Top Reasons That Make You Say 'I Quit'

Cribbing about the job is a daily state of affairs to many. The office, the people, the boss, the canteen, the administration, the office furniture you name it and they have an entire list of negative things they have to say about each of them. These employees always have their resignation letters handy! Out of the 1000 reasons, here are the top 10 of the lot that lead to job changes.

1. Bad Boss

A bad boss is the most prominent reason leading to job switches. No matter what you do, it will always go unnoticed by your boss. They treat you as if you are owned by them and making you sweat like slaves is their idea of satisfaction.

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2. Boredom

Going to office just gets added to your list of nightmares. You suffer from dearth of ideas and motivation towards your work. Everything is just plain simple boring to you. The need for fresh ideas and new working atmosphere often triggers you to apply to new jobs.

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3. Work Overload

Late nights in office, working weekends and office night-stays are manageable if done once in a while. These phases are a common phenomenon in the corporate world but once it crosses the line it starts becoming a major problem. There are these jobs that require you to be on your toes all through the year, this leads to overload of work, mental exhaustion and also lack of new creative ideas. These jobs pay you really well but drain you of all your energy, your creativity and put an end to your social and family life. It leads to frustration and people end up posting the resignations to enter a new company with hopes of things working out in their favour.

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4. Bad Colleagues

The working atmosphere is very important for one’s sanity. If you are surrounded by people who are constantly digging you a grave behind your back it becomes difficult to perform well. While most of the people are able to deal with the office politics, there are a few who find it hard to survive the tsunami of negative waves coming their way. Office politics is not everyone’s cup-a-tea and those who can’t blend into it often make their out of the unfavourable working conditions by switching their jobs.

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5. Increment

Job switches do help you take the much awaited leap in your pay package. After a point of time you start feeling that you are underpaid, and you deserve more money for the kind of work you are doing.  The ‘I should be paid more for the amount of work I do’ has catalysed a lot of resignations posted on an everyday basis.

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6. Office Culture

Corporate organisations now compete to score high on the ‘cool’ factor. With the big industry giants offering better facilities to its employees, this has become the new trend of the corporate world. This is one of the predominant factors that candidates have on their minds while deciding upon an organisation to work for. Many companies don’t have a very healthy working atmosphere. The connect between the boss and the employees or for that matter between the employees is very important for a smooth functioning of the organisation. A lot of companies are defaulting on this aspect and as a result they are losing out on the number of employees. For better results they must introduce measures that would lead to a more connected, friendly and eased out working atmosphere for its employees.

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7. No Appreciation

You work hard, spend numerous nights in office, sacrifice your social life, collate new ideas for projects and yet don’t get appreciated? A lot of companies don’t pay attention to employee appreciation as opposed to big shots that hold award functions for the workers who excel in their areas of work. One can’t get appreciated everyday but if it happens once in a decade despite the extra efforts, it becomes frustrating and people look out for new options that would at least give them the credit they deserve.

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8. Monotonous Work Routine

Every job has a set routine of work lined up for you but they also give you opportunities to explore and bring in a new approach to the things you are doing. Fresh ideas should always be appreciated in the offices failing which the employees find it hard to survive the monotonous working pattern and set out to look for new options for them.

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9. Heart Breaks

Spending hours together often lights up a spark between a few employees. Till the time the grass is green and birds are chirping it is all well for the company as the attendance will be full, late working hours won’t be an issue, a bad boss will be just manageable, whether your boss appreciates you or not your ‘better half’ can write a book on how perfect you are for your job, so all in all it works out quite well for the organisation. And if things don’t work out, well! The company must be ready for a resignation from either of them because heart breaks are a big reason for employees to quit their jobs and look out for new job openings.

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10. Career Growth

Career Growth- The clichéd answer given in most of the interviews as the reason to switch jobs. It is true that after a point in time your career growth becomes stagnant in a particular job, and that is the time for most people to switch their workplaces. This is the most genuine excuse for job switches and acceptable due to the individual’s career growth. The problem arises when people just one or two year old in the organisation plan to make that switch. One must always grab as much as they can from one company and then make the next move, as if it is done in the proper manner the career of the person is sure to escalate to new heights.

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These are few of the most common reasons for career switches. Bad canteen food, office hygiene, office location are few of the ‘not so popular’ but interesting reasons also worth a mention in our list. So what are the reasons that instigated your to post your last resignation? Do share with us in the comments box below.