Dancing Towards The Sunlight

I used to really like my job at the local phone company…I started working there in my 20s; great salary, union job with benefits. Over the past 26 years the company has become so corporate with its mergers and micromanaging. The stress is unreasonable and now with the new monitoring equipment, every key stroke is looked at.

Working in an environment that fosters creativity is no longer an option; you are just a number and are never heard. Bottom line is I hate my job. HATE with a passion. 

I leave work and my shoulders are so tight because I feel like I’m always hurrying up to do my job to make my numbers. Customers only matter in as much as the amount of revenue generated.

Corporate America goes against the very fabric of who I am: creative, passionate, and curious. So, I’m quitting!!

I’m giving up all of the financial perks of working there and decided to DO WHAT I LOVE. Life is too short. I’ll be 50 in a few weeks and want to enjoy what I do….I want to be creative….I want to make a difference in the world.

I am seeking employment in the nonprofit business sector and couldn’t be happier.

I feel as though I’m emerging from some hot, sticky, murky pond of goo and dancing toward the sunlight.

Thank you for sharing what you did….funny how we are given surprising gifts in life at just the right time.

~Worker Living in Pennsylvania

 

You too can emerge from the “hot, sticky, murky pond of goo and dance towards the sunlight”.

You might feel stuck, but it’s not cement that you are in – it is goo.

To let come the sunlight you have to let go of what is keeping you stuck in the goo.

Feel Broken? Feel Stressed? Feel That; Then Put Yourself Together & Fly Away

My health has been declining from the stress. I cry almost every day. The stress has become unbearable.

I want to have time again to relax and to rediscover myself without stress surrounding everything I do. The stress at my job currently follows me everywhere so it’s hard to just have fun outside of work even.

I also want to make a career change and want to narrow down what I’d like to do (I am pretty sure I want to become a programmer or web developer.)

I feel broken and want to feel whole again.

~Worker Living in Colorado

Emotional stress can make us feel broken. 

It can make us not find pleasure in anything. 

We can put ourselves back together. We WILL put ourselves back together one piece at a time. We will not let this job break us down, not today.

Don't Think You Can Hold On? You Can...Just Hold On...

I hate my job. I dread going into work every morning, and I am always looking for an excuse to get out of work. It’s not that I don’t like the actual job itself, but I don’t like the management style, or the environment that I’m in.

My boss, who I used to think was a great boss, is actually a terrible manager.

I don’t know how much longer I can last.

~Worker Living in Canada

A part of getting through the “Just Quit” process is to learn to wait.  To hold on.  Even though “Just Quit” is about letting go; you have to hold on until you are SURE that you need to let go. 

Today, just hold on.

• Hold on to the fact that you have come this far. 
• Hold on to the fact that you are not alone.
• Hold on to the fact that you KNOW you will survive this. 
• Hold on to the fact that one day you will look back on this time in your life and be able to share your story with someone about how to make it through a job that they need to “Just Quit”.

For today, just hold on.

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.

Fear + Anger + Hate = Suffering. Stop Suffering & Work Your "Just Quit" Plan

I wake up dreading the coming day.

I feel mentally drained after work and can’t concentrate on anything. I feel physically sick/anxious.

I’m sick of taking sh*t from other people that think they are entitled to it because they are above me on the corporate ladder. Every single day I want to grab them by the ears and knee them in the face.

~Worker Living in Finland

Today, acknowledge that you may be angry and may feel rage but that you will not be violent.

If you think of violent things to do to anyone at work, recognize that that is not the answer.

You can be kind to yourself and acknowledge that you might have reason to think these thoughts, but don’t act on them.  Instead work your “Just Quit” plan and leave this job gracefully.

Say "Yes" To Yourself. Yes. Yes. Yes.

I have my own business that cannot thrive or grow without me devoting more time to it. It has gotten to the point where the things that need to be done for my business require more time and more effort. I am so drained from my job during the day, that I lack the energy to want to do anything else. In truth the time is there I am just worn out.

I also no longer enjoy what I do because I am being overwhelmed by too many unrelated job tasks. I feel that now that it is just me and one other person there are 9-5 responsibilities that shouldn’t necessarily be mine, but have become my duty.

I don’t feel that I am good at graphic design and having the pressure of doing something that I don’t think that I am good at is stressful. This isn’t what I signed up for and I have the skill but it’s not an area where I excel, so I feel like the pressure of my work not being good enough.

 My job title is Project Manager but I have no team to manage or assist with anything, everything is on me.

~Worker Living in New Jersey

Our first duty is to ourselves.

Today, we will focus on what WE want.

It's A New Year - Focus On Taking Care Of Yourself This Year

I don’t like my job.

I don’t like the people I work with.

It is taking away my happiness mentally and physically. My job is causing me issues in my marriage, and with my immediate family.

I feel stuck, depressed, and unable to take care of myself.

~Worker Living in Oregon

We can take care of ourselves. 

Sometimes we are the only ones who can take care of our situations.  As much as we want someone to step in and figure it out for us, sometimes that someone is only us. 

We are able to figure this out. We will get through this.  We will survive it.