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“Take this job and shove it”
August 14, 2007
People are taking Johnny PayCheck’s advice—or at least that’s what I infer from Jared Sandberg’s “Cubicle Culture” column in today’s Wall Street Journal. In the column, titled “Had It Up to HERE? Despite Risk, Some Say Quitting Is Way to Go,” he recounts the story of brokerage-firm account manager Anne Marie McClaran, whose workload grew to the point where she wanted to hurl her computer and phone through the window. So despite the lack of a new job or a savings-account cushion, Sandberg reports, she quit. “It doesn't do me any good to have a secure future if I don't have any future," she told Sandberg.
He cites other examples, including that of an attorney who quit in the face of criticism of her work after she became pregnant. The attorney ultimately one a settlement, Sandberg reports, but McClaran has yet to find a new job. I hope Sandberg reports back with a follow-up.
By the way, commenter Rosalie44, responding to Sandberg's column, recommends hanging on no matter how bad things get: “If conditions are so bad, chances are that your boss wants to get rid of you. Quitting will get you nothing; getting fired brings all sorts of benefits.”
Posted by Rick Nelson on August 14, 2007 | Comments (3)
