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Finally terminated after 6 months of quiet quitingVent ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ (self.antiwork)

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Edit to add: wow! So much support from people!

(and an expected amount of people who like to pretend that the worker-employer relationship is just fine in America)

Well folks, they finally came at me for poor numbers lol

I checked out of this shithole job with shit-ass "religious" owners over a year ago. When I got my last raise, six months ago..., it was so clear to me that our values were just utterly misaligned. As such, I decided to quiet quit immediately after that conversation over my pay.

I honestly can't believe it took them this long to notice, given our company is under 25 people.

To satisfy any curiosity, I did something stupid that I knew could get me fired, and it did. The cherry on top was when they told me I had "violated the trust" in the relationship. Like, bitch, there wasn't any trust. I showed up, did my job (so you thought), and left. Terrible, terrible people who treated employees like shit, were homophobic, narcissitic, and mysognistic.

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[โ€“]eltonnbaba 4811 points4812 points  (58 children)

I've been trying to get fired for the past 4 years lol. I unofficially changed my hours to 9-3 and work maybe 1hr/day and still no go.

[โ€“]ScanBeagle 3461 points3462 points  (11 children)

[โ€“]eltonnbaba 662 points663 points  (10 children)

Lmao I'm already there.

[โ€“]J-bowbow 559 points560 points  (7 children)

That's not quiet quitting then. I'm pretty sure it's just the job description for upper management.

[โ€“]jokerhound80 204 points205 points  (2 children)

If he's only leaving at three how does he have time to golf? Is he only playing the back nine? What kind of life is that for upper management?

[โ€“]znirmik 37 points38 points  (1 child)

You start on the three hour lunch break at noon.

Edit. Sorry, lunch meeting. Last company I worked for, I worked out of town quite a bit running some projects. On average, I lost two working days a week on out of site meetings in nice restaurants. Got some shit for bringing my two coworkers as a field consultant with me to all the 'meetings'.

[โ€“]of93 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Was the lunch meeting to show us how a three hour lunch is done :)

[โ€“]dkguy12day 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Nope just went out myself. I was told I was leaving 30-45 mins before I should have which was still 30-45 mins after we closed the branch. Micromanaged as a VP

[โ€“]Lanky_Particular_149 39 points40 points  (1 child)

When I got my current job I wanted to change things and improve things and get things done and that rubbed everyone the wrong way until I slowed way down and did like 25% of what I could. Now I'm a great employee

[โ€“]ManiaMuse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's a valuable life lesson. It's a eureka moment once you figure it out.

[โ€“]parrotfacemagee 109 points110 points  (0 children)

Might even be over doing it a bit.

[โ€“]Signal-School-2483 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Jeff?

[โ€“]CoastPuzzleheaded513 579 points580 points  (5 children)

I had the same issue. It took em 4 years. 2 of them I had to go solid on the being "confrontational/uncooperative" Route for them to even dare say anything. And if there hadnt been a mass layoff where they just threw a bunch of people out, I'd probably still be part of the furniture. But 100% worth it. Sued em, upped my severance. All magic beans baby! Let them fire you every time! And only ever do the minimum... maximum effort is only rewarded with more work and no extra pay.

[โ€“]Herb_avore_05 191 points192 points  (2 children)

Most large corporations punish performance & reward non performance. The more you do the more you get to do. The better quality you produce the more likely you will get projects they want done right. These two principles wouldnโ€™t be so bad except management never addresses the non-performers.

[โ€“]jokerhound80 130 points131 points  (0 children)

Don't forget that you guarantee you'll never get promoted because the department can't function without you. And you can't even get raises because "you're at the maximum slotted for your role" despite the 4 other people whose work you're doing and the 3 managers making more than you to ask you of you're done doing rh things they don't know how to do

[โ€“]vindescent 13 points14 points  (0 children)

And those people who are making up for the work of two others who aren't doing anything? They get paid just the same. One person doing three jobs, but same wages as the one person doing the job of zero people.

[โ€“]cherylhernandez 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Omg I love your thinking!!!

[โ€“]Lanky_Particular_149 4 points5 points  (0 children)

what did you sue for?

