Why People Are Quitting Jobs They Just Started

Why People Are Quitting Jobs They Just Started

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[ginobenedetto]

What’s happening is that employers have taken people for granted and assumed they would stay with crappy benefits and pay. Sorry bro, but if another company offers me better pay, I’m leaving. I don’t owe them any sort of loyalty when they can fire me at any time.

[dkaik]

It’s simple. Workers are realizing employers aren’t intrinsically deserving of loyalty and respect.

[jason]

In March, I quit a job after 6 weeks. It was the most disorganized company I’d ever worked for.

[mitcheloverton]

Slavery was outlawed a long time ago. If people want to leave, they should.

[lucristianx]

I noticed that a lot of personalities on YouTube panicking over this. We as employees don’t control culture/fit. Businesses don’t think twice about laying us off. I won’t think twice about a better offer.

[jakeol]

I have been in the work force for 20 years and have had 4 jobs in my lifetime (2 career fields total). I quit a job recently I had only 1 month at and it was a terrible feeling and experience. Employers lie. They lie about the structure of their business, your pay, the culture, everything. Leadership at the top is the true problem with companies, not the employees.

[sherice]

Some people take jobs with the intention of waiting for the job they really want to become available. It makes no since to be unemployed and broke during the waiting period.

[daleyounk]

A behavior problem really makes it sound like you want to pin this in the employees. What we have is very toxic work culture in the United States. We are seeing employees jump out of one frying pan to another. Correlates with the mental health of our nation.

[Overbuilt.Gaming]

Companies are definitely telling tall tales in the interview process. Once the candidate is onboarded and a few months into the job, they find the grass is nowhere near as green as promised so they walk.

[THEECYBERMACKIN]

nothing wrong with taking a job just for the check if you are trying to survive

[AtotheZ]

The saddest thing for me is that companies are desperate for people but they're not willing to take the time to do what is necessary to keep them. For instance, at my last job by boss didn't want me to leave, he told me. On my last day I was expecting an exit interview or something to explain why I was quitting. I never got it. If they would have asked why I was leaving, then maybe they would adjust accordingly. If they asked me why I was quitting when I gave my two weeks I would have told them. However, no one from my supervisor and up never asked which is sad.

[Joenzinator]

I've seen a lot of companies lure people in with claims of hybrid remote work, good culture, bonuses, etc. Then after a few weeks they limit the remote work, have everyone working 60 hours because they are short staffed, don't pay out the bonus, and think they can make up for it by buying a couple pizzas when everyone is still working at 7pm.

[donaldcodes]

I joined a company and left in 6 months. It was my only offer, I had no professional experience, I hated the industry, and had red flags from a company culture point of view they were in, but it was between getting the engineer title and continuing to flip burgers for a living.

[bdavi]

Employment is at will. I’m free to look at other jobs, just like a company is free to fire me with no notice.

[StuJones-gnte]

I've been fired from a dozen or more jobs in the first 90 days, one on day one and several the first week. I don't see the big deal here. If an employer can fire you on day one, why can you quit on day one?

[bdavi]

This is me at the moment. Seriously considering quitting my job. I left a toxic environment and joined a seemingly more toxic environment. This company can’t find its way out of a paper bag.

[davidschleiss]

I have owned a restaurant for over 20 years. Yep I'm basically a coach and a mentor. Didn't loose 1 employee over Coid

[greenlightwoody]

The work isn't the problem.. its the people.

[TeacherKellyTag]

“Behavior problems”?! It’s not morally wrong to leave a job ever, for any reason. Companies can fire the employee at any time. Comparing job hopping to an affair is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.

[icestationzebraassociates]

Working/marriage is not a really good comparison. They are nothing alike. You won't get loyalty from any company. Don't give them yours.

I just quit one after a month when they told me I'd have health insurance, and then told me I'd be charged double and will have to wear a mask for the rest of my time working there. (I haven't had to go to a doctor in 20+ years and last time was for stitches.) None of this was discussed prior to the job offer.

I went to lunch one day and didn't go back after another round of being pulled into a conference room for "still didn't do the thing, eh? Too bad you'll just have to keep doing the other thing forever." They can eat my shorts.