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Resigned from my office position today and I have mixed feelings

I put in my 2 weeks. I know this sub doesn't always like that but I just couldn't bring myself to quit without notice because I feel it would harm my coworkers too much, and I hope I can put this experience on my resume. This was my first “job-y” job so it's a shame. I really wanted the insurance they offered but it wasn't worth the cost of working there. I was considering going on antidepressants for this job, which is insane looking back. They initially agreed to hire me for remote but required me to come into the office to train me for 2 weeks. They lied to me and I was in office for closer to a month and a half. Just when I was working from home full time they asked me to come in again. I just flat out said no. The last straw was…


I put in my 2 weeks. I know this sub doesn't always like that but I just couldn't bring myself to quit without notice because I feel it would harm my coworkers too much, and I hope I can put this experience on my resume.

This was my first “job-y” job so it's a shame. I really wanted the insurance they offered but it wasn't worth the cost of working there. I was considering going on antidepressants for this job, which is insane looking back. They initially agreed to hire me for remote but required me to come into the office to train me for 2 weeks. They lied to me and I was in office for closer to a month and a half. Just when I was working from home full time they asked me to come in again. I just flat out said no.

The last straw was my supervisor (who has never directly spoken to me besides 1 time) reporting a recording of me to HR. I knew that they randomly listened in on calls but I never expected this. The recording was from my 3rd week and HR said it was a “learning opportunity” to record my reaction listening to the recording and explaining what I did wrong (I assume this was to be sent to my boss to watch later). I was awkward and confused in that call because of their poor training. I was humiliated for something that happened when I first started out for no reason. If my supervisor just simply talked to me when she heard it, I would have been able to learn and grow. Now this was just about humiliation and punishment, 0 leadership. That was the final straw.

Overall, I know I did the right thing for myself but my stomach is sick. Is it normal for office environments to have no communication between the boss and employee? Literally just the manager talked to me, and all day they talked to the boss on calls. I used to overhear bad things being said about other workers and they changed procedures and jobs CONSTANTLY. Also I was extremely micromanaged and had to justify my job with a list of specific things I did everyday (tallied), and I also had to type out what I'm doing in live time and update it constantly. Is that normal in an office environment??

After typing this I feel a bit better. I can't believe I feel guilty but this sub helps me see the truth. Thank you.

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