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Employee worries quitting after 5 months will look bad on their resume, internet reminds them life’s too short to stay in a job that makes them miserable: 'I don’t think I can keep doing this'

Cata Holmes

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Freelance employee quits after being overworked and underpaid for 8 months, 4 years later he sees they're still using his Dropbox, so he deletes everything: ‘[Everything] they've been relying on for years will be gone.'

Elna McHilderson

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Company forces employee to absorb coworker's job after they quit, but does it gradually to keep employee from noticing, they protest: 'My calendar is packed'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee gets even with critical boss by using her flawed format for submitting reports before quitting: 'I hope you're having a bad day, Paula. You deserve it!'

Ben Weiss

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Toxic boss breaks down crying in front of the whole team after lead employee announces she is quitting her job: 'You left us in a horrible position'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Staff treats newly hired restaurant server like trash and rushes him during his 1-hour break after a 12-hour shift, so he quits effective immediately: ‘This was my last straw.’

Elna McHilderson

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Blue-collar employee quits on the spot after being talked over and offered a lowball raise, is the 11th person to quit in 8 months: ‘I finally cut him off and told him I was quitting.’

Elna McHilderson

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Mom retires after advocating for higher salary for 18 years, replacement quits after one shift, ex-boss now offers double the salary for her to return: 'If a company doesn't give you what you deserve, believe me, you'll find another one that will'

Ben Weiss

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'Good luck finding a replacement for me': Employee resigns after manager downplays his work, prompting four other employees to quit

Ben Weiss

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36-year-old medical receptionist finds out the 19-year-old new hire is earning more than her, spreads the news to her underpaid coworkers and quits: ‘My mind was blown.’

Elna McHilderson

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Employee refuses to take on new clients after handing in their notice, management accuses them of not being a team player in response: ‘I’m being turned into the villain’

Bar Mor Hazut

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10 new hires share what made them quit on their first day on the job: 'The microwave [in the break room] was coin-operated'

Brad Dickson

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33-year-old woman quits job to become "tradwife" without informing her husband first, now he's threatening divorce: 'I don't think it makes sense for our current family situation'

Ben Weiss

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Manager ignores employee's resignation letter for 3 weeks, employee decides not to remind her: 'I don't care if she's left in a bind'

Ben Weiss

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CEO insults employee's dress, she puts in her resignation, sending him into a panic: '[He] sent me a bouquet of roses after I quit'

Ben Weiss

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6 months of ‘model behavior’ is ignored after employee is 8 minutes late, boss takes away her breaks for the day so she leaves for lunch and never returns: ‘I clocked out and went “to the deli”… I quit.'

Elna McHilderson

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