smokeyfantastico
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More Corporate bs to make workers get back in their pens.
Mar 29, 2022 5:43 AM
smokeyfantastico
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More Corporate bs to make workers get back in their pens.
feren
I don't regret my resignation at all. That job was toxic, the people were toxic, and a year later I'm still not fully healed from the harm.
jridley
Everyone I know that's skipped to a new job in the last year is happy about it.
Mr123456789
I think this might be bullshit to scare people on the fence about quitting out of doing it. As someone who quit, I say do it if you can.
busterfixxitt
"Acted hastily" How delightfully patronizing. "This is why workers NEED bosses; to protect them from their own impulses." See: Drapetomania
spookyactionatadistance
I quit early pandemic for a better job with 45% more. Now I just quit that one for an even better 57% more. In 2 years went from 38k to 85k
mutatedspleen
Left a shitty over-worked/under-paid/under-valued job in Sep 2020. Got a new WFH job in Feb 2022 that exceeds all my needs and values me.
mutatedspleen
Absolutely zero regrets. I'm a happier work boy than I've ever been in my life.
brownribbon
Everyone I know who has quit got a job paying more that they enjoy more.
WhatYouMeanItAintReal
There could be some truth in this but there’s nothing saying they can’t just quit the “new” job until the find one they’re happy with
DildoMussolini
Right, and I'll fucking quit again if it suits me
whatspaulplayingtoday
dogmoind
I work from home. Once a day, I go upstairs to my bed & lay down with my dog for just 10 mins. You can't compete with that. Never going back
2shortplanks
I raise you 20minutes and two additional cats.
dogmoind
Tight. I have 3 cats but they don't snuggle until night.
kagurajacent
If people keep quitting it says more about the company than the worker.
mageninja
https://imgur.com/vgrpzFo.png
erikleorga
I left retail years ago and it was the best decision I've ever made.
anitabieror6
i have never regretted quitting a job. even when i was unemployed for a little while, eating rice and beans STILL a huge step up
PaddyPatrick
Propaganda most likely
Bhargo
Imalwaysready
I highly recommend: The Upside of Quitting (Freakonomics podcast, 2011) - https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-upside-of-quitting-3/
Imalwaysready
It's about learning how and when to constructively quit in general, in all aspects of life, but jobs included.
Imalwaysready
Apparently they did a "sequel" or sister episode in 2020, How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?, though I haven't heard that one. >
Imalwaysready
https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-quit-nsq-ep-29/
BishlamekGurpgork
Brought to you by today's sponsor, Amazon Piss Bottles.
PartialMentalcost
Well well well....if it isn't more corporate bullshit...
ironman3010
Left my job 2 mo. ago. Ppl were toxic and it was a mental meat grinder. I make 8k more now and wfh. Yahoo can lick nuts.
DangerTrain
"Don't take that job that pays better, you might not be happy!" says every job that wants to keep you paid a little as possible.
bogus1983
That's my secret cap, I was already unhappy with my job... but now I get paid more.
poormilk
Eh there is some truth to it, a lot of start ups offer crazy wages for 0 stability.
Ayecantread
It's not scientific research, we need trolls for people who spout propaganda like this.
mardukkur
If 1 in 5 workers regret their new job that means 4 of 5 don't. That's amazeballs, they wrote the exact opposite story than polling supports
Xianimus
I read it before seeing it here and thought the same thing. Only slightly loses to the 9 out of 10 toothpaste dentist recommendations.
schlockchurch
And no matter what metric they used--work-life balance, culture--they're always below 40%. Weird definition of "most" ... Motherfuckers.
LarvaLamp
Most of the ones who regret it, regret it.
schlockchurch
They mostly always do. Mostly always.
LarvaLamp
mardukkur
"About one in five workers who quit during the past two years regret it, according to a Harris Poll survey for USA TODAY."
NespreSilver
Only around 2,000 took the poll https://www.businessreport.com/business/many-who-quit-during-the-great-resignation-now-wishing-they-hadnt
SomeDetroitGuy
2,000 randomly selected people are more than enough to know with a very high degree of certainty what the full population thinks.
NespreSilver
The full population is not what’s being referenced in the article. If only 20 of those 2,000 random ppl changed jobs, that’s not a good 1/2
NespreSilver
… representation of the millions of people who changed jobs last year, or why.
mardukkur
More than enough if they selected the poll group properly. I can't find any actual info on the design & questions though.
NespreSilver
Not to make a statement like "Most of the millions of Americans who quit their job..." - to be clear the Harris Poll didn't make that claim
mardukkur
I mean, the poll clearly says that 4 in 5 did not regret so if the story says "most" regret it's just a lie.
md22mdrx
I’m doing orientation for a new job today. $40k more than the last job. Hours suck, it’s about a 40 minute drive, and it’s corporate…
md22mdrx
Wish me luck.
wishiewashy11
I'm proud of you! You rock, and even if the new job isn't amazing, it's moving you forward! Positive energy to you!
