![]() Many companies have terrible leaders and do just fine. We want to feel like bad leadership has consequences. Our egos at work overcompensate because we want to feel like our work matters. You think the company will suffer or die without your knowledge, connections, and inputs. It makes you think your role in a company has far more usefulness than the reality. Even a bad recruiter can easily steal workers from one company and put them in another. LinkedIn has democratized hiring, and makes poaching child’s play. Modern-day employment has become a revolving door. The employment market is so fluid that we’re guaranteed to have new colleagues on a consistent rotation. ![]() They have to fill any gaps you may have left.įormer colleagues forget you quickly because business moves too fast, thanks to technology, to get romantic. They have to make the most of the situation with your old crappy employer. They’re still trying to put food on the table. In fact, they have no time to think about you. What really happens to your work colleagues when you quit your job When you quit a job you think people will miss you. I realized that my mocking of their (still) employer didn’t improve their careers. I sent texts to a few of them when a well-known leader got fired or a business bomb blew up inside the company. I made one desperate attempt to become relevant again. At least they won’t abandon me.Īfter I quit I thought they would call me every week or two to check in. I thought my close colleagues wouldn’t be like that. That the company may listen to the shenanigans going on and do something about it. The delusion I fell into is that my triumphant resignation was going to matter. They said things like “will be joining you soon.” It made me feel like I wasn’t alone during this difficult time in my career, made worse by a global health crisis. Some of my colleagues helped me make the decision. Six months ago I made the tough decision to quit my job - not only my job but my entire career.
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