I’ve noticed that every Sunday around 4 PM, my chest gets incredibly tight, and I start getting a headache just thinking about Monday’s status meeting. I love the actual work of marketing, but the toxic internal politics and the constant blame-shifting at my current firm are starting to cause physical anxiety symptoms. At what point do you decide to quit a job for the sake of your health, even without a backup lined up?

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I would never quit a job without a backup plan. Unemployment stress would be a greater burden and anxiety for me than any Sunday scaries for a job that I have.

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I have been living this reality for the past three months and have ultimately decided that now is the right time to begin actively exploring other opportunities. I genuinely enjoy marketing, project planning, productions, and collaborating with both clients and internal teams. However, our agency has been facing significant leadership and operational challenges, resulting in six team members departing over the last 15 months. While I remain committed to doing great work, I believe it's time to seek an organization with stronger stability, direction, and opportunities for growth. Good luck to you. This is not a desirable place to be.

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I got to the point where I couldn’t sleep at night and my right eye just twitched constantly, I was checking my email all the time - and working weekends just to try and stay on top of the constant workload as my days were packed with endless meetings and my team had been slimmed down to an unsustainable level. At that point I walked away. I now run my own consultancy business and I’m very happy working hours and projects I want to.

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I think the time to search is now I’m not sure in this economy. I would quit if you need a job. I have had several people I know who have been laid off in the last six months and they’ve all been able to get decent jobs, so I believe jobs are out there. You just have to start looking.

I, too, am in a toxic work environment right now but don't have a backup so can't quit right now. There are some great resources out there to help you disconnect from the stress. Just watched this one today: https://youtu.be/S6EMaq82Syg

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