Although we’ve been hearing about it for months, we’re still very much in the midst of what people are calling “The Great Resignation.”
This refers to a mass exodus seen among American workers, who have been quitting their jobs in droves all year with some of the biggest fever pitches coming in the autumn months. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , about 4.2 million people quit their jobs in October, which was about 200,000 fewer than the month before.
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And while this trend and the reasons behind it have been hotly discussed on various social media platforms, it seems that it’s now making some staggering waves on TikTok.
If you were to search for the #quitmyjob and #iquitmyjob hashtags on TikTok, you’ll likely notice that neither option gives you any shortage of videos.
According to Insider , these “QuitToks” are only becoming more prevalent as time goes on and they tend to either show uploaders in the process of resigning or depict them recounting what happened when they did.
And whether their stories are new or were uploaded months ago, millions of viewers are now eager to hear from them.
As Insider reported, just one expletive-filled video of an employee announcing her resignation over her store’s loudspeaker racked up over 11 million views.
And we can see that this is hardly an isolated case from the popularity of the quitting-related hashtags, as #iquitmyjob has amassed about 41 million views while #quitmyjob has eclipsed 194 million.
And while many of these workers haven’t gotten specific about the jobs they were doing, it’s clear that times have been particularly hard for teachers lately.
In both the video we see here and another clip by a former teacher who goes by @maddielovespotatoes, it’s clear that quitting was a difficult decision for them.
And it was also one that had far more to do with burnout, administration issues, and the education system itself than with their students.
But whether the TikTokers involved are celebrating their resignations or feel more solemn about them, it’s clear that a lot of catharsis is coming out of this trend.
It’s not as if there aren’t any videos of this nature that fondly look back on their previous jobs as they move onto a new chapter in their lives, but let’s just say that the terms “toxic job” and “toxic workplace” came up a lot.
h/t: Insider
