Work politics made me quit my JOB!!!

April 19, 2019 12:09am CST
I'm now currently unemployed and still searching for a job at home. I don't have any experience working remotely, but I'm willing to try new things. I've been working in a BPO industry for 11 years and this time it really punched me hard to realize that I'm no longer happy with this monotonous work plus politics within your own team really sucks!!! What are your thoughts about this? - newbie here
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@erictsuma (9726)
• Mombasa, Kenya
19 Apr 19
This is very true politics can lead to discaragement of employees and when they feel enough is enough they quit their jobs,personally I don't like work politics
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19 Apr 19
Yeah! and you know what's the worst? your own teammates are adding toxicity on your job. Personal attacks are being fired, there are times where you start to question if there's a problem with you, perhaps you've done something wrong when all you did is to work hard to earn a living, a decent life, not much, but a simple happy life for your family.
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
19 Apr 19
Welcome to my lot
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19 Apr 19
Thanks!! :) Currently looking for work at home. Wish me luck!
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
19 Apr 19
@worththeque me too, still looking
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19 Apr 19
@resukill22 good luck for both of us!
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@mayka123 (16604)
• India
21 Apr 19
Welcome to mylot. Work politics is really very bad. Hope you find a new job soon. All the best.
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@mayka123 (16604)
• India
21 Apr 19
@worththeque Try to ignore the politics and gossip in office. It makes life easier.
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21 Apr 19
Thanks! @myka123
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21 Apr 19
@mayka123 Yep! I will try that next time :)
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
19 Apr 19
@worththeque Welcome to My Lot and hope you enjoy yourself here. Politics in a workplace is very hard to want to work there. 11 years is a long time to be at one place. You need to find something you believe you will like to do. Good luck.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
19 Apr 19
@worththeque It is very scary being out of your comfort zone and also starting over again. You are so welcome. I know I have been in places I hated and if could not find a job if could not stand it any longer would quit. You do not need to be unhappy in a job you hate.
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19 Apr 19
Thanks! Yeah, you're right and I learned it the hard way. I'm starting over again, finally out of my comfort zone it feels great at the same time, quite scary because you will not know what lies ahead after quitting your job hahaha! But thanks for the support :)
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• Guangdong, China
19 Apr 19
Well, you have 11 years working experience. I think you could find a job soon. I prefer to do my job with a good teammate, or in other words, cooperated teamate. Luckily, I did it. I think the lucky god goes around me when I find the new job.
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• Guangdong, China
19 Apr 19
@worththeque yep, keep going. You will find other nice guys.
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19 Apr 19
Yes! thanks for the encouragement! instead of dealing with all the drama it's best if we'll just focus on our future :)
@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
19 Apr 19
What is BPO?
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@mrki444 (15149)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
19 Apr 19
@worththeque Thanks for explanation. Work in team can be hard if teammates are not so good.
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19 Apr 19
@mrki444 you're right! It's like you can always take work-related criticism but if it's personal, it's hard to let it pass.
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19 Apr 19
It's business process outsourcing. Focuses on customer service or outbound sales etc. outsourced to different countries.
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
22 Apr 19
Sorry to hear that, well it must have been better if you find a replacement job before you finally said it quits with them. Work politics is quite normal in any work environment. The thing is after you gave in to your feelings they still have their jobs and you don’t. Hope you get a good replacement after this. It would be hard then to get a recommendation from your former employer if you leave them like that unless you still get some good friends there to back you up.
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@psanasangma (7281)
• India
19 Apr 19
Politics is everywhere. Sometimes it effect the potentials and productive employees. it is also unfair for any employees when pointer stops at a particular person. Hope you will get the better one or start up with your own ideas and create revenue to your country
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• India
19 Apr 19
@worththeque You are welcome! BEST OF LUCK
19 Apr 19
Thanks for the insight sanna. I hope so too.
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
20 Apr 19
I would not let this get in the way of my job!! U have to make sure u have a job before u leave that!! All of those people cannot pay your rent!! I used to let it get in the way!! But not anymore!! I need my job!!
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20 Apr 19
You're right! I think people have their own level of tolerance :)
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@kasmakarim (1932)
• Indonesia
20 Apr 19
So sorry to heard that
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20 Apr 19
It's ok :) I can do this!
@porwest (92435)
• United States
20 Apr 19
So long as you have something to fall back on when you quit financially it's a good decision. Finding remote work is VERY hard to do for most people, and regardless of what kind of job you have, there will ALWAYS be politics.
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@Sojourn (13837)
• India
19 Apr 19
Welcome to mylot, yes, work politics are too bad to ignore after sometime.
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19 Apr 19
Thanks! Yeah, really hard to ignore, I'm glad I finally quit, to get over all the dramas! LOL
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• Philippines
19 Apr 19
Welcome to Mylot.. I hope youll find a job soon..
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• Philippines
19 Apr 19
@worththeque hoping. :)
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19 Apr 19
thanks!!! I hope so :(
@debjani1 (7202)
19 Apr 19
Work politics is very common in most of the industries. But its not liked by me too. Wish you could get a better job than this other than BPO.
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19 Apr 19
Thanks! I hope so. :)
22 Apr 19
Work politics some times put you into depression. Some of them not able to handle and got frustrated and leads to quitting jobs.