is it irresponsible to quit my job without having another one lined up? by Alison Green on February 16, 2021 A reader writes: I have been at my company in a support role for over two years. I was under the impression from the very beginning that I was on a promotion track, and I thought my boss and I were on the same page. Long story short, I endured two years of belittling, gaslighting, […] Read the full article →
I want to quit … but if I leave, my project will die by Alison Green on February 2, 2021 A reader writes: I am a creative team lead at a floundering startup. This is the worst-run workplace I have ever seen. There are two people above me, our CEO Lorna and her general manager, Ignatius. Lorna is not a bad person, but she has a tendency to not tell the whole truth and to […] Read the full article →
when is it OK to quit a new job I hate? by Alison Green on December 17, 2020 A reader writes: I started a new job in my field in March. This is my first role in the industry that has the professional title linked to my certification, so it’s an important step for me in my career. A week after I started, we shut down due to Covid. I’ve been working from […] Read the full article →
how do I quit when my boss won’t speak to me? by Alison Green on September 16, 2020 A reader writes: Let me preface this by saying, I love my job and I adore my coworkers. My boss and I go back a while; I’ve been their right-hand man for almost a decade. I have worked hard to earn the trust and respect of the folks I work with. We’re definitely one of […] Read the full article →
my company is incredibly weird when people resign by Alison Green on August 11, 2020 A reader writes: For the past seven years, I’ve worked for a small marketing agency with five full-time employees and two partners who own the businesses. It looks like (fingers crossed!) I’ll be receiving an offer for a new position with a different agency soon, working on projects that I’m excited about with a substantial […] Read the full article →
I feel guilty about leaving the team I manage by Alison Green on July 7, 2020 A reader writes: I’ve been at my company eight years now and have seriously loved working here, working my way up to the manager of my location in that time. I am in my early 30s, and this is my first job with direct reports. Due to a variety of corporate-level decisions, my job has […] Read the full article →
my boss is telling people I quit because of COVID, but I quit because of her by Alison Green on June 15, 2020 A reader writes: I resigned from my leadership role at a small nonprofit in early May. The other person at my level resigned the next day. We both resigned because the executive director is a narcissist who was not only lying to the community we serve, but also making it virtually impossible for us to […] Read the full article →
why fantasizing about rage-quitting is so universal by Alison Green on March 9, 2020 There’s a common dream that unites workers across fields: the Spectacular Resignation Fantasy. (Well, that and more paid vacation.) Anyone who has ever had a terrible boss or toxic coworkers or who has been overworked and under-appreciated has almost certainly fantasized about quitting their job in a blaze of glory—a dramatic, vindicating exit, usually involving […] Read the full article →
what should a resignation letter say? by Alison Green on February 25, 2020 What exactly are the mechanics of quitting your job? How do you tell your boss? How do you initiate that meeting? What do you write in your resignation letter? And for that matter, considering that it’s 2020, why are we still marking this important conversation by letter? Here’s everything you need to know about resignation […] Read the full article →
should I email my complaints to my team when I resign? by Alison Green on November 13, 2019 A reader writes: Would it be career suicide to send an email to everyone at my current job explaining why I’m leaving it? My boss turned out to be a two-faced liar who viciously targeted and drove out several coworkers (while quite a few more left because they couldn’t stomach how others were being treated). […] Read the full article →