Call it a third life crisis, but when I got out of therapy today I got a call from my boss and pulled the trigger. It’s wild how privileged I have to be to be able to do something like this.

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    6 months ago

    Yeah, but you know what?

    Good on you

    I quit my customer service job after it started driving me to self-harm

    Walked in one day, grabbed all my stuff, left a big note saying I QUIT on my desk, turned my phone off and drove back home

    We shouldn’t be driven to kill ourselves over this bullshit

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      6 months ago

      Thank you.

      It’s not quite the same because I’m a “professional” quitting a job “at the top of my field” but I just can’t do it anyone. I’ve dreaded coming into work every day for months and I’m just at a breaking point.

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        6 months ago

        I was in the same place 2 months ago. The first month after I quit was healing. I eventually looked back and realized it was the company, not the career, that was toxic. I don’t regret quitting, it was kinda sudden but boy I was gonna burst if I had to go back one more day. Job market seems dry AF right now, but oddly I got 4 calls today out of the blue.

        Luck and healing homie