Testimonies: Quitting your job: When enough is enough 54 Articles

by K.J. Ness

Quitting your job can be both exhilarating and frightening. But, let's face it, not all of us can afford to quit - right? Well, that's what we tell ourselves: I need the job experience; I need the money; I don't have a P...read more

by Mara Shea

The luminescent blue clock on the night table says it's 4:15 a.m. You wake up peacefully for a moment, then remember that it's not Saturday. It's Thursday. Two more heavy days when you still have to get up and drive to wo...read more

by Belle Starr

I hate giving my notice. I hate quitting a job. At every job I have had as an adult I thought that this was the job I would stay at forever. I was wrong in every case, except I hope my current job. The reasons have been va...read more

by Kat Apf

How do you know when enough is enough in the workplace? Everyone has a breaking point and only you really know what you can handle. My experience with my last work situation became too much to handle when I had become th...read more

by Miss Apple

I learned a little while ago that enough is really enough the day you cry at work. I didn't quit that day though. That was the day I was pushed to my every limit, but like most other people I thought I could not afford it ...read more

by R Belluzzi

Sometimes, as scary as it may be, you have to stand up and say I've had enough. I did this yesterday when I quit my job of ten years. I was a senior person in the firm, made great money and actually liked my co-workers. ...read more

by R Marie Taylor

You need to start preparing long before you reach the "Enough is enough..." stage Chances are you're going to feel restless, discontent or some little pangs of discomfort in the early stages of your journey towards leavin...read more

by Norma Jean Bishop

Quit your job before they fire you! Seriously, if you have been having problems on the job, probably someone else has been having problems too namely your boss. The boss, however, may have reasons for not letting you...read more

by m. anderson

At age 29 I had everything in life except a career. I have had jobs, but nothing that would make me say "I can see myself here five, ten or even twenty years from now." When I got a job in event marketing I was elated. ...read more

by Darrell Miller

Intelligent women's job choices are eternal soul-choices. Pray for the truth that frees your soul to live, love and help others with Heavenly power to protect and bless all, who choose to follow truth by freeing themselves...read more

by Marie J Kelley

There are times that no matter what you do in life, you are going to have to take a step back and ask yourself if what you are doing is really worth your health and sanity. I faced that moment in May of 2006 when I was wo...read more

by Miss C

I stepped into the office and the door shut behind me. I sat down and looked into my manager's eyes. After what seemed like an hour of her rambling, which I'd become accustomed to tuning out, I managed to focus in on the l...read more

by J-ro

When is enough, enough? Enough is a relative term - so I guess it depends on who's asking. But If you're asking me - it's when you wake up in the morning a dread even getting out of bed, because you know you have to go ...read more

by Koren Ribken

Ya know, let's be honest work is work. We all know this. It's a job. But, what is so difficult is when you truly give all you have; and what you give just isn't good enough. It isn't that it isn't good enough, it is ju...read more

by Kari G

I loved my job. I had wonderful coworkers. My boss was great. And after five years, I quit. I was an oral deaf educator, which basically meant I taught deaf kids to talk. It was an education and career I stumbled in...read more

by Mango Pixie

In 2001, while I was a web developer, I started getting little panic attacks at night - where was I in life?, is this what I really wanna do with it?, etc. So, I handed in my notice. Did I know what I wanted to do with ...read more

by Ian Buchanan

I hear testimonies all the time from people who quit their jobs, and in the vast majority of cases I feel for the person because, with all the frustrations and weight of "enough is enough" on their shoulders, they are not ...read more

by Rajiv Wadhwa

There are times when you feel like quitting a job. Before taking any actions in haste, you have to realize that you took hours preparing for the interview, then out of many candidates you were the one selected for the job....read more

by Alison Myers

At 17 years old, I got my first job. My dad worked for a utility company where teenage relatives of employees could get summer jobs in the company offices. I was placed in the "consumer affairs" building. My dad assured me...read more

by Conny Manero

Quitting your job: When enough is enough ... this title brings back memories. A few years ago I was unemployed, looking for a job and accepted some temporary work in a law firm. Within my first week I noticed a job p...read more