Deathtospam
1/ lol, quitting is EVERYTHING it's cracked up to be. Quit last year after CEO wanted us back in the office 5x/week, before a vaccine
Deathtospam
2/ was available for my son. Absolutely refused to allow anyone to work from home, even though we'd done it for 15 months. I left and got
Deathtospam
3/ a 22% raise as a fully-remote employee, while saving 15 hours/week & $100/mo out-of-pocket commuting. If Corporate America wants to
Deathtospam
4/ treat me like I'm a cog in a wheel, I'm going to behave like a mercenary. Company still hasn't been able to fill my role,
Deathtospam
5/ 8 months after I left.
DurendaI
drowninginthesouth
Yup. Just read an article saying small business owners don't want the billionaire tax. Right.
marthafarquar
Its "contact me if you like drinking your urine" then writing about how everyone is drinking their own piss
drinkthederpentine
Lmao too accurate. Spare a cup of confirmation bias?
RyanAndTheQuestForWorldDomination
For those that haven’t realized yet this comment was posted -AFTER- the results of the survey he references in the article. It’s most >
RyanAndTheQuestForWorldDomination
Probable he was just trying to get testimony from the so called “piss drinkers” in your anecdote.
SharkTurnip
LOL
mardukkur
Yeesh. Start with the story, collect anecdotes to support it. Just terrible.
PointsAreForB1tches
Way to be a good critical thinker and looking that up and sharing. Very illuminating on how these tools set their narrative beforehand....
RyanAndTheQuestForWorldDomination
Well. No. His analysis was based on the poll. It says right there. But in Order to understand WHY people voted that way he has to get >
RyanAndTheQuestForWorldDomination
Testimony from them regarding their reasonings. The article may still be biased. But this comment is not indicative of that.
theVAsucks365
WTF is this!!? Real Journalism from, *squints eyes* marthafarquar. How do I redirect 31B from the Pentagon to this level of integrity news
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
For fuck's sake, I expected the e-mail address to be for Dr. Phil or Maurey Povich, the way that question was worded
staktdex2718
This should be top comment!
psychologisttheologist
As someone who has conducted many research studies, this could be a textbook example of how not to sample for good results. It's awful
maito
This is deliberately collecting one-sided anecdotal evidence to reach a pre-set conclusion.
RyanAndTheQuestForWorldDomination
Yeah. But he didn’t conduct the research. He’s just getting the testimony of the people who drink pee. He references a poll not run by him.
psychologisttheologist
Was he recruiting for that poll, though? Even if he didn't run it, it he recruited for it this way, it's still confounded
RyanAndTheQuestForWorldDomination
I dunno, who knows. But to me that seems like a more convoluted assumption than him literally just doing his job and getting testimony?
RyanAndTheQuestForWorldDomination
Actually in fact you can literally confirm he wasn’t doing that because the poll ran 18th-20th and this comment comes from the 24th.
Copperbrat
Jernalism.
boston460
I quit, for better mental health, and a 2% pay cut. Pay cut was completely worth it (3 months in to new job) and I wish I'd done earlier.
GoDownOnHer
I quit my job last year and got one in my field of study!
2golfballs1hole
I'm planning on quitting Friday. I'm sick to my stomach every day. Anxious. Overworked. Underpaid. 12 years down the drain :(
2golfballs1hole
I am also diabetic, so quitting now and being without health insurance is scaring the crap out of me. But, I can't do this anymore.
wishiewashy11
Look into telehealth apps, do gig work until you get something better, trust me it's so fucking worth it.
ArcaneConjecture
Since you're less stressed, you're probably doing a better job. So hit your new boss for a raise next year and get your 2% (and more) back!
boston460
Luckily I'll get the 2% back in the annual pay rises in July. And the union is trying to get 5% a year for the next 4 years
airen
This is why i dont wanna quit a job i should be earning like 150% more in bc I like my coworkers, am not stressed, and my managers rock
airen
Like any other job i might hate, this job is pretty chill idk if i wanna move on
yaboiskinnypeen
So move up. If everything else is good, it sounds like a great place to take on a few tasks and discuss compensation for them.
airen
It doesnt really work like that ~
Cr4zyC4tLady
That is what I’ve been trying to do. The problem is the pat situation is a joke. They’d cut employees’ pay in 2008 when the market crumbled,
Cr4zyC4tLady
And there are people here who STILL haven’t gotten back to that. How am I ever expected to get to a decent pay rate when they aren’t even
BlueCanaryInTheOutletByTheLightSwitch
I quit my job in January, best fucking move I ever made. Found a job I like better, closer to home, and paying 10% more.
