New boss experiences consequences when multiple members of their team quit simultaneously: 'I'm giving my notice the next day I work'

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Apr 17, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

There's no surer sign that you might need to reassess your leadership "style" than having multiple people opt out, in quick succession, of being under that leadership. After all, as the old adage famously goes, "People don't quit jobs; they quit bosses." There's no telling the level of miserable or monotonous job conditions some people will put up with just as long as they enjoy working with the people in their immediate team—especially their managers. Good managers are hard to come by, so when you find one that makes the working week tolerable, you'll be more reluctant to leave even if your remuneration hasn't kept up with the industry standard or inflation.

Of course, this can take a turn for the worse when your beloved boss tells you they're leaving, putting the team in a precarious position of possibly ending up under the thumb of an egomaniac who is desperate to prove their authority and cares not for interpersonal relationships with their team.

That's essentially what happened when a new Director of Nursing started at the nursing home where this CNA worked. The new director quickly proved that she had little tact when it came to dealing with staff concerns, bringing changes that meant worse working conditions and treatment of the staff. But you can only push people so far before they abandon ship, and the director quickly found herself understaffed as more and more staff handed in their notice. The original poster of this thread reports that they, too, will soon hand their notice in, bringing the director one step closer to manning the entire ship alone without a crew.