I left a job both because of the manager and low salary. They counter-offered when I resigned, but I still left because of the manager. They were a Trump loving, anti-vaccer who routinely used the word ret*** to describe people she disliked (which was pretty much everyone). There was also an expectation that everyone but her would come in to cover weekends/holidays and stay late regularly. We were also expected to come in and start working before clocking in and to work through our breaks everyday and when you add up 30 minutes of unpaid work everyday for months on end, you are giving the company almost a month of free work at the end of the year. Hourly employees were also expected to have their email on phones and be checking email and responding regularly at night and on days off. I left a couple months ago and am so glad.

Reasons I’ve quit my jobs:

To pursue a job that was more in my field of expertise

Because of my boss

Because the job was a temporary stepping stone

Because I changed careers

To work better with my home life/children’s schedules

Not true for me.

Absolutely! I had the worst managers who made promises but never followed through. After the virtual school ended, I didn't need the flexibility that I had in that job so I left. So did about 75% of my colleagues.

I left a a perfectly fine job because the manager was HORRIFIC. My new job is just ok but the manager is wonderful

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I was burned out and tired of the company politics. My manager/exec was my only saving grace. I stayed way longer than i should have because of him. Im lucky I guess.

Sounds like you are proving the OP’s point. You stayed b/c you like the manager.

DP. That's the opposite of what OP has posited. The PP didn't quit because of her manager, she stayed longer than she should have because she liked the manager so much.

I think it is probably true about 80% of the time.

Anonymous wrote:Do you agree with this saying?

Absolutely. 100%!

1000% agree with you OP!

Sometimes it's not the manager that causes people to leave, but the overall culture of a workplace. Maybe that's management, as opposed to an individual manager?

I also want to say that this is why being a first line manager is the hardest. Not only do I do my job but I have to make sure my employees like their jobs too. Sometimes I spend a lot of the day listening to their personal problems, making sure I ask about their family or hobby, on and on. It would be easier if we were in person so that they could make friends with coworkers, but instead it feels like it’s all on me.

Yes, bad boss.

Depends on the job. I can recall only one job in which I “quit the manager”. The rest were jobs as a whole that just no longer worked out yet had nothing to do with my boss.

This is definitely true within education. I left my last school because of a dreadful administrative team.

Not true in my remote job. I rarely interact with my supervisor so would be more likely to leave due to job sucking or hostile colleagues rather than a bad supervisor.