# Quitting After Double Standard at Work

> Former data entry worker quits after employer's double standard on performance issues.
- Title: Quitting After Double Standard at Work · Slate Magazine
- Summary: Former data entry worker quits after employer's double standard on performance issues. A data entry worker left their job after being placed on a performance…
- Keywords: performance improvement plan, data entry, software training, workplace double standard, job resignation, employer retaliation, professional development, workplace advice, Quitting, Double, Standard, Work
- Source: Slate Magazine — https://slate.com/advice/2026/10/hiring-advice-quit-job-interviews.html?via=rss
- Author: Laura Helmuth
- Published: 2026-10-01T10:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: performance improvement plan, data entry, software training, workplace double standard, job resignation, employer retaliation, professional development, workplace advice
## Starting New Job
Two years ago, I began an entry-level data entry job after moving due to my husband's job transfer.
## Struggling with New Software
The company used a backward software system that required me to ask too many questions and look up answers in poor user guides.
## Performance Improvement Plan
I was placed on a performance improvement plan after struggling with the new software system.
## Company Buys New Software
The company bought an outside vendor's software after realizing their program had limitations.
## Insufficient Training
They provided only six hours of vendor training per employee, which was a refresher course for me.
## Offered Trainer Role
Management offered me a trainer role with pay under 'other assigned duties' instead of a title increase.
## Refused Trainer Role
I declined the trainer role, stating I would stay with my current job and not accept a temporary title change.
## Threat of Termination
They warned that refusing the trainer role could result in termination of employment.
## Quitting Before Firing
I handed them my resignation letter after questioning the double standard in how they treated me versus my colleagues.
## Key takeaway

A data entry worker left their job after being placed on a performance improvement plan for using company software while colleagues were not given the same support.