Comments on: When You Want to Quit Your Job, But Can’t

By: walla walla

walla walla — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:56:08 +0000

i thought this was a great article. but – it’s not the same situation for many people, something to consider. i’m 36, female and single; i have no choice at all – the author was married, or so it sounded. you are not in the same situation ever, unless you are supporting yourself, completely. i know so many “freelancers” that “make a living” when they are married. that translates to splitting the bills or having someone else pay the major ones. more often the second because really they are “stay at home moms” with a secondary “freelance career” – current pet peeve.

i’d like to see more articles about single women making a living and surviving on their own. it’s not easy. and vastly underestimated.

By: Richby30RetireBy40 Blog

Richby30RetireBy40 Blog — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:41:08 +0000

Congrats for getting out! I think in a down economy, everybody dislikes their job a little more b/c there’s more work to do, and less pay.

In a bull market people are happier.

Maybe in 10 years, i’ll look for something new. But for now, it’s about survival and hanging on.

Rgds,

Rich By 30 Retire By 40

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:33:30 +0000

I had a job just like this for 6 months. I was lucky to find a way out so quickly because the stress was making me ill. Now I use the fear of having to go back to a job like that to motivate me. I work hard at my current job and my spare-time business as a result!

By: Deuce Carter

Deuce Carter — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:19:23 +0000

“Its not your fault but it is your problem”. I like that. I read that part and thought of a few things in my life that if I approach with that mentality I would be better off.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:50:40 +0000

I couldn’t stand where I worked, but love what I do. I am an insurance agent, so I am fortunate enough to be able to start my own agency. Not all jobs are like this. I have been self employed for almost 2 years now and don’t dread going back to the office on Mondays. It took a few years of saving to get to do this though.

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:47:22 +0000

I was in that situation twice. At one point with a divorce pending, mountinas of credit card debt due to the ex, knees that weren’t working and then bleeding stomach ulcers I KNEW whatever happened I had to quit with no job to go to. I was a nurse so was able to find part time home nursing job and then within a month a Monday through Friday desk job! Any nusre reading this will understand how hard those are to come by. I was at that job for the next 3 years until my body couldn’t go on full time anymore. I know it is scary to quit and hard to find jobs, but sometimes that poison has to be let out of your system before it kills your body. Quiting that job was one of the best things I have ever done career waise. At this point, even if I became well enough to work full time, I wouldn’t go back to punching anyone’s time clock but my own. Working a part time on-line business in between health problems I have realized that if I was up to working a good 40 hours of self-employment a week I would be doing better than any other job I’ve ever had. No office politics, no office collections, no driving back and forth to work in blizzards, no begging for days off for special family occassions, etc.

If your job is poison find a way to quit. Start being guerilla frugal, go on a strict budget, enlist family support, find little and big ways to make money. Working in toxic environments will only make you sick.

By: Bekki

Bekki — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:13:30 +0000

Wow
That is such a great article- I am in a situation just like the job mentioned…I too have a bad habit of taking it out on my husband- I have been her almost 4 years and I am now committed to change and have committed to send out 1 resume a week- but you are right on- It is a job not an Identity
Thanks!!

By: fern

fern — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:07:05 +0000

If verifiable sexual harrassment is really taking place, there’s certainly no reason to tolerate tht in this day and age.

If your friend fails to take action by speaking to HR about it, then she shouldn’t complain about it.

What’s she waiting for? Every company is legally mandated to have clearly established written guidelines for dealing with sexual harrassment. It’s the law.

By: simpleyme

simpleyme — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:28:50 +0000

I hate my job,and that is part of the reason I have worked so hard to pay down my mortgage it is paid off soon and I am QUITTING my job!

226 working days left!woohoo

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:59:50 +0000

On the off chance anyone I work with reads this, let me say thank you (anonymously) for this article, as I’m stuck in a job I’ve hated for a while now, but like many need the job. Unfortunately, I’m not yet an expert at anything, I’m intermediate at so many things, but my resume doesn’t read well enough to get hired by most people at the rate I make now and even a pay cut is out of the question right now (and i’m under paid as it is). One suggestoin I have, if it’s possible, is headphones. Due to the tasks of my job, I can wear headphones while I work. Listening to music helps drown out the gossipy nonsense most of the time and makes it easier to focus on my job…though I must admit I probably am not as productive as I would be at a job I liked…