[โ€“]lecollectionneur 143 points144 points  (0 children)

I had to quit for other plans because no one important noticed I was 35 min late everyday and wasn't doing anything apart from a couple calls

[โ€“][deleted] 127 points128 points  (0 children)

It took my boss over a year to realise I'd been leaving at 3. I don't get paid to be in ISS. 

[โ€“]FatHighKnee 140 points141 points  (1 child)

Are you guys hiring? I want that life lol.

Also you need to up your game. If youre there all day but only working 1 hour, look for a remote job that you can complete while physically at your day job. May as well get paid two times for the same 8 hour day ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“]eltonnbaba 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I'm wfh but if I don't even want to do 1, no way I'm stressing myself with 2. Wouldn't work with my daily schedule anyway since it includes a 9am and after lunch nap ๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“]Purple_dingo 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This is how I started my job... and they asked me if the workload was manageable ๐Ÿคฃ.

[โ€“]mangage 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They just mistake you for management

[โ€“]Explaining2Do 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Government work? Elon Musk told me no way that could happen in the private sector due to the profit motive and superior efficiency.

[โ€“]stjo118 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Pretty similar. I've learned how little effort is required of me to meet expectations. I could be really good at the job if I had drive/ambition/motivation. Instead, I don't care and do enough to get by. And everyone always seems really happy with my work.

[โ€“]Mindless_Stick7173 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Why tf would u want to get fired from that job lmao

[โ€“]Sayyad1na 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Hahahah been there

[โ€“]Avangeloony 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you've already won.

[โ€“]Ansoros 19 points20 points  (0 children)

What do u do let me get a recommendation

[โ€“]RandomBlueBear 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Literally my mgr but she does it because that's who she is. Lazy AF and gets upset if you speak up on anything she refuses to do...

[โ€“]BobBartBarker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If this is Elton Brand's account, it would be hilarious.

[โ€“]ka0_1337 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Haha. 6 years ago for me, changed hours around. Take 1.5-2 hr lunches in morning and summer I disappear every Wed to watch kiddos. I am out in "the field" with no direct supervision but they can see my production and hours worked etc. Amazes me I haven't been terminated. Some days I bing watch 8 episodes of a show. Some days I just catch up on 4-6 hours of sleep. Today I left at 2 to start 2 racks of ribs on smoker. No asking, no letting anyone know. I jusy clocked out. Ill hear nothing about it.

[โ€“]MrBlizter 14 points15 points  (3 children)

Haha same.. I'm never getting unemployment lol

[โ€“]eltonnbaba 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I'd be entitled to 2 year severance and just shy of 1 yr unemployment. They know what I'm trying to do lol

[โ€“]BerzerkBankie 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Why not just actually quit?

[โ€“]MrBlizter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Becuase then I don't get unemployment pay... duh.

[โ€“]juxtapodslazy and proud 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At my last job, I did the math on how much I want to be paid vs. my current pay, so I reduced my work hours per week by the same rate as my desired vs. current pay, then padded the rest on the timesheet.

There was no reward for being efficient, anyway. If you finished a task faster, they still forced you to find something to do to make it 8 hrs a day. So.

[โ€“]31andnotdone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“]AltruisticRabbit8185 1 point2 points  (7 children)

Sounds like the greatest job ever

[โ€“]YourMomsButt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are my hero

[โ€“]geeseherder0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you fill us in on what your job is?

[โ€“]scuddlebudhere for the memes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I also barely work but it gives me anxiety at weekly meetings just bulshitting my teammates. I have barely worked in 2 years.

[โ€“]Defiant_Property_336 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did that for like 3 years. Once a week in office. Wfh 10-2. Made like 300k+

[โ€“]ManiaMuse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rookie numbers, you need to get that down to about 15 minutes of real actual work per day.

[โ€“]Chevko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... Where the hell do you work? Not like, actually, but like what do you do??

[โ€“]PuzzleheadedRepeat41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is an amazing Malcolm in the Middle episode where the Dad has to admit he has taken off every Friday from work for the last 10 years. LMAO

[โ€“]ZHippO-Mortank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know that this is what most people do? What were you doing before?

