Corporate burnout has been circling social media and people are taking to their pages to express their resolution to this situation – simply quitting their 9 to 5 jobs.
Torontonians are chiming in if this is a responsible idea, especially since some don’t have a back up plan.
“I was working full time before, and I realized I didn’t really like the job. Tried looking for another job, couldn’t find anything, so I decided to go back to school,” says Julius S.
People are putting themselves and their well-being first and leaving their corporate jobs to pursue non-traditional careers, such as becoming a pilates instructor.
“I mean, if it’s something they like, something they want to pursue, I’m all for it. Just hope they can make enough to survive downtown Toronto,” he adds.
Tiktok videos have been surging of people feeling liberated after quitting their full time jobs, despite not having another job position lined up yet.
Some think that it is better to solidify a solid back up plan before resigning.
“I wouldn’t necessarily recommend quitting if you don’t have a backup plan. I feel like you should establish that first before quitting, because that’s a really big decision to make. Especially in this economy where the price and the cost of living keeps increasing every year,” says Alyssa B.
In a fierce job market, many workers in their 20s and 30s are “job hugging” and staying in roles that cause them depression and anxiety because they fear unemployment more than their current distress.
“The COVID generation of grads coming out of school, like it was a really tough job market, so a lot of people kind of accepted jobs that maybe didn’t fully align with them and the path that they had kind of envisioned for themselves,” says Greta B.
“I think the stability of a nine to five is nice, and it’s obviously opening up to more risk and uncertainty when you don’t do it. But if you’re if you hate your life every day in the nine to five, you got to probably gas it,” adds Truxton L.
In a city where the cost of living and the cost of burnout are both at an all-time high, the “responsible choice” is becoming increasingly questioned by many.
