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Even years into the Great Resignation, workers continue to leave their jobs in droves..
In July 2021, a clip of UK McDonalds workers quitting mid-shift went viral and now TikTok is awash with users sharing real-time footage of the moment they told their bosses I quit..
Whats driving the #quittok trend?. Though these #quittok videos take different forms filming workers departures on a live Zoom call, or documenting the second they turn in a letter of resignation each clip captures the real-time moment when workers quit.. In September 2022, Christina Zumbo, 31, a now-former Australian government worker, shared the moment she clicked send on her resignation email, and waited anxiously for a video call from her boss..
Marisa Jo Mayes, too, had been using TikTok as a fun, creative outlet, sharing content as a way of fighting [her] unhappiness at work, when she decided to live-quit her job with a medical device company...
Sharing quitting my job online, and reflecting on making big career decisions is important to show that you are in control of your own happiness, you make the decisions for your life and a job is just a job sometimes not your whole identity...
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