[โ€“]mikeysgotrabies 690 points691 points  (17 children)

I haven't been doing shit for 2 years and I just got a great yearly review and a raise

[โ€“]TheMegnificent1 395 points396 points  (15 children)

I've been busting my ass for the past 2.5 years, singlehandedly fixed multiple massive, flagrant, holy-fuck-are-you-shitting-me issues and proactively corrected a major safety issue that could have easily resulted in death. I work late, go above and beyond, am super customer-service oriented and friendly with all the staff, have brought us into (and kept us in) compliance with numerous laws we were once in violation of, and handled large volumes of cash without ever misplacing a penny.

I'm one write-up away from termination. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Never been written up before in my life. I hate this fuckin place. My resignation is effective June 30. Hunting for a new job like mad. Your place hiring??

[โ€“]LoudLalochezia 213 points214 points  (2 children)

You're making yourself too visible

[โ€“]NotAnotherFriday 184 points185 points  (1 child)

LISTEN TO THIS COMMENT! Becoming too visible is a real thing, and it makes you a prime scapegoat for anything that happens in your sphere of influence. The best way to glide through your job is to be someone who people never even think about.

[โ€“]Weak-Attorney-3421 85 points86 points  (0 children)

God I hate corporate america because this is just too true.

[โ€“]InfluenceMoney9292 57 points58 points  (3 children)

You may want to look for jobs in compliance and safety. As a regular worker, highlighting issues all the time won't progress your career at all no matter how much you feel you are helping, and you will be quickly moved on. Owners and managers will always be on edge with you around, today you may fix the issue tomorrow you may have a bad day and just report it. If the business has a safety first mindset then they will have people already in these roles, non safety oriented workplaces will be very nervous. Even worse, they will keep you around as typically when people leave on bad terms that whistle blow safety issues etc which you are clearly documenting and focusing on.

[โ€“]TheMegnificent1 28 points29 points  (2 children)

I'm the operations manager. Ostensibly, this is the exact kind of thing I was hired to do. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

[โ€“]Potat0_Cakes 17 points18 points  (1 child)

You're the fall-man. Yes, these issues need to be addressed (they existed when they hired you), but as you can see, it's only getting you fast tracked to unemployment.

Why don't they like what you're producing? Are they receptive to your fixes or fight you? Sounds like a deeper dysfunction within your mgmt team perhaps.

[โ€“]TheMegnificent1 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They're semi-receptive, although I had to fight for the safety fix. But they respond by then cutting other jobs, dumping those people's jobs on me too without paying a single cent extra, setting impossibly tight deadlines, and then writing me up when I can't meet them. Management is definitely dysfunctional. We have 30 employees at this location; 6 of them (including me) aren't coming back after the summer and several others are quietly looking for other jobs and haven't announced yet that they're leaving as soon as they have something else. Happens every year.

[โ€“]ashgnar 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Iโ€™m in the same boat, on a PIP now ๐Ÿฅฒ

[โ€“]scuffedTravels 5 points6 points  (2 children)

How old are you if you donโ€™t mind me asking

[โ€“]TheMegnificent1 2 points3 points  (1 child)

41

[โ€“]scuffedTravels 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I Hope youโ€™ll act your wage in your next job, I used to be like you when I was younger, doing my best to perform better than my colleagues, all these efforts for NOTHING, stop working at max capacity

[โ€“]redclawotter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I spent the last year since joining this new team at my company single handedly saving our service from the hole my predecessors dug us into and absolutely kicking ass at my job only to get a negative performance review. 10 years of distinguished career at this company coming crashing down because I wasn't doing bureaucratic bullshit that isn't part of my job description in the first place and my new manager never communicated to me he expected. Now I'm pretty much checked out and almost daring the fuckers to shoot themselves in the foot and fire me

[โ€“]Zercomnexus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

shit i got fired over a meme...

this meme...

[โ€“]Wide-Chemistry-8078 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Why did you resign without a new job?

Just quiet quit until you have a new job.

[โ€“]TheMegnificent1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because I work within the education system (operations, not a teacher), and if you don't let them know by X date each year that you're not coming back for the following year and then quit later, that's a black mark on your record. Not ever eligible for rehire and they'll talk shit about you to anybody who calls to ask what kind of employee you were.

[โ€“]TriumphDaWonderPooch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

mikeyโ€™s not rockingโ€™ the boat!

[โ€“]sengir0 139 points140 points  (2 children)

I wish I could do this to my work but my field is very specialized that people I worked with years ago ending up working with them also if I switched to another company.

