Readers Respond: Share Your Top Reasons to Quit a Job

Responses: 64

By Alison Doyle, About.com Guide

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I just started this job and was forced to go on a trip that I couldn't afford. I had only worked a month and had to pay for books and training before the trip. I had spent more money that I had made. I should've been told about this before I started the job. I also had to work with a girl that wanted to talk dirty and I felt like it was so unprofessional since we worked in schools, most of them were grade schools. I was jumped on to when I told the girl that she was sharing too much info. Our boss was friends with her and thought she was funny. During my interview the job sounded so wonderful. I was told how easy it was and about these promotions I could get. It wasn't until after I had spent so much money on training, books and the trip, that I would have to move in order to get a promotion. I feel that I was used and abused.
—Guest Peaceful

You are a culmination of your outward appearance, intelligence, personality, character, and soul. You can upgrade your wardrobe, strengthen your character, dumb down your IQ, and suffer physically and mentally when you abandon your soul to survive a hostile work environment, but you cannot change your unique God-given personality. If the boss gives you a failing grade on your performance appraisal, then it should reflect on the boss.
—Guest Gofish

You get no satisfaction out of working retail in a busy grocery store. You know that no matter how full you stuff those shelves, everything's going to be knocked off the shelf, put in the wrong place, or purchased within the next five minutes. And then your boss gets mad at you for not being able to keep everything perfect. I never get to go home at the end of the day feeling like I've done a good job, or finished what I was supposed to do that day. There is no satisfaction! I don't know how my father has been able to do a job like this for 16 years. Nothing you do is appreciated. They only notice when you make a mistake, and then, you never hear the end of it! And the things that you do really well, go unoticed, or unmentioned.
—Guest courtney

I got 60% base & 40% new business commission at a bank owned insurance agency. The manager saw how much I was making and decided that I was paid too much. They suggested a new pay scale where I would make 35% less. When I didn't go for that, they decided to eliminate my job and replace it with an hourly wage customer service rep. Since the change the agency has lost almost 50% of their clients.
—Guest Steve

Been working this crap job for 4 years. I do my time, do what I need to do. No freaking appreciation at all. He said "You just sit there and do your job. I never hear from you until something goes wrong (which is not that often)". He meant this in a bad way, believe it or not. in the next 12 months, I have to get some spark, or else.. my last change blablabla... Time to leave.. adios Moran. This is another sad story of a simple guy that got lucky and has a successful company without any real management/ people skills.
—Guest rick

I recently had a work review where they told me that although I'm a very hard worker, after my two years service I am completely replaceable and need to do more. Unacceptable! My last boss cried in my leaving speech. I am better than this job.
—Guest proud

A good reason to move on and find another job is when you start to see other departments outsourced or laid off.
—Guest Average Joe

As an operation manager, my boss doesn't any qualifications. Every suggestion which is not directly related to profit will be rejected. Safety precautions are only taken if there's an accident.
—Guest stagong

After grieving the loss of a very successful business, I found myself working for SER Jobs, a program for 55 and over. I'm going to quit because I have so much knowledge and all I do is file and copy. I want to hang myself with the blind string. I have achieved more than the 45 yr old "boss" ever will in her life. Yet, daily she admonishes me for being forgetful, with no ability to do anything, including using the copy machine. Day in and day out, I face criticism after insults. I have to quit although it is going to hurt my purse.
—Guest Feelin' lousy

I'd been working in our family-owned dealership company for about 14 months when our congregational elder offered me a better job at a car sales agency. This can give me better income but it is also a very risky step to take in my employment tenure... arrrrgh!
—Guest vintiglao

When a boss lay down the rules on serious matter (which is termination), yet nobody follows them, he should fire them, instead just letting them off with stupid punishments. But when someone was not punctual, the boss punished them like it's end of the world.
—Guest Eliza

Less than two months as a receptionist I was denied the day off to attend the funeral of my mother in law. My boss demanded that I find someone to cover my shift and with luck only to find a co-worker to help with coverage for half a day (simply just answering telephones, as I had everything else needed to be done.. DONE). I was denied the day off. I gave them two weeks notice for the funeral and the owner even told me "Sorry we couldn't help you out". Not as sorry as I was when I had to print out the legal labor laws and that they were obligated to provide three days off unpaid bereavement days. I only got one day off for the funeral and gave my resignation the next day as it was clearly obvious how uncaring and selfish my employer was.
—Guest Coco

At first the company I was working for was a non-profit org. Then a major corp from the mid-west bought it up. And all the rules changed. Soon, I was losing passion for the work I did. I was hoping after four years, I would move out of the late shift, and onto a managent postion. But, the Supervisior I have, she is giving all the management postions to people half my age, and haven't been here as long as I have. I'm sick of being passed-up or refused a promotion. I quit!
—Guest 3shftzombie

He makes the rules and no one can break them. He lacks communication skills and people management skills, which are the backbones of any business. I can't take this kind of environment.
—Guest jazzie

I accepted this job thinking that I was going to use all my knowledge and experience. But in the 1st week I discovered that the work environment is horrible, my boss is constantly lying about my performance because he is afraid I might take over his position, the salary is law and noone really cares about quality job results... now, 7 months later, I think that if I continue working in this place I am just going to lose my professionalism because I am surrounded by unprofessional people.
—Guest Missmoz

Alison Doyle
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