My last job

I spent two dignified weeks as a sitting duck before quitting my job.

Workplace chaos

The pandemic and AI have caused mass layoffs and dehumanizing hiring practices.

Tessa West

A psychology professor says workplace etiquette has vanished due to mass firings and AI.

“We no longer have etiquette around notice of any kind”

Jada Love

She quit three times after feeling like a number in her job.

“I felt like a number and hated both the work and work environment”

Revenge quitting

Half of U.S. workers quit without notice in 2024 after pandemic disruptions.

“half of the people working in the U.S. had revenge-quit the year before”

Quiet quitting

Employees do the bare minimum at jobs, often called 'quiet quitting'.

“quiet quitting (doing the bare minimum at a job, often considered to be 'just doing your job')”

Tiffany

She shuts off colleagues' emails before they know they're fired.

“Corporations are intentional about blindsiding people”

The problem

Both sides are making workplace relationships more impersonal and stressful.

“We’ve lost the muscle to deal with discomfort in the workplace”

Jada Love's story

She gave 30 days' notice but was fired within two hours.

“It made me realize how easily we can be replaced”

Old references

Retaining a good reference from your boss is no longer relevant for career growth.

“We don’t use old employers. We use colleagues that we trust”

Team fluidity

Workplaces now have fluid teams that don’t need two weeks to reassign.

“Our teams are all super fluid, and they have revolving team members”

The bakery story

I quit my first job with a 'difficult thing' email after two weeks.

“The difficult thing”

The solution

Companies should prioritize kind communication to rebuild trust.

“We need to get back to doing the right thing and putting humanity first”

The consequence

Two-week notices are disappearing as workplaces become more impersonal.

“The leisurely final weeks of the last job I quit certainly weren’t a professional apex”