[โ€“]leakasauras 62 points63 points  (1 child)

My industry is so small that everyone knows everyone. Burned a bridge at one place and three years later my old boss showed up as my new director. Talk about awkward.

Sometimes you just have to play the long game until you can make a clean break to something completely different.

[โ€“][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learned that the hard way for myself. Burnt one BIG important bridge and I'm basically blacklisted from the whole field unless I move to a different state.

[โ€“]Seanw59 1612 points1613 points  (28 children)

FYI poor numbers is not grounds to deny UI. Go get that money and fuckem once more.

[โ€“]Jujumofu 236 points237 points  (22 children)

Can you explain to me why that would cost the company that "fired" you? I guess its a post in the US, but where I live the government would pay the ex epmloyee, not the old company.

[โ€“]foxual 399 points400 points  (17 children)

In the US, employers pay into unemployment insurance through payroll taxes. This is why they fight unemployment claims tooth and nail.

[โ€“]Initial-Shop-8863 65 points66 points  (2 children)

Yeah. And their unemployment payments increase every time a newly fired employee successfully gets unemployment.

To OP: don't think for one minute that you can't ever get unemployment if you've fired. File, tell the truth, and you just might be surprised. They have to fire you for cause, and they have to prove it. If they can't prove it, or if the reason is bogus according to the Department of Economic security, you get unemployment.

[โ€“]autymfyres7ish 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In my state the rates you get for UI are so laughable, and then there I'd be begging for a job from another lesser being who knows I can't get a letter of reference/recommendation from the employer that just fired me.

[โ€“]CDM2017[๐Ÿฐ] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In my state, UI is only denied if you maliciously and purposely do damage to the company.

[โ€“]IAmFern 84 points85 points  (13 children)

That's also true in Canada, but if a former employee puts in a claim, it doesn't cost the company any more money than they've already paid.

[โ€“]GrinderMonkey 120 points121 points  (5 children)

In the US, I believe the rate that they pay in changes based on the number of claims against them.

[โ€“]Kayestofkays 74 points75 points  (4 children)

This kinda makes sense, companies who create a higher rate of layoffs should bear higher insurance costs. But there shouldn't be a mechanism for them to fight your claim. If you are laid off involuntarily you should be eligible for the employment insurance, period.

[โ€“]mfatty2 28 points29 points  (3 children)

The difference is, in the states the rule is because the company shouldn't be held liable should an employee get fired for sexually harassing or doing drugs on the job. So they can fight claims like that where the layoff was necessary for the company. Now certain states have more strict/lenient rules on what qualifies for exemption from a firing counting against you. But poor performance, downsizing, etc. do not qualify for exemption.

[โ€“]madmatt42SocDem 0 points1 point  (2 children)

The problem is, you still need to eat, so you should still get that unemployment while looking for another job.

Unemployment is supposed to be a way to prevent people from being fucked when they are fired or laid off. It's not supposed to be retribution for doing a bad job.

Not being allowed to claim new unemployment if you were only employed for a short time makes sense, though. At least sort of

[โ€“]mfatty2 1 point2 points  (1 child)

A company should also not be punished for firing an individual who presented a clear and present danger to their employees, customers, and the general public. Retribution for a bad job it should not be, you are correct.

[โ€“]madmatt42SocDem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And that's why the employer can sue. And should.

But they won't because they'd rather ensure the person can't eat by denying them unemployment rather than suing them and getting negative publicity

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    [โ€“]Dr_StrangeLovePHD 25 points26 points  (1 child)

    The government pays you but it comes from a collection of unemployment taxes that every business pays into. Unemployment claims will hike said business' insurance taxes.

    During covid my bosses closed down for an indefinite period of time when they came down with covid. I got a letter notifying me of a potential delay in payments because my claim had been disputed by my employer. That was the first time I even realized employers could dispute claims. They also had their accountant call me to beg me to not file.

    [โ€“]NoConfusion9490 13 points14 points  (0 children)

    Did you ask if they were offering to pay your rent?

    [โ€“]J_EDi 14 points15 points  (0 children)

    In the US, the company pays a portion of the unemployment

    [โ€“]lecollectionneur 5 points6 points  (0 children)

    I think companies will pay unemployment agencies depending on how many of their ex employees are able to claim it

    [โ€“]RackemFrackem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    UnImployment?

