‘Good worker quits, it signals to others it's time’: 15 Employees discuss times they or their coworkers quit and started mass exoduses

Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."

May 5, 2025 3:00 PM EDT

If you've ever been driven to insanity at your job,—to the very boiling point that makes you say, "Yep, I'm out"—then you will feel right at home in this discussion thread. Quitting a job is daunting, especially when you might not have your future all figured out at the moment of your resignation, but it's sometimes necessary. The last thing you want to do is get comfortable in a position that doesn't serve or stimulate your mind… but not all quitting stories happen as a result of some crazy occurrence. Sometimes, you've overstayed your welcome, and your coworkers decide that they have, too.

The discussion thread you're about to read answers one question: "Was there one person that quit and that started the wave of everyone quitting?"

Some might influence a ripple while others might cause a detrimental tsunami, but it's more often than not for a good reason. Hey, you didn't ask anyone to follow the leader… they simply came to the same conclusions as you right after you made your move. Your turn, buddy.

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I've never quit a job before, at least in the fashion these Redditors are talking about. Every job I've had to depart from was an issue of my physical/environmental circumstances, like moving away or going to college. I have yet to witness mass exoduses like those of which the commenters in this story speak, but I can never say never…
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‘Good worker quits, it signals to others it's time’: 15 Employees discuss times they or their coworkers quit and started mass exoduses

"Was there one person that quit and that started the wave of everyone quitting?"

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