One phrase from greedy boss makes worker quit their 10-year-long career: 'It's a good indicator of how out of touch c suits are'

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Dec 31, 2024 4:00 PM EST

Work is all about attitude. If the people you work with have a bad attitude, it can rub off on the whole operation. You might enjoy the work you do, find purpose in it, and find that it suits your lifestyle, but a business is only as good as its people. If its people aren't your kind of people or worse- they're not even the kind of people that you respect, then it's hard to stay. For example, you might be an educator who finds incredible meaning in working with your students. They appreciate you, and you help improve their lives. Whenever you're in the classroom, you feel like you're in the right place. However, the assistant principal (who you directly report to) has no sense of work-life balance and expects you to drop everything for every work-related non-emergency. Even though you love your job, people like that can make it feel hostile. 

That's what happened in this situation, when a worker who had already invested a lot in their career, lost all hope when their boss uttered a single phrase.  

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  • What would you do in this situation? Would it make you reconsider your entire career like it did for this worker, or could you swallow the insult and move on? Read on for the details.

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    One sentence made me quit a 10 year long career
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    We had our yearly district meeting of General Managers. Every year, corporate gives a theme for the meeting. The theme for the year was "There's no such thing as work/life balance, so enjoy the job you do". That's what finally broke the barrier in my brain that company loyalty doesn't mean a thing if they are just going to work you to death. For context, this is a national retail chain.
    via u/Shootchyaski
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    boneholio 2d ago That's a really, really bad theme
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    00 Shootchyaski OP • 2d ago • I really don't understand how they thought that would go over well from managers all ready overworked from Christmas with unpaid overtime. "You aren't required to work overtime, but you should do what's good for your store".
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    boneholio • 2d ago. I love pulling the rug on an employer who's gotten too comfortable to the point that they're basically admitting that they use you for slave labor. Walking the f out was, and is, the right decision. Gotta humble these dumb corporate boot-licking - they love to lord over your head how easily they could change the trajectory of your life for the worse; the least you can do is return the courtesy.
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    Steak_mittens101 • 2d ago. It's a good indicator of how out of touch c suits are. To them, this sounds great and uplifting; "we're the BEST, because we don't care about all that wussy stuff like workers rights! We're dedicated to the customer only!" But they only think that because they don't pay any price and get all the glory. They can't comprehend why it
    via u/Steak_mittens101
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    doesn't fire up the workers the same way to know the company will soar and they (c suits) can take credit and get money in bonuses and compensation, because they literally can't fathom how other people feel due to being sociopaths. They can only see inside their own minds.
    via u/Steak_mittens101
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    CatsMakeMeHap... 1d ago My boss told me about working Christmas Day that my daughter will be too young to remember I'm not there...
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    • Scruffynerffherder · 1d ago Ex-boss I hope.
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    SpiciestPickles • 1d ago. Considering seeing my daughter wake up on Christmas morning will forever be cherished memories for me, that comment would make my bl d boil....
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    MiniskirtEnjoyer . 1d ago • for me it was "being sick is just a mindset" i was sick with like 40°C fever, but still showed up to office because of an project that i had to finish. for the next 3 weeks everyone was feeling sick because i just spreaded it.
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    anyways, when i showed up. to the office sick, my manager said "good! being sick is just a mindset!"... the next day i started looking for a new job. f you piece of sh, playing with my health
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    Reithel1 1d ago • • I hope you shook his hand on the way out ... (after you sneezed on it.)
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    RebCata 2d ago • Had a friend leave our company when the CEO gave a speech about us all being on a boat sailing together and if we don't work together we may as well stay on the dock. Her resignation letter just said I enjoy staying on the dock.
    via u/RebCata
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    unimpressed_onlooker I get sea sick bye
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    omggold 1d ago • I left a company after I raised concerns about some seriously unethical things they were doing to vulnerable populations - elderly, sick, and poor people and the CEO told me that was how the industry operated and if I couldn't handle it, I should leave. Bet.
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    No7onelikeyou You quit?
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    Shootchyaski OP.2d ago • The next day I started looking for a new job. It took me a few months to find a new one, but I stopped trying to climb that corporate ladder and focused on finding a job that respected the fact that I am a father of two *edited for clarity
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    gatorpaid 2d ago • • I'm slowly building that mindset. I quit one job that was heavy work and light pay for a job that was light work and paid more.
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    Shootchyaski OP • 2d ago • It's a tough balance to find, between cost of life and wanting to be present for the people around you. You gotta prioritize your well being, and your family's (if you currently have one). A job won't ever give you back all the firsts you miss. I learned that the hard way.
    via u/Shootchyaski
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    TenaciousVillain 1d ago. Unless you are extremely talented and making top dollar, avoid retail. And if you must work retail to make ends meet, make it a stepping stone. Get out as soon as you can. Retail whether it is grocery, fast food, etc. is soul crushing, thankless work. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise. Get out.
    via u/TenaciousVillain
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    greenwitchielenia • 1d ago "Our second largest waste item is milks" "What's the first?" "Labor" -My manager and me in a store mtg Love to hear that my company calls labor waste...
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    SunkenQueen · 1d ago . I walked off the job site earlier this year and have O regrets about it. My kids' bio mom was k lled in a car accident, got the phone call, and was packing. up to leave.
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    My boss comes over, stops me, and tells me, "Not my kids, not my problem." I dropped my hard hat and vest and said, "Not my company, not my problem." And left
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