Half of Americans Have “Revenge Quit” a Job

Just one more week before a nice long holiday weekend.  Don’t get fed up and go nuclear on your boss.

The jobs site Monster released a new poll on REVENGE QUITTING that found almost half of us have done it before.  They defined it as quitting “without notice to express frustration.”

47% said they’ve abruptly quit a job because they were fed up.  57% have also seen a coworker do it.

A “toxic work environment” is the #1 reason people gave for doing it.  “Poor management” is a close second.  “Feeling undervalued or ignored” is third.

46% said they might not have done it if they’d just had a different boss.  So having a GOOD boss can really make a difference.

Revenge quitting, unlike “RAGE quitting”, doesn’t always happen immediately.  Over half said they stuck around another six months or more after deciding they wanted out.

One in five daydreamed about telling their boss to shove it for over TWO YEARS before they finally took off.

 

(Monster)