.  It is not okay if we don’t remember the last time we felt joy or happiness.  It’s not okay.  We are not fully living if we are not experiencing the full range of emotions.

Today, ask yourself how you feel and try to make sure you are aware of your feelings and have honest access to the full range of emotions.

You deserve to feel joy and happiness. These too are universal emotions and you should want to experience them on a daily basis. 

Just Quit Is A Process...It Takes Time

I’m going through periods of what the f@£k am I doing to feeling confident of my decision.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

“Just Quit” is a process.

You will go back and forth at first wondering if you are crazy to even contemplate quitting your job without another one, and then feeling confident in your decision. 

Just allow this process to play itself out.  It might take some of us months and others years; it just depends on our particular situations.  In the meantime another job might present itself or things might get better on our current jobs. 

No matter what happens the point is to work the steps so that at ANY point in your life that you DECIDE to “Just Quit” this or any other job  — you can.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Grow From Your Situtation

I need to have TIME back – I hate feeling that the job is impossible and I am inadequate!

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.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

Who is “me”? Depending on how you look at it you might never get that “me” back again.

Even when you come out of your depression; or get out of this job; the “me” that you were before this is not the “me” that you should be after this.

Know that you are going to grow from this situation.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

We Were BORN To Create…So Create Something Today

My job makes me miserable.  I’m not interested in the work at all. I feel so drained that I’ve stopped creating new things to sell in my Etsy business. It’s also damaging my outlook on life and relationships.

~Worker Living in United Kingdom

Don’t stop creating.

  If you can create ANYTHING (food, art, music, etc.) with your hands then do it today.

  Even if you don’t feel like doing it, still do it. 

We were BORN to create…so create something today.

Hit A Brick Wall? Time To Find The Fire Within

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. 

~United Kingdom

When we hit a brick wall, then, there is nowhere else to go.

We can try to break that wall down and keep going down that path or we can make a right or a left turn and go in another direction.

Maybe the brick walls are there to let us know that we need to make a turn – left or right – new direction.

You Are Destined For Greater Things. Do Great Work.

I absolutely hate it.

I didn’t sacrifice three years of my life at university to become the office skivvy.

I know I am destined for greater things.

I hate what I’ve been subjected to do. No power. Repetitive tasks. Dull and boring days.

It is time for me to leave. I am going nowhere with this job.

~United Kingdom

Yes, we are destined for greater things. 

We know it.  We sense it.  We are all advancing towards a greater good. 

Today, move towards your Destiny and Life’s Work.

Clinically Depressed??? That's Your Wake-Up Call.

I have no boundaries between work and home; I am doing two people’s jobs in a culture that doesn’t align with my values.

I gave so much recently that I was off work for 5/6 months with clinical depression.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

Being diagnosed with clinical depression because of your job is your wake-up call. 

This is the moment you know that something has to change.

It’s not easy to get that diagnosis and you certainly don’t want anyone else to know that you are clinically depressed, but YOU know. 

You know that being in this particular job is causing you distress.

You have to figure out how to get from where you are today to where you need to go.  It’s difficult, yes it is, but it’s not impossible. You will look back on today, 5 -10 years from now and say…I did it!…I did it!…I did it!…

No More Excuses

I’ve been ready to leave since 2010 but fear and money has kept me from making the decision.

There is nothing wrong with the job or the people, but I know in my heart this is not what I want to continue to do, because it fills me with dread every day. The feeling has only grown worse over the years.

In 2010 I set up a website which is my ultimate dream of being able to earn my income, but working full-time is making it very difficult to spend the time I need on my website.

~Worker Living in UNITED KINGDOM

That’s it.

Today, if you have a website or a blog and you love working on it, then work on it.

WHILE you are working this job that “fills you with dread”; WORK ON YOUR OWN THING.

If working on it brings you joy, then great. Even if you don’t make a dime for YEARS you have given yourself joy working on something you are interested in.

Something will break.

You’ll figure out a way to make money on it, or something else that interest you.

No more excuses.

 

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

When Will You Explore and Do The Things YOU Want To Do? Today? Tomorrow? NEVER?

I am unhappy with the way work takes over my life.

I have other things I want to do (write) and  work leaves no time for that.

I also want to be able to do things thoroughly, not be rushing all the time.

I’ve showed lots of symptoms of stress lately and at 50 who knows how much quality time I have left?

If I don’t give myself time now to explore the things I want to explore, when will it ever happen?

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

One day will be our last day.

One day this adventure we call life will all be over.

That’s how the story ends for everyone. None of us know the end date, but we know that it’s coming.

What do you want to explore?

How long do you think you’ll have time to explore and find out what you like or what you’re good at?

Today, commit to exploring what you want to do and what brings you joy and happiness.

 If you know what that is (like writing) then ask yourself why you are not doing what you love to do? DO NOT settle for the answer that it won’t pay the bills…go deeper.

This is your life and no one else’s. 

If you are supposed to write and be a writer then WRITE. If you align yourself with what YOU were born to do, you will not be denied THAT.  That thing will pay the bills one way or another and no one can stop that from happening…except YOU getting in your own way.

Today, Explore.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

P.S.

Tomorrow in the U.S. is Columbus Day… EXPLORE, DREAM, DISCOVER sail away from the safe harbor.

   

       

Having A Strategy

I’m not inspired by what I’m doing.

I’m working very hard and achieving nothing. 

I don’t agree with the strategy or lack of strategy of the work and how it has been put together.  The company has no strong work ethic ethos, and lots of people doing the bare minimum. 

There is no transparency in pay and often projects are under resourced meaning that we fail to deliver quality work on time.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

How many of the places where we work have well-thought out AND COMMUNICATED strategies?   Not Many. We all know this, and we also know when there really isn’t a cogent strategy AT ALL…communicated or not.

