Anyone Ever Quit Their Job Unexpectedly?

[EveHarrington]

I'd be surprised if suddenly quitting a job wasn't fairly common in the PTSD world.

I've quit a number of jobs suddenly.

 

[Beans]

I've done so as well. Find it's fairly typical with PTSD and social anxiety.

 

[recoveringfromptsd]

I had one job for 5 years where I quit and they just ignored it, I think I quit that job several dozen times.

 

[MrMoonlight]

Was promoted to regional manager..first out of state trip was for a murder in one of the grocery stores. I discovered some brains on the wall from the shotgun blast. I had a complete breakdown and never returned. That day changed everything ...

 

[alis]

Wow, I wasn't expecting so many replies! It's honestly a relief to me I'm not the only one!

Also, since this first post I have got and lost not one but two jobs! I started a new job yesterday and I am crossing my damn fingers I can keep it.

Low stress job would be ideal just haven't found that yet. It didn't use th

I am the same way with having a bunch of part time/freelance work. I dabble a lot in different things generally. A lot of the time I wonder if I could commit myself to one thing I would be better off and less chaotic of a person generally.. maybe subconsciously I think that if I am "doing" a lot of different things if I fail at one there's something else, but if I am only doing one thing and I fail then I am ruined. (Which is a total cognitive distortion for sure!)

 

[recoveringfromptsd]

I unfortunately can't work, not allowed if I wanted too. Too destabilizing for my mental health. Even the IRS gave up collecting what I owed them, after they looked at my case they marked my case uncollectable.

 

[Ice_Fire]

Yep, I walked out of two jobs. The first was a zero hours contract and I was still at school so it didn't matter. The second one, I had a breakdown after being accused of stealing by way of voiding the till and taking money out. It was clearly a set-up because I was hauled into the office to be told this on my first day back of annual leave. I was on holiday at the time?! Someone used my log-in, must have. So I don't regret it. What I do regret was not walking out sooner because I'd been unhappy for ages and it took having a panic attack before the shift the day after I'd had my warning to actually quit. I left for work, sat in the car park and before I knew what I was doing, I was in a country park with my phone off and nobody had any idea where I was.

Just started a new job today, first one since graduating university...fingers crossed I can keep it?!

 

[Anarchy]

Yes,

I have quit on the spot, in the middle of a long tirade, I was asked "do you never think?" I replied that I do think, and l walked away.

I have also been ready to quit on the spot, when I had a meeting with the MD and his narc of a production director, began feeding on me.
I was asking for funds for exploration drilling and a feasibility study, the parent company had already committed funds to a new plant, but there was no evidence that we had materials there to process, and the company needed to find a suitable mineral deposit and submit planning applications and environmental impact statements for a new quarry... The directors seemed to expected me to compile those with zero hard evidence and without even the benefit of a crystal ball.

I was expecting to have to hand the keys of my company car over, and go to a public pay phone (this was the mid 1990s - before everyone had mobile phones) to call my fiancée and ask her to make a 400 mile round trip to pick me up.

I ended up leaving that job at a time of my own choosing, to go back to college for a year.

I've just started doing seasonal work on local grouse shooting estates, I'm getting paid while I get physically fit in beautiful surroundings.
The difference that working and earning again makes to my self confidence and motivation is amazing.

 

[blackemerald1]

Yes I quit after being promoted to fix yet another toxic, dysfunctional work environment. Management said it was non-negotiatable!

My one line 'resignation effective immediately' fax sorted that out!

Management did not process my resignation letter for 2 month's?? Waiting for me to change my mind!

I had to look after my own health. They didn't give a toss about me!

 

[Ant]

Having lots of trouble atm i want to quit my job Now, but have no financial backup it's really doing my head in and i don't think my wife understands which makes matters worse i have ptsd and hate nearly everyone atm

 

[blackemerald1]

@Ant, is it possible to apply for other jobs & hang on till you can quit the job you hate? I've done that.
Probably your wife does understand but is also worried about financial stress too!
Try & communicate with her how much you need to get out of this job & ask her to help brainstorm other job possibilities.
I took a payout of annual leave & long service leave to keep me going but it was a risk.