This is my last week at this job, Thursday being my last day. My coworker called me today because she can't stand the pressure anymore.
I quit my job in April (two months notice required) after I'd been put on sick leave for 2+ months due to burnout. I asked and asked for help but fell on deaf ears and was told that I “can handle it”. For over three years I was told that nothing I did was good enough even though I met and exceeded every benchmark required of me.
This is not normal or accepted in my country. This is not how jobs work here, especially for the comparatively shit pay at this company.
Today my coworker, who's only been there for 8 months, called me crying reiterating all the same things thay I'd been feeling. I've never spoken to her about it before.
I feel cleansed and vindicated that I wasn't just weak. Fuck this company, fuck my boss, and fuck me for not setting my boundaries sooner and before I needed to get sick to make a change.