WHEN DID YOU KNOW IT WAS TIME TO QUIT?

(May, 2023) Reddit asked, “When did you know it was time to quit your job?” Some of the responses:
– “When my parents sent chocolate-covered strawberries for my birthday to the office. My boss just expected me to give him some, but I didn’t want to share. He then proceeded to oink at me the rest of the day.”
– “I worked at a company that would teach children about sea life — sharks, jellyfish, tropical fish, etc. One day, I noticed on the feeding schedule that they hadn’t been fed in a much longer time than is safe, so I asked my boss if that was correct. He told me that he feeds the animals less so they don’t poop as much so he wouldn’t have to clean the tank as often.”
– “They had added up all the times I had logged out to use the restroom the day before — it was just over nine minutes for a ten-hour shift. They presented this info to me and told me that since I was spending so much time in the restroom, I needed to bring a doctor’s note that says I have to pee a lot.”
– “I was teaching at a toxic high school with terrible academic standards. The principal told me I would be teaching two Latin courses that year. When I said I hadn’t taken Latin since college and hadn’t really kept it up, and hadn’t ever taught a language, and that I wasn’t qualified to teach it, he blew it off and said I’d be fine.”
– “I had a meeting with the district manager about being overworked and underpaid. Her solution? ‘I can’t give you guys a raise, but I can work you more hours so you can earn more.’ The entire staff quit within days of each other.”
– “A customer harassed me verbally and sexually over the phone, asked what time I worked until, and said he was gonna come to the store. When I called my boss to report this guy’s threats, the only thing he said was to make sure I treated the man professionally when he came in.”
– “My parents had both died within a few months of each other. The office manager would use my parents’ deaths against me. Any time I made a mistake or did something she didn’t like, she’d say something like, ‘Wow, I bet your parents would be disappointed in you.’ When I quit, she said, ‘I won’t miss you always crying in the bathroom about your parents. They’re very ashamed of you, I’m sure.’ ”
– “I decided to quit after all of my coworkers tested positive for COVID and were told by management to keep it a secret so no one would ‘freak out.'”
– “I worked a part-time job as a server at a counter service food joint. Every time I made a mistake, my boss would slap me on the hand. Literally. After I realized it wasn’t an accident, I knew I had to leave that place immediately.”
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