August 31, 2026 at 11:49 am

She Quit Two Jobs She Hated—Now She’s Unemployed and Can’t Bring Herself to Apply Anywhere

by Matthew Gilligan

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Imagine a life with no work

For some people, it would drive them crazy because they’d struggle to find ways to stay busy.

But some folks would absolutely love it!

No schedule, no responsibilities…no problem!

The woman who wrote this story is at the end of her rope with working in general because she’s had a run of bad luck at her jobs.

Let’s take a look at what she had to say.

I quit two toxic jobs, and now I don’t even want to work again. I don’t know what to do.

“I’m a 26F. I have an MBA and worked in HR.

I spent four years at my first company.

Looking back, I feel like I wasted those four years.

It was my first job. Even though it was a lower-paying job, it still took me a long time to build up the courage to leave.

She moved on.

Even now, thinking about that place still traumatizes me.

But last year, I finally quit.

Then I joined another company.

The only reason I joined was because it offered work from home. I desperately needed some space and some peace.

This didn’t work out, either…

But my manager constantly picked on me and spoke to me disrespectfully.

I don’t even have the words to explain what that experience felt like.

I just couldn’t take it anymore, so I resigned.

The day I quit, I cried.

Quitting the first time was a lot different than quitting the second time.

The last time I resigned, I completely panicked.

I looked into moving to another country, starting a business, or starting to study something again, and changing my entire life because I felt like everything was falling apart.

But this time was different.

After those first few days of crying, my mind just went quiet. I feel blank.

She’s totally lost…

At first, I applied everywhere and answered recruiters’ calls.

Then I kept applying for jobs but stopped answering the calls.

Now I don’t even apply anymore. It’s been two months now. I don’t feel any motivation to apply for jobs anymore.

I’ve also realized that I don’t want to stay in HR anymore. But I don’t have any other talent, so what am I going to do? I don’t know.

She’s not holding back anymore!

Being a woman myself, I’m saying this: almost all of the people who made my work life miserable were women. They were cunning, toxic, and mentally exhausting.

They mentally exhausted me in every way possible.

These experiences have left me carrying a lot of fear and anxiety.

I feel like my MBA was a waste. I keep thinking that if I had spent those years learning something else, maybe I would have had more choices instead of feeling like a complete loser.

She knows she will eventually need to find a job.

I’ve stopped talking about all of this with my family because I don’t even know what to say anymore.

Right now, I genuinely can’t picture myself going back to a 9-5 job. It doesn’t feel like me anymore.

But I can’t stay at home forever doing nothing. I need to earn money.

She’s not sure how to move forward.

This is the first time in two months that I’ve actually written down exactly how I’m feeling.

Even talking or thinking about jobs feels like a burden now.

I feel completely lost.

I don’t know if this is burnout, trauma, depression, or something else.”

Reddit users shared their thoughts.

This person had a lot to say.

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Another reader weighed in.

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This person spoke up.

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Another individual shared their thoughts.

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And this reader offered some advice.

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Well, unless she hits the lottery, she’s gonna have to find some kind of job…

That’s the way it goes, folks!

Good luck to her!

It’s tough to be stuck in a situation like this…

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