They asked for the top 3 reasons I’m leaving. I figured, why not be honest? I don’t want to come back here.
- Management. (my direct supervisor was great, but she's gone now. Leadership from (upper manager) was not helpful, because she didn't have enough staff in the interim to enact changes. (lower manager) was overworked, underappreciated, and working with poor direction IF she got any direction at all. She was blamed for doing exactly as she was told to do. As the saying goes, shit runs downhill. I really don't want to know what was being shoveled into (upper manager)'s wheelbarrow, because it got dumped on us after being filtered. We were chronically understaffed, overworked, and burnt out. Oh also, take half the staff and then expect the department to run well. BUT GOD FORBID WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH VISITS THAT DAY. OBVIOUSLY WE WEREN'T TRYING HARD ENOUGH.
People don't leave jobs. They leave managers.
2. Job Fulfillment: Let's be honest. I left a for-profit to come back to non-profit. They both have their benefits. But I certainly didn't feel fulfilled in this role. I felt that I was tasked with harnessing a tornado. It's down to a tropical storm and I'm leaving. Someone else can tame this mess.
- Job Expectations: I can do a million assessments, book people for admissions all day long, network with the hospitals, the shelters, and every probation officer in my state. I can't get these people through the door. I am tired of our decline in visits always being looked at from a perspective of “what are we doing wrong?” We're not doing anything wrong. I'm leaving, and I feel a profound sense of relief.
And I do.
I also know that some idiot in HR will read this and roll their eyes. It won’t do any good. Which just cements why I’m leaving.