I quit my job on TikTok as part of a new trend – here’s why

THE GREAT resignation continues, with the trend now taking over TikTok as users document themselves quitting their jobs.

People are getting inspired by social media platforms like TikTok to quit their dead-end jobs and find happiness elsewhere — and they’re doing it on camera for all to see.

Maddie documented quitting her teaching job on TikTok

The TikTok hashtags “#quitmyjob” and “#Iquitmyjob” have garnered more than 250 million views, to date, as the US sees more and more people leaving their jobs behind.

Since COVID-19 hit at the beginning of 2020, at least 4.4 million people have resigned from their roles — the highest resignation figure in the country in two decades.

Experts speculate that there are several factors fueling the “Great Resignation,” including employees feeling undervalued by employers, the pandemic changing people’s viewpoints, and a variety of job opportunities suddenly becoming available.

As people continue to quit their job, social media has quickly integrated itself into the process.

TikTokers especially have been creating videos known as “QuitToks” by the thousands, with a significant increase in these posts popping up in the last few months.

The content usually features people as they prepare to hand in their resignation (with some videos showing them actually quitting), or recounting the story in retrospect. 

One TikTok user, @maddielovespotatoes, shared a viral post that documented her quitting her teaching job.

Maddie said in the 44-second video that the entire schoolyear she had been “so unhappy” with her job and that it was “unfair” to both herself and her students.

Towards the end of the video, she prepares to resign before saying “it’s done.”

She concludes her post by stating that “life is too short to be stuck.”

The TikToker received an outpouring of support from the TikTok community, with several users saying they admired her.

One comment stated: “I love seeing people leaving jobs they hate. I did it and it was the best decision.”

Another comment read: “Proud of you for putting yourself first.”

Thousands of TikTok users are taking to the app to showcase themselves quitting their job

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