We know when everybody is just showing up, but not working towards the same thing.  Sometimes all we can do is know this, and maybe do the bare minimum (if you can) while you reserve your mental energy to pursue your own interests, develop your own personal life strategy and work it…sometimes that is all we can do.

P.S.

If you find yourself in this situation today; continue to work hard EVEN if there is no strong work ethics in the organization. Just stay focused and develop a clear strategy for your job.  There is something powerful about doing the right thing even when you don’t see the point.

Just pretend like you are the owner/president/executive director/in the corner office.  This is your organization. Now ask yourself what would YOU (as the owner) want YOU (current job holder) to do? Just pretend…who knows…maybe one day YOU may be the owner…have employees…need a clear and communicated vision..need a strategy to reach the vision…and…change your corner of the world…or the world.

I always go back to Microsoft’s vision that they basically achieved inside of  20 years…it happpened…A desktop computer in every home running Microsoft Office.  

NOW what is the vision for YOUR life in the next 20 years?

What is it????  

There is NO NEED for a strategy if you don’t have a vision.

WHAT IS YOUR VISION? 

It is not a mistake that you are in this situation…maybe it is to wake you up…have a vision and strategy and stop just going through the motions.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Accepting What Is...Is POWERFUL

I’m stressed to the point of being sick.

I’m undervalued.

I’m overwhelmed with feeling of being out of my depth.

I’m in the wrong company –it’s small, there’s no structure and no support.  I feel ignored.  I don’t know what’s needed of me. I feel isolated. I clock watch, and time drags.

There is the fear of failure. The money is poor (it’s half what I was earning five years ago). There are longer than usual hours and I’m unusually tired.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

Today, take every single thing that is WRONG with your job and make it RIGHT. 

How do you make it right you might ask?

Accept it.

Just accept it is what it is.  This is the way it is… for you right now… working at this place.

Yep, somehow you ended up here and this is how it is.  You have to FIRST accept it is this way… before you can move forward.

Guess What? Maybe it IS this way so you CAN move forward.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

To Find Your Purpose You Have To First Find Your Gift...What Are You Naturally Good At Doing?

I hate the profession. It doesn’t work with my values or my strengths.  It makes me  feel low and takes away everything I like about myself.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

If we are going to work through the “Just Quit” Steps then we need to know ourselves.

We need to know our strengths, our weakness, our values, what we like and what we don’t like.

We need to know ourselves.

Once we know ourselves our purpose will appear.

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Stilling The Mind To Calm The Panic Attacks

Every day I feel sick about going in there. 

I constantly have people talking about me. 

I have panic attacks and cannot sleep worrying that everyone hates me. 

I’m not the happy confident person I used to be.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

Today, I will tell myself that I will make it through this day.

Although I might be working with people who don’t like me and I don’t care for them, I know that in time things will change because life is about change.

I will take control of my thoughts by just watching my thoughts at first and recognizing if I am having a circular thought over and over again.

I will find a mantra (word or phrase) to calm my mind.

If I cannot think of anything else on this day I will repeat over and over again…peace, be still…until the panic attacks subside – again…peace, be still…

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

 

Awaken Your Heart

Currently I am good at my job, I enjoy working with my colleagues and I work in a very busy but relaxed environment; however; it does take a lot of my energy.

For all the energy I put in I feel I need something more rewarding, a job that provides satisfaction in the heart, a job that I am passionate about and I don’t mind putting my energy and mind into it.

Something I can come home and feel it was worth it. Maybe not every single day but most days. 

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

If we listen to our heart it will lead us in the right direction. 

There is a “knowingness’ that comes and the heart recognizes what to do that will bring it satisfaction.

Close your eyes, ask your heart what to do…then listen…

You are reading from the book Just Quit & Live

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Take a Break From the Rat Race & Follow YOUR Dreams

I need a sabbatical, recuperation, and I want to work on other projects.

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

We all need a break from time to time.

How wonderful it would be if we could “Just Quit” our jobs on a trial basis and come back in three months if we decided to; if we couldn’t figure out what we wanted to do; if we had enough income for that three months to be able to live comfortably; to do what we really want to do for just three months.

Well, that’s not how it is; but what if it was

…hmmm…could it be???

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

 

Just Quit Job Reasons - Automotive - United Kingdom

 

“I feel miserable
I have no friends at work
I have no motivation left
I feel bored
I do not feel valued
I’ve been overlooked for promotion
Everything about the job is irritating me – I hate it.”

Ridea’s Note:

The above quote is the reason a worker who completed our survey said they wanted to “Just Quit” their job even if they didn’t have another job lined-up.  Think about this: Why do people have to work in “jobs” they don’t like in order to live? We need to do better as a society. Basic Income is a way for people to transition into work that matters to them.  

In 2018 I am committing to daily blogging quotes from the survey since writing the book.  If you’re going thru job hell right now…hang in there…and know that you are not crazy and you are not alone. 

Peace, Ridea 2018

Time To Take Control Of Your Life Now.

My job makes me feel depressed, like I have no real value or purpose in life.  It pays terribly and there’s not one single thing about it I enjoy. 

It makes me feel less and less like ‘me’ every damn day that passes and I’m beyond sick of feeling this way. 

I want some control and DIRECTION in my life again.  

I want something to really strive for, and just maybe make one of my dreams come true. (If I don’t try, I’ll never know and I’ll always be kicking myself).

~Worker Living in the UNITED KINGDOM

You are reading from the book “Just Quit” & Live

Take control of the direction your life is taking. 

Don’t TRY, because trying provides an excuse, just DO IT…take control.

If you don’t, then who will?