Comments on: Top 10 bad excuses for staying in a bad job

By: In Turmoil

In Turmoil — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:00:36 +0000

After two years with an employer who wasn’t intune with the employees and the importance of a healthy culture, I resigned. Not a bad place to work … just disheartening to work there. I took a job at a company for less money because I thought “the grass was greener on the other side” but unfortunately has the same unhealthy culture. Been with this company for two weeks and I am already regretting leaving my previous employer. My prior employer, however, is willing to take me back. Should I go back???

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:48:36 +0000

I work for a small business and at first I loved it. However, we jumped from a staff of 30 to 120 in less than three years. The owners just weren’t ready for that kind of growth. As a result our management here is nothing but a joke. I feel run-down and underappreciated. My “team lead” wants me to walk on water, but he expects half of the dedication and work that most of the others in my department give him. I know I’m not alone in feeling this either. I’ve actually put in my notice twice now. My boss told me that he would most likely have to lay-off my entire department if I left. He says he can’t replace me and that he won’t be able to keep up with the line of business my department handles if i leave. I work with ten other people. I want to quit, but if they really did the lay-offs? I’d feel awful.

I hate this position that I’ve been put in. No one should have a right to make me feel responsible for the others in my department. The worst part? No one else gets this response if they quit from my department. I am still friends with a few of the people who have left in the last year and they got a completely different speech.

By: Ms. Frustrated

Ms. Frustrated — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:47:52 +0000

I am gratified I was able to notice this link while I’m searching for samples of resignation letter. It has strengthen my driving force to leave and pursue my dream job. This is my first job after graduation (it left me with no choice because this was the first company to accept my application) and at the initial stage, I found it quite enjoyable because of my amiable peers and high salary (have to admit, though). It also came to a point when I was blinded and I missed all the opportunities which came upfront to me – all the chances in which I could have considered as my first stepping stone to land the job I love. Everyone was shocked and some bombarded me with negative feedback. I know I failed their expectations and I also hate myself for that. After staying for almost nine months now, here I am, still full of regrets and frustrations. I wonder why I didn’t have the courage to leave and bid goodbye to this materialistic ideal and go far beyond to pursue my passion. This new year, I stand firm to free myself from being stuck to which I’m not supposed to be. I know it may be hard after this decision but I’ll take all the risks so that, in the end, I could shout to the world that “I didn’t regret it because here I am and I’m lovin’ it.”

By: Why Staying in the WRONG Job Isn't Always RIGHT | TruYuu Blog

Why Staying in the WRONG Job Isn't Always RIGHT | TruYuu Blog — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:21:06 +0000

[...] Why Staying in the WRONG Job Isn’t Always RIGHT Posted on September 28, 2011 by truyuu Tweet Let’s face it. Most of us have been there once or twice: you dread getting up in the morning, you loathe the sight of your boss or your co-workers, you can’t wait for Friday to come and wander aimlessly through the rest of the week trying to get through it. You sit and dream of the day when you find a new job, when you can tell your boss where to go, and that feeling of utter satisfaction walking out of your office without looking back. So, why do we stay? [...]

By: if god wwas real, you'd all be dead

if god wwas real, you'd all be dead — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:51:50 +0000

how is “i’m supporting some i shouldn’t be and quitting would put us both on the street” or “i tried to get another job but it didn’t because my work was giving out false information to where i applied to”?. quitting without having another job lined up is dumb.

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:20:49 +0000

Diego is right… what if it’s not the job? One can reason it out by saying “It’s a personal problem, I can change thousands of jobs and never be satisfied. I have to concentrate on my life, the job is not perfect but neither that bad.”
Endurance is a valuable quality developed over time, and one that will be used at any job in the future. Why not develop it now?
Besides, only a few can afford to live without a job.

By: A

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:05:13 +0000

I’m leaving a job I’ve been at for a little over a year now. To be honest, I do feel that I should have left quite a while ago. From day one I had the feeling this place was going to be a nightmare; I work at a major rural midwestern grocery chain and I have never seen so much corruption and greed in a long time. I’m quitting because I am being worked as a full time employee without the full time benefits and because I was misrepresented on the company’s investments. I didn’t invest any money into this place because I could never get a clear answer as to what exactly I was buying from the company as far as investments go. If a company misrepresents financial or investment information to you, your best bet is to GET OUT. Forget about the politics and crap, if your employer is unwilling to be truthful to you on something like a 401k or stock ownership, leave, and don’t turn back. No sane employer would want you to put up with that.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:02:39 +0000

I have been working at a job for about three months now. I just graduated college and found this job right out of a school. The job seemed so cool and the perfect job for me.. Since I’ve started, I have been miserable. I have been sick for three weeks straight, get panic attacks and friends and family have been telling me that I’m acting like a zombie and my personality has been changing.

This article really helPed me realize that this may not be the right job for me or at least not the right time, especially by seeing that I am definitely not alone with these feelings. It is just hard to leave this job because I feel like I need to be there for the kids I work with (I work At a group home/ rehab for high schoolers) and that I need to toughen up because this is what I thought I wanted to do. But I dread going to work everyday, the staff I work with aren’t very supportive, I have kids cussing me out and yelling at me, my job is really just to yell at them and give them timeouts pretty much. I’m not happy and it is affecting my personal life and my own health. I’m just scared to leave the job I thought I was meant to do. But I’m only 22 and need to work on my own life and being happy first, right? I’ve just been so confused!

By: Graceful Goodbyes by Cheryl Wisniewski | YNPN Chicago Blog

Graceful Goodbyes by Cheryl Wisniewski | YNPN Chicago Blog — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:26:50 +0000

[...] first let me say that I am not in any way advocating you leaving your job during this recession unless you find it’s absolutely necessary and/or you have another one secured. This is my official [...]

By: Why Staying in the WRONG Job Isn’t Always RIGHT | truyuu

Why Staying in the WRONG Job Isn’t Always RIGHT | truyuu — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:08:09 +0000

[...] Let’s face it. Most of us have been there once or twice: you dread getting up in the morning, you loathe the sight of your boss or your co-workers, you can’t wait for Friday to come and wander aimlessly through the rest of the week trying to get through it. You sit and dream of the day when you find a new job, when you can tell your boss where to go, and that feeling of utter satisfaction walking out of your office without looking back. So, why do we stay? [...]