    [โ€“][deleted] 258 points259 points  (0 children)

    It took me like a solid year to get canned, even while I was making ample use of the โ€œunlimited vacation timeโ€ lol

    [โ€“][deleted] 515 points516 points  (4 children)

    I quietly quit for 12 months, and my fraudulent MD never realised. My numbers fell off a cliff and after 9 months I eventually got a snotty email. I worked from home decided to become a teacher and even did a week's volunteering at a local school and didn't take holiday to do it . I checked during break time and lunch time and if they asked during the week where I was ...I was in a meeting. Walked out and left for a teaching post grad on my terms.With my middle finger raised high!

    [โ€“]neonninja304 80 points81 points  (0 children)

    Lol did something similar at one of my last jobs. My 2 week notice was putting in for vacation and starting a better job

    [โ€“]daddychill95 10 points11 points  (2 children)

    Iโ€™m doing my teaching postgrad now to get out of meaningless jobs. Are you teaching now? How do you handle requests/expectations like extracurricular or early mornings, after having such big dick energy when working a corporate job?

    [โ€“][deleted] 13 points14 points  (1 child)

    I've been teaching for ten years. It is a huge culture shock and like anywhere the barometer is set by the boss. I've worked for a lying cheating headteacher and currently work for an amazing one. You have to tuck your dick away and muck in. What is a benefit is that you know how to read a room amd deal with parents....many teachers don't. The initial shock of the wage packet is soon overcome by the fact that trips to the doctor are no longer about blood pressure and stress and apparently I'm a nicer husband to live with.

    It's a tough job but rewarding.

    [โ€“]daddychill95 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    Thanks for such a detailed reply! Agree about the benefit of โ€œreal world experienceโ€ before teaching so that Iโ€™m not a pushover. I feel for freshly graduated early-twenties who go straight to teaching.

    So glad to hear you find it rewarding despite the challenges. Wishing you the best

    [โ€“]watzizzname 62 points63 points  (3 children)

    I got out of a super toxic team into a new position 7 years ago. I had consistently gone above and beyond, yet got passed over when any opportunity arose. In my new role it's very easy to objectively measure individual contributions. I have since day 1 on the new team maintained a solid 3rd position from the bottom of the team. Since it's a union gig, and I have plenty of seniority, and I'm not at the bottom I am absolutely protected.

    I spend my energy outside of work where it benefits me and my family. The most effort I put in at work is recommending people read "The subtle art of not giving a fuck" by Mark Manson and convincing other people that they deserve to put in less effort. Act your wage everyone ๐Ÿ‘

    [โ€“]Katamathesis 209 points210 points  (3 children)

    Reminds me one of my previous job. For 2 years I did absolutely nothing for 200k per year. Like, 0 commits on GitHub. Then project was closed, I've got a hefty bonus and bunch of recommendations, which results in new job offer in 2 days even for bigger sum.

    [โ€“]mobri204 89 points90 points  (2 children)

    This made me want to throw up. Honestly I am so jealous. This would change my life so much in a year.

    On a real note though, I hope you have found something that makes you happier and more fulfilled!

    [โ€“]Katamathesis 36 points37 points  (1 child)

    Thanks! Yeah, it was definitely a nice change of things. I'm actually a workaholic, and really like my profession, making PC Games. That period was related to big company, and project went into production hell with changing concepts left and right, so while I always received new task, they become obsolete faster than I was able to do anything related. This actually resulted in burndown and I simply started to send automated replays without doing anything). New position was better in every way.

    [โ€“]mobri204 9 points10 points  (0 children)

    Oh wow that sounds exhausting! Thatโ€™s awesome you are in a field you love now! I can imagine how rewarding that is :)

    [โ€“]ragdollxkitn 71 points72 points  (2 children)

    I quiet quit like for 2 weeks and then go back to my normal productivity. They can take the no raises up their cornholes and accept my act my wage productivity.

    [โ€“]pearllypie3 3 points4 points  (1 child)

    This is how I do it. Not entirely on purpose...but my job is so stressful and I am so overloaded that I end up burning out once a month. So my work output is steady on average, but wildly inconsistent from week to week. Maybe it's ADHD but I don't have an official diagnosis and it's hard to get an accurate one as a female. I wfh so when I hit that burnout point it's easy to walk away from the computer and declare "fuck it all"!

