I quit

Shiftace

Shiftace

s***posting with decency. trolling with integrity.
Saw the other job/life balance thread. Did not want to hijack that thread...

Yesterday, I quit my job. Had enough of dealing with the hypocrisy, double standard and the downright d-baggery of the managers. I was the last one left on the original team (everyone else walked over the last year). I held out as long as I could, but... it was affecting life outside of work.

Exploring other options, and strongly considering getting into aviation in the near future. Life is strange, never know where I will end up.
 
@Shiftace When work starts affecting outside is that your threshold? I am curious, there are certain things I have dug in and held out for. I am curious what another man's limits are before they cut bait and move on.
 
Hawks said:
@Shiftace When work starts affecting outside is that your threshold? I am curious, there are certain things I have dug in and held out for. I am curious what another man's limits are before they cut bait and move on.
Click to expand...

I've dug in an held out on a few of my jobs. I do have a high threshold for letting work affect life outside. I think in this case it was a culmination of various factors, that brought about my decision. A heavy, challenging workload is absolutely no problem for me. Dishonesty, hypocrisy, mismanagement and just old fashioned d-baggery, on part of the managers, however, is something else. That's what made me cut bait and move on.
 
Shiftace said:
I've dug in an held out on a few of my jobs. I do have a high threshold for letting work affect life outside. I think in this case it was a culmination of various factors, that brought about my decision. A heavy, challenging workload is absolutely no problem for me. Dishonesty, hypocrisy, mismanagement and just old fashioned d-baggery, on part of the managers, however, is something else. That's what made me cut bait and move on.
Click to expand...

Fair enough.
 
When I first read your post I assumed you were talking about a job in the aviation industry...Then I saw you were strongly considering getting into the industry. If you choose to, good luck to you. But remember the grass is always greener on the other side. Hearing stories like the one you said is not that uncommon in this industry as well.
 
flyguy25 said:
When I first read your post I assumed you were talking about a job in the aviation industry...Then I saw you were strongly considering getting into the industry. If you choose to, good luck to you. But remember the grass is always greener on the other side. Hearing stories like the one you said is not that uncommon in this industry as well.
Click to expand...

Meh. I deal with A LOT less BS as a professional pilot than I did as an office drone. Well, at least where I work anyway. I know that's not always the case though - there are plenty of 135/91 and some 121 outfits that have a lot of BS too.
 
GypsyPilot said:
Meh. I deal with A LOT less BS as a professional pilot than I did as an office drone. Well, at least where I work anyway. I know that's not always the case though - there are plenty of 135/91 and some 121 outfits that have a lot of BS too.
Click to expand...

flyguy25 said:
When I first read your post I assumed you were talking about a job in the aviation industry...Then I saw you were strongly considering getting into the industry. If you choose to, good luck to you. But remember the grass is always greener on the other side. Hearing stories like the one you said is not that uncommon in this industry as well.
Click to expand...

Without getting into too much detail on a public forum: Boss loved to play mind games.

She finally moved into a "manager" position, after years of being overlooked and was just plain old fashioned power hungry. :)
 
Good luck, whatever you choose.

It's testimonials like this that remind me why I've gravitated towards "worker bee" positions (fly planes, drive trucks, run a forklift, line service, warehousing); while there will be politics to contend with anywhere, in my line of experiences, work has stayed at work.
 
GypsyPilot said:
Meh. I deal with A LOT less BS as a professional pilot than I did as an office drone. Well, at least where I work anyway. I know that's not always the case though - there are plenty of 135/91 and some 121 outfits that have a lot of BS too.
Click to expand...
My experience has been the same, and I was a high ranking and respected "engineer" type who thought his team was pretty fantastic...until he started working for a small Alaska 135 operator and found out how different it can be.

-Fox
 
There's a tremendous sense of relief when you leave a job that has turned sour. It's one of the ways you know that your decision is the right one.

People will tell you that you look younger, calmer; your significant other will enjoy you more (and vice versa!) and you discover that life goes on - better, happier, and probably longer.

Enjoy your time 'on the beach.' While finding a new job is itself a job, make sure that you adhere to the dictum that "All work and no play..."

It isn't forever.
 
I was the first rat in many years to have left my corporate job. Why is being the first rat bad?
 
ZapBrannigan said:
I was the first rat in many years to have left my corporate job. Why is being the first rat bad?
Click to expand...
First ever?

First rat ends up making choices for all the rats behind and can't tend to itself. Sometimes it's best to sit back a bit, see where that first rat goes and if it works out. No shame being second or third on the life boat.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top