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Signs Your Job Wants You to Quit the Company

Work has been more miserable than usual. Is it because your job is trying to give you the boot?

By Shaunna NelsonPublished 6 years ago 2 min read
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Photographed by Tim Gouw via Pexels

As a married woman, one of my many duties (amongst cooking, cleaning, and keeping order in the house) is to listen to my spouse's recollection of the day; from having to fix coworkers mistakes to staying later than expected, it occurred to me after a few venting sessions that there's a possibility they were purposely nitpicking. In most cases, if an employee is fired, you must pay unemployment benefits to the ex-employee, but if you quit, you in turn forfeit these benefits. Of course in the interests of the company, they will use "booting" tactics to help you make this choice. Though we are still trying to flesh out our next steps, I figured I would share some helpful information on signs the company may want you to quit, and what you should do to protect yourself moving forward.

Signs the Company May Want You To Quit

In situations such as these, I always recommend going with your gut feeling. If being there makes you uncomfortable and is intolerable because of these factors, it's possible your boss or the company as a whole would prefer you to quit:
  • Delegating your regular tasks to another employee
  • Leaving you out of collective decisions/conversations
  • A cut in your typical hours or pay
  • Nitpicking at small/asinine mistakes
  • Assignment of senseless tasks that do not fall within your job description
  • A lack of clarity for where you stand in the company
  • Higher-ups begin to avoid you in the office
  • They make inappropriate comments about you in disguise of a joke
  • Everything becomes a competition to prove yourself

What Are Your Next Steps?

If you get the slightest feeling that you are no longer wanted, don't take offense or get out of character – if they've gone to these lengths to make you feel undesirable, then the last thing you want to do is dig your hole deeper. Though companies are required to provide unemployment benefits to ex-employees, they can withhold benefits if you:
  1. Quit
  2. Are not meeting performance standards
  3. Lack the necessary skills needed to complete the job
  4. Found Misconduct
  5. Have a number of written violations
Now you're ready to get out, but you want to make sure to do so in a professional manner. If you've had a bad experience with the company, I would not advise using them as a reference. Also, when signifying you left that job on your resume, you never want to use a reason that seems to bash the company or your bosses. Phrases such as "agree to disagree separation" or "reexamined priorities" to demonstrate that it was an amicable severance will do just fine. I would suggest to:
  1. Start looking for a new job – most job boards offer features for how you search for work. If you don't want other coworkers to know you're on your way out, use incognito attributes to keep your search quiet.
  2. Document everything – as I stated above, they may nitpick at small mistakes you make and blow them out of proportion. Documenting the date, time, and issue will allow you to keep up with their grievances against you, but also present a case down the road if necessary.
  3. Be extra careful – everything you do is now under close observation. Something as simple as being one minute late can cause havoc, so don't give them any reason to bark at you.
  4. Don't give them any reason to suspect a thing – continue to envelop yourself within the company culture and participate in activities. They could possibly blame the feeling of segregation on you and your choice to pull away, though their actions have driven you to this point.
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Shaunna Nelson

"A Master in Media with a Master's in Media."

My digital footprint will leave an everlasting mark on the world...

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