What do you think about the reason i quit my job?

I had been at my job for 5 years. In a way I felt it hindered my progress at school because I was a workaholic. Clients loved me for my work ethic and consideration, fellow coworkers loved working with me because I knew my stuff.

For the past two years I worked with a boss that was pretty closed-minded. He'd see a black dude hanging out with a white chick and say, "What? Is she crazy? What is she doing with him?" He also says, "Girls from certain races are not marriage material, and just to have fun with." I tolerated and digested a lot of such awful opinions and viewpoints for many months. Not only was he closed-minded but insecure and petty. He could never be genuinely happy for another person, but instead envious. He was manipulative in a way too. Would make you think he actually cared about you or your stuff but he always has a personal interest to whatever good thing he did.

A few months ago I got transferred to another branch. Not under his jurisdiction. It was amazing. I loved it. It was slightly more money, and for more responsibility and work, but I didn't mind it. I was happy with how much I made anyway...

But then a week ago he tried to tell me how if I chose to return to his branch, I would make more money. I thought that was strange, because everyone in the world knew that branch he owned was one of the worst. It all made sense when he told me he wanted me to come back. People in the company made jokes that my boss was too dependent on me because I knew a lot of stuff and was basically and acting-boss in many scenarios. I tried my level best to stay at my current branch or go to another one, but my boss had connections higher up and prevented anything of that sort. My hours got reduced from 35 to 10-20 a week.

And so I quit.

I didn't even go to collect my paycheck because that means facing him. And I won't. Even though it's a few hundred dollars.

I have 27k in savings which I will live off of for a few months. Then I will find another job. I know, I know. Economy. But I'm not too worried about it. I'm a good worker. I'll get one preferably at my university, among like-minded and open-minded people.

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Comments ( 9 )
  • Natteulven

    Who cares about what your boss's personal views are. As long as he's not being abusive to you in the workplace it shouldn't matter.

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  • iEatZombies_

    If you're in a position in life where you can quit your job based on moral highgrounds, you should. I'm not gonna judge the fact a guy in a decent position is intolerant of people spitting on others. That's actually what people bitch about there not being enough of.

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  • quai

    You're trying to subvert opinion and it's a little obvious. Now I've said it, you'll scuttle around and try to take away my free speech. Despite saying you come from where you are from, and how important that is to you, if you aren't trying to stiff it to others from where you are from.

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  • PieGoblin^^

    Err, I kind of have to agree with your boss on the whole being disgusted by people who mix with other races thing.. I don't think its right for blacks and whites to date eachother, or for any other race to date someone outside their race. Its weird.

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  • anti-hero

    Wish I were in your shoes. 2 Months off sounds great.

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  • RoseIsabella

    Good luck with all of that, let us know how it works out for ya. What kinda job was this with the jerk wad boss? I'm curious.

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    • At an at&t store as a sales clerk, customer service, technical help guy. Got paid $12-$16 an hour depending on if I hit my commission goal.

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      • RoseIsabella

        Commission...yuck.

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        • Agreed. But I just saw commission as a bonus pay. Got paid $12 without it. And if I simply talked to people, not forcing anything on them, I made commission. So it wasn't too bad.

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