    [โ€“]ragdollxkitn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Same here. I have hobbies but mental health takes over some days. Some days Iโ€™m excited to work and some days Iโ€™m just a sloth. Productive nearly 100% on my scores but my every 2 week slow down has reduced my burn out slightly. Iโ€™m not changing it if it works.

    [โ€“]Teknodruid 207 points208 points  (11 children)

    Sounds familiar.

    Working for a company where we got contracts yearly. 1 year they gave 1/2 my contracts to another person who needed hours - repeatedly asked what my replacement work was - crickets...

    So I billed full time 40 hr /wk until the contract money ran out (10 months) & they came at me asking what I was billing if I only had blah work... I told them I was hired full time & not going to work part time because the new manager was more worried about her newborn than the f**king team she was given (while pregnant).

    Same company that passed me over for a promotion because "You were too serious in the interview"... I had more years of related experience than the person that got the promotion had been alive ... But I was "too serious". I told them "I thought it was a serious position" which they didn't appreciate.

    Place is trash & they wonder why turnover is running about 14 months on average.

    F**k them: QuEST Engineering in case anyone wanted to know.

    [โ€“]BoredBSEE 58 points59 points  (0 children)

    So they're hiring, you say? I could go for a 14 month paid clusterfuck right now...

    [โ€“]Photon_butterfly 7 points8 points  (0 children)

    I mean I hope she would care more about her newborn.

    [โ€“]UseSuch5277 0 points1 point  (8 children)

    I get your frustration, but do you really think some random woman you don't give a fuck about should care about you more than about her newborn? That's just a very weird thing to say

    [โ€“]shoeshine_stan 0 points1 point  (7 children)

    the point is, why should commenter care about managers baby? not his business

    [โ€“]soulure 33 points34 points  (0 children)

    Dying to know what that thing that you know could get you fired was

    [โ€“]FirstForFun44 27 points28 points  (0 children)

    I lasted two years. Huge company tho.

    [โ€“]IntelligentAd3781 106 points107 points  (0 children)

    I'm planning on doing the same the second I get a new job offer -- milk this shit for a week, do the bare minimum, then fuck off. Frankly, I'm at a point where I have references, and I'm being treated poorly enough where I don't even want this dudes reference lol. Fuckem

    [โ€“]rustys_shackled_fordAnarchist 22 points23 points  (1 child)

    Would have been a great opportunity to tell them they violated your trust 6 months ago.

    [โ€“][deleted] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

    Oh, I absolutely told them many things that were rattling around in my head for a while. Did it pretty calmly, which surprised me

    [โ€“]dlbryan01 14 points15 points  (0 children)

    In the same situation canโ€™t wait for them to come at me with all the bullshit and I can post these holier than thous doing unholy acts with persons that arenโ€™t theyโ€™re wives/husbands. Turns out theyโ€™re all playing the were a Christian company but fuck as many people over as you can with sales. Iโ€™ve checked out just kinda piddle all day. Iโ€™ve also turned the tv on every morning so they can eat crow while watching their favorite president dismantled the industry that keeps them afloat. Itโ€™s very comical. You wanted it get a full fucking dose and as long as Iโ€™m here youโ€™ll hear his voice as a reminder of why weโ€™ll all be out of a job before long. No lie I enjoy watching them squirm and have to choke it all down.

    [โ€“]Prior_Angle 35 points36 points  (1 child)

    โœจ George Costanza vibes โœจ

    [โ€“]mrsmacdonald22 22 points23 points  (0 children)

    โ€œWhen you look annoyed all the time, people think that youโ€™re busy.โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚

    [โ€“]Koolest_Kat 49 points50 points  (0 children)

    I did the same as a Tradie. I was told I couldnโ€™t be moved up due to being too valuable in my Journeyman position.

    Like WTF, okay bitches. I just started just showing up and doing the bare ass minimum, same as my other crew mates.

    Ooohh, production is down?? Too Bad, Soo Sad. I did exactly as you directed but sure as hell didnโ€™t hunt you down for more to do. Short on material?? Opps, I didnโ€™t notice. I was playing hide n seek for Two Grand a week and you are chasing ME down..

