Find a solution = quit

May 21, 2019
4:20:05pm

CougarMandias All-American

You act like there is some kind of moral obligation to try to make the job work. Nope.

If its not going the way you want it to, and you have options, quit.

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CougarMandias

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You quit the boss, not the job. So true. I love my job, and am killing it, but feel the opposite because of my manager.

BlueBlood94 All-American

5/21/19 3:12pm

Yep. Don't waste any time. Life's too short to deal with toxic coworkers.

grosven

5/21/19 3:15pm

depends on the job and the toxicity. My dad spent a lifetime trying to be happy with his career moves and

Bob Vance

5/21/19 4:46pm

Right, we gotta be tough, but if work is causing you crazy anxiety, it's worth

grosven

5/21/19 5:46pm

I am indeed considering leaving to pursue full-time a project I've felt driven for 5 years to do but have been unable

BlueBlood94

5/22/19 11:40am

I've been there, and it is so true.

IdahoCoug

5/21/19 3:16pm

I disagree. Sometimes it's true, but sometimes it isn't. Sometimes a lot more

macdizzle

5/21/19 3:18pm

The time I waited for 2 years for my boss to be fired due to her abusive ways

Indy Coug

5/21/19 3:19pm

We talked about this before

Heinz57

5/21/19 3:21pm

Did you leave a scathing review in your exit interview that could have helped

BYUHawk

5/21/19 4:32pm

I had already talked to HR about her over a year before. It wasn’t just me who suffered at her hands

Indy Coug

5/21/19 4:47pm

my last job change, I quit the state. I loved the job and my boss, but I wanted out of Kentucky

byujag

5/21/19 3:21pm

really that bad? what was it about the state. I think it is beautiful to drive

claw

5/21/19 4:44pm

it is beautiful, but the school system was really lacking

byujag

5/21/19 5:37pm

Get out as soon as you can.

BYUtka

5/21/19 3:26pm

Why wouldn’t you at least start looking around seeing what other offers you

RdF3

5/21/19 3:34pm

It is better/easier to get a job while you have a job.

BYUtka

5/21/19 3:36pm

Well I think I’d say suck it up. Maybe that’s not what everyone else thinks but you have a job you love but

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 3:41pm

What he described is not simply a "Tough boss."

BYUtka

5/21/19 3:54pm

True. She doesn’t seem tough at all based on what he described. “Undertones of

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:03pm

not necessarily. He already indicated he's doing very well. If the boss is going to add unnecessary anxiety then leave.

Grit for Brains

5/21/19 4:13pm

I think this all comes down to an evaluation of what "being hard on you" means.

Eddie

5/21/19 4:03pm

There are a lot of factors when depression is factored in. Maybe some people need more

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:13pm

Find a solution = quit

CougarMandias

5/21/19 4:20pm

Haha not moral obligation. But try to be a man if you love your job.

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:22pm

Real men don't make themselves miserable so they can call themselves real men.

CougarMandias

5/21/19 4:24pm

He loves his job and the company. “Undertones” from his boss are what are giving him anxiety.

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:30pm

I tend to think that if he has concerns, his concerns are legit.

CougarMandias

5/21/19 4:37pm

Sorry. I thought he was kind of looking for feedback. Maybe he was looking for

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:39pm

real men realize life sucks sometimes yet still press forward. Millennials quit

claw

5/21/19 4:47pm

Real men do what is necessary to improve their situation. You are not a hero for

BYUtka

5/21/19 5:00pm

But that's just it - sometimes suffering through leads to a better situation.

Eddie

5/21/19 5:23pm

I don't think that's what he's saying at all.

Eddie

5/21/19 4:25pm

Exactly what I’m saying. You said it better than I.

The Dude Abides

5/21/19 4:30pm

I agree completely.

Eddie

5/21/19 4:22pm

Tell her. If she doesnt listen, tell her boss.

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