90sWereGold
Started my own thing last year. Working out great.
SolenoidValve
I quit my retail job in October for an office job and it has been such a boost to my mental health.
iBubbleboy
I have been sending applications for years. No luck. Unfortunately that means that I need to keep my job. 4 kids.
NCPBullet
I quit My position a year ago took a paycut but walked into a job better suited to my skills and better for my mental health. Best year ever
CarpetheCarp
Last October for me!!
Benegesseritwitch75
I went to prn, make my own hours since work is so short staffed get incentive to pick up a shift and can travel and focus on me not my job
WallowsInMud
Same, left a toxic place when lockdown started, went back to the farm, they gave me a raise and housing. Best decision I ever made
tinyfootprints
I've been laid off a few times and each time ended up in a much better position within a fairly short time.
Howdoesonehuman
Congrats!! I'm looking for a new job in a new career, out of state. Fingers crossed but ppl at my current job are dropping like flies!
jediknightswhosayni
Quit my job a year ago, bounced around to other jobs for a while and now I have one I'm mostly satisfied with. Glad I quit my shit job.
SadToSay
My wife went from an hour commute to remote work and 30k more. The job is more interesting and her decisions are more valued.
DreadPierateRoberts
My job is now from home. It's amazing
ShellPhish
Shhhh, you're not supposed to defy the click bait narrative boomers are putting out.
Lozareth
Quit a body-destroying job in November, took 6 weeks off, then got a new one with better pay, lets me listen to music, and I can sit a lot.
TChallaVanDam
Very similar here. Only I enjoyed “retirement” for almost 3 months. Longer than I meant to but it was fantastic.
VolcanoHerder
Same! Except 13% more and it's farther from home (but I want to move to where it is anyway so overall better). And the benefits are amazing.
VolcanoHerder
AND there's actually an HR department that will deal with sexual harassment (though unlikely to come up at the new position thankfully)!
theredacted
I quit my job, for worse pay and a higher priced apartment but I just sell ski and patio equipment now and get a free ski pass
theredacted
I can eat and I can live and I’m happy. It took awhile to realize maybe I shouldn’t just chase money if it’s boring as fuck and I can’t talk
theredacted
To anyone new
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
I left my job in November for one paying a whopping $4.50 more, as the previous job was toxic. My current one is so much better; I (1)
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
never thought I would have a job that I didn't hate, and yet here I am! (2)
SadToSay
That's awesome
jhsuber
Fuck yea, congrats man
JokiBee
I did the same but just yesterday. The communication I have gotten from the company now after my resignation proved that I did right thing.
MonsterMashPotatoes
How so?
JokiBee
It was just that now that i'm no longer employed, everyone is giving me the cold shoulder so to say. It all changed in an hour. :D
JokiBee
And all I wanted was to give out all my knowledge, all my files in order, etc. But that is no longer needed either. I'm amazed mostly
SirBagels
Right? You can't say that shit and not explain.
bikenbike
They killed him before he could respond. We will never know.
MonStar1203
guyintoga
relsky
So my real life is a tiny lonely apartment? I like work because otherwise I'm mostly incapable of being social...
qyrriqat
I'm not sure what to make of this. My home life is two cats and devastating loneliness.
Neonbaron
Fiction is my real life i only work so i can mentally leave this tedious nonsense
q2grapple
You will never get that time back either. All the money in the world won’t let you watch/help your children grow afterwards
SkycladNightStroller
It’s so easy to lose touch with the need to also please the self instead of others where the feedback is easier to see or feel
YggdrasilG
One of my first employers told me something I’ll never forget, one of the most abusive things you could say to a depressed teen.
YggdrasilG
“Let me be clear, you are replaceable. I can go out and find someone to do your job easily.”
CoolGifBro
The lesson is not that you’re worthless but that you have to make yourself desirable by employers since you can lose your job at any time.
rsktkr
Terrible for mental health but an important fact to understand. Don't let anyone abuse you but if you commit do good work.
TheWhiteBarry
YMMV. There's maybe 20,000 people in the world who can do what I do. Being difficult to replace definitely has its perks too, just saying.
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
My old job was kind of like this; needs a very specific skill set. I quit in November because they were being shitty and they STILL (1)
ChuckNorrisAteMySock
haven't replaced me. Plus, somebody they got to half-assedly fill in destroyed some expensive equipment because they weren't capable. (2)
TheWhiteBarry
Haha that will be a very expensive lesson for them. I hope you found something better!
KRicci
What do you do?
LarvaLamp
Lies convincingly online.
q2grapple
It’s classified
KRicci
Fair enough
KRicci
Hey wait, you're not who I was replying to! Very sneaky, such deceive.
TheWhiteBarry
A very specific type of software engineering. Can't say more without giving away who I work for
Ijustwantquiet
Do you use an abacus at work?
evilgriff