    Three weeks later I had my own job site, crew and lathe profit margin (by just being adept at my job).

    [โ€“]Altruistic_Lock_5362 29 points30 points  (1 child)

    I cannot blame you. I once only once , worked for a religious owner. MY God , I was lucky I lasted 6 months. I gave them a week , when I quit , had a new job lined up. The guys wife came in and started spewing Bible verses at me. I was lucky I made it a week. To me , people, owners, etc should keep their personal life out of work.

    [โ€“]JediLightSailor78 7 points8 points  (0 children)

    That place sounds like a harassment suit waiting to happen.

    [โ€“]lol_camis 113 points114 points  (6 children)

    You're allowed to name the company

    [โ€“]DriftlessHang 255 points256 points  (4 children)

    With a company of less than 25 people theyโ€™d probably end up doxxing themselves

    [โ€“][deleted] 215 points216 points  (2 children)

    Bingo

    [โ€“]MangeurDeCowanSocialism for the Rich/Capitalism for the Poor 71 points72 points  (1 child)

    So you worked for a company named Bingo with 25 employees. Were the offices set in a grid and numbered B1, N37, etc? And if so, did you pretend to work in the "free" space?
    Edit: clarified and expanded my joke

    [โ€“]night_owl 18 points19 points  (0 children)

    you sank my battleship

    [โ€“]urcrazyifurnormal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Why would one do that?

    [โ€“]anonymous_212 9 points10 points  (0 children)

    By doing the absolute minimum you are helping your fellow workers by requiring the bosses to hire more workers. This is the best way to get them to share their profits. Working hard expands their wealth working soft extends your life and the lives of your comrades.

    [โ€“]HMS_Slartibartfast 7 points8 points  (0 children)

    Please tell me your planning to run out unemployment (paid by employer) as long as you can! Better is if you can also get hooked up with a program to learn a new job and get paid at the same time!

    [โ€“]Diorj 23 points24 points  (0 children)

    It is doing the work you are paid to do, not quiet quitting...

    [โ€“]SaiffyDhanjal 12 points13 points  (0 children)

    Congrats on your freedom! It's hilarious how companies act betrayed when you don't worship the ground they walk on. "Violated the trust" is corporate speak for "didn't let us exploit you enough." The fact it took them 6 months to notice you checked out in a company with under 25 people shows how little they actually paid attention to their employees. Enjoy unemployment for a bit sometimes getting fired is the best raise you'll ever get.

    [โ€“]Lrgindypants 10 points11 points  (0 children)

    "Quiet quitting" is supposed to be a derogatory term that companies like to throw around, but it is almost always more accurate to say someone is "acting their wage".

    [โ€“]Medium-Mission5072 9 points10 points  (0 children)

    At my old job I just stop caring and did just barely the minimum after being outright lied to about getting promoted. After getting the asshole who lied to me fired (and damn proud of that), it didnโ€™t take long for the new manager to fire me, and I made them pay dearly by asking for and receiving maximum unemployment.

    [โ€“]chasingsunset42 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    So glad youโ€™re free of that place!! Hope you find a new job fast!!

    [โ€“]Geminii27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I figured once it would take me 13 months of basically shitting on the boss's desk to be fired from one employer. They had a lot of investigative processes.

    [โ€“]PuzzleheadedBig4606 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Level 1 unlocked.
    Next time, reach for level 2.

    The sky is the limit.

    [โ€“]whoopashigitt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

     When I got my last raise, six months ago...

    This sounds like thatโ€™s unsatisfactory and perhaps it is, but god damn does that really add to my dissatisfaction in not receiving a raise since June 2022โ€ฆ

    [โ€“]Killakelz08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    What was the stupid thing that you did? If they claim you violated trust I'm assuming you stole money or maybe would clock in leave then come back later to clockout.

    [โ€“]Smart_Cobbler5170 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I decided to โ€œact my wageโ€ after being denied a raise last year.

    Then I decided to give myself a raise by working less.

    My hours are now 9-11, but two of those three hours Iโ€™m keeping one eye on the in ox just in case, and the other eye on YouTube or Netflix.

    [โ€“]julioqc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    currently quietly quitting too after they yelled and insulted me one too many times

    [โ€“]Accurate-Long-259 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Sounds like the company that โ€œlet me goโ€ for performance issues. They are also a Christian company that throws out family and culture way too much.

