Most People Don’t Quit Because of the Work. They Quit Because of the Bullshit.

There’s this idea some managers have that if someone quits, it’s because they “couldn’t handle the job.”

Nah. 

Most people don’t leave because the job is hard. 

They leave because it’s unnecessarily hard.

The work is fine. The bullshit is what breaks them. 

It’s the unclear expectations.

The last-minute policy changes.

The meetings that accomplish nothing except making you late for the part of your job that matters. 

It’s watching your boss walk past the overflowing trash can for the third time like it’s invisible. 

It’s being praised for going “above and beyond” instead of just being given the time and resources to do the job right the first time. 

It’s when the most difficult person on the team gets babied because “that’s just how they are.” 

It’s when you ask a question and get treated like you committed treason. 

People will lift boxes, sweat through 12-hour shifts, drive across the country, or sit through soul-crushing spreadsheets for years–if they feel like someone has their back. 

But if you make them feel stupid, replaceable, or ignored?

Then they’re gone. Even if their body is still clocking in. 

Nobody’s quitting because they had to work hard. 

They’re quitting because every time they tried to make it better, they got shut down or shrugged off. 

And eventually, they realize they’re not burned out from the work.They’re burned out from caring in a place that doesn’t care back.