    [โ€“]Renob78 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I'm so done. Been at my job for 10 years. Used to give a crap, seriously don't care anymore. It's not that it's hard or stressful, but the organization is just so stupid. I can't even think of a better way to describe it. There's no leadership. And it's sooooo boring. I feel like I lose brain cells just being there. Some days I go in and don't do a damn thing. Not even respond to one email. But the pay and benefits are good and this economy is shaky so I keep going. Who knows for how much longer.

    [โ€“]Trace_Reading 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Work, like government, should never be built around religion.

    [โ€“]BackslideAutocracy 5 points6 points  (1 child)

    I feel like this is the sort of post that undermines this sub. Person just wants validation and you gave it. Quiet quitting is doing the bare minimum as stated in your job description. Not being entitled. Sounds like if your environment was like you suggest you should have just quit normally.

    [โ€“]ericthelutheran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Exactly. Doing your exact job isnโ€™t โ€œdoing one thing that I knew could get me fired,โ€ itโ€™s doing something stupid because youโ€™re actively trying to undermine the work. This isnโ€™t standing in your integrity or knowing your worth, itโ€™s passive aggressive.

    I do think OP is correct that itโ€™s a misalignment of values.

    [โ€“][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Congrats

    [โ€“]FeijoadaGirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Iโ€™m just about at the brink lmao

    [โ€“]im_datMofo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Give more details. Say what you did that finally got you fired...it's not like you work there anymore.

    [โ€“]yurtlizard 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Is it chick fil a?

    [โ€“][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Haha, nope. I think they have more than 25 people ;)

    [โ€“]Advanced_Patient8994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Sounds like a place I used to work for. Family owned printing business that has since gone under for shady business practices.

    [โ€“][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Too bad you didn't already have another job while you were quiet quitting.

    [โ€“]Zosete 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Please don't buy the "Quiet quitting" frame. It's perfectly OK to do what you're paid to do, not an ounce more. If you're trying to get yourself fired say so, but just acknowledging "Quiet quitting" as if it's a real thing and the baseline expectation is to work above the bare minimum is not right.

    [โ€“]Federal_Engineer1940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Rather than taking the responsible route of resigning from your position like an adult, you opted to engage in unprofessional behavior. You consciously decided to fulfill only the minimal requirements of your job and undermined your own work by making reckless choices that ultimately led to your dismissal. This approach not only reflects poorly on your judgment but also demonstrates a lack of accountability.

    [โ€“]AnswerKooky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    So what'd you do?

    [โ€“]Elegant-Literature-8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Good luck trying to file for unemployment especially if you live in Florida. They've been dragging their feet since March 16 still haven't seen a dime.

    [โ€“]Aeon1508 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Please don't go on Fox News to talk about this movement. I don't want you representing us.

    [โ€“][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Don't intend to ๐Ÿซก

    [โ€“]skdsn -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

    There's no such thing as quiet quitting.

    [โ€“]lastcolors -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    What did you do for work?

    [โ€“]LardMallard -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    And those were their good qualities.

    [โ€“]haringkoning -1 points0 points  (0 children)

    Iโ€™m curious about โ€˜the trustโ€™ and how you violated it.

    [โ€“]WhyOhYOwhy -1 points0 points  (1 child)

    So instead of doing the mature thing and actually quitting you โ€œquiet quitโ€ like a child? Iโ€™m not saying you have to give employers 2 weeks because, letโ€™s be honest they wouldnโ€™t do that for you but, if you were so against everything why stay? Maybe both of you are the problem? Bring on the downvotes, itโ€™s Reddit. Iโ€™ve been quiet quitting this platform for 10 years. 

    [โ€“][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Responses like yours are full if so many asinine assumptions about my situation. Looks like you're a veteran.... i'm disappointed that someone with your assumed experience diesnt have a higher understanding that some employers are absolute shit people. I will not be made to feel bad for dishing their disrespect right back.

    Looks like you are also in recovery. I wish you luck with your journey and hope you find more solidarity with the rest of the plights of us in the working claas.

    [โ€“][deleted] -3 points-2 points  (2 children)

    You guys are lazy

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    [โ€“]GuyOwasca 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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