<p><strong>I Quit</strong>. </p><p>I’ve said these words more times than I can count. </p><p>In my head. </p><p>Under my breath. </p><p>Sometimes whispered while staring blankly at a computer screen, neck stiff, eyes sore, mind drained.
</p><p>“I quit.”
</p><p>Not because I’m weak.
</p><p>But because I’m tired. Really tired.
</p><p>There was this one particular day at work.
</p><p>It wasn’t the worst day, but it was the day my body and mind screamed the loudest.
</p><p>I remember sitting at my desk, overwhelmed by the weight of deadlines, expectations, and the quiet pressure of always being “on.”
</p><p>I was done. I had nothing left to give.</p><p>And so, I muttered those two words: “I quit.”
</p><p>But guess what? I showed up again the next day.</p><p>And the day after. And the day after that.</p><p>Many of us don’t have the luxury to actually quit.
</p><p>We push through not because we want to, but because we have to.
</p><p>Because bills don’t pause for burnout.
</p><p>Because responsibilities don’t understand exhaustion.
</p><p>Because there's no backup plan yet. </p><p>This isn’t just a sigh into the void.
</p><p>It’s a reminder.
</p><p>I want to pause here for those in people-facing roles.
</p><p><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/pexels-mizunokozuki-12911963.jpg"/></p><p>You meet people. All kinds of people.
</p><p>The patient and the impatient.
</p><p>The kind and the condescending.
</p><p>The ones who overshare.
</p><p>The ones who barely look at you.
</p><p>Loud, quiet, rude, grateful.
</p><p>Some walk in with warmth.
</p><p>Others bring in their chaos and expect you to absorb it.
</p><p>And still, you’re expected to "smile".
</p><p>To listen.
</p><p>To help.
</p><p>To care.
</p><p>Now, if you’ve been in the role long enough, you might have built some muscle for it.
</p><p>But to be honest....some days are not IT.
</p><p>Some days, you’re already drained before your shift even starts.
</p><p>You’re juggling messages, mistakes, emotions. Yours and everyone else’s.
</p><p>You’re expected to fix things, calm people, respond fast, and stay composed while you do it.
</p><p>And all the while, something personal might be quietly falling apart in the background.
</p><p>Somehow, it always feels worse on Mondays.
</p><p>And Tuesdays.
</p><p>Especially Tuesdays. Mondays at least have the decency to announce themselves.
</p><p>Tuesdays just come in with leftover chaos and pretend to be quiet.
</p><p>By Friday, you start to breathe again. Maybe even smile.
</p><p>But Sunday comes too fast, and the loop resets.
</p><p>You tell yourself, “Just get through the week.”
</p><p>But the week keeps happening.
</p><p>Over and over and over again.
</p><p>You say, “I can’t do this anymore. I’ve tried. I’m not going to work tomorrow.”
</p><p>But then…
</p><p>It’s 4 a.m.
</p><p>Your alarm yells at you.
</p><p>And somehow, you’re up again.
</p><p>Getting ready for the same job you were sure you were done with just hours ago.
</p><p>Sigh. What a life!</p><p>We console ourselves with words like:
</p><p>It’s just a phase.
</p><p>It’s just for a while.
</p><p>It will get better.
</p><p>While bracing up and lacing our shoes.</p><p>O ma se oo..</p><p>On days like that, “I quit” feels like the only sentence that makes sense.
</p><p>And yet, you show up again.
</p><p>Because you have to.<br/></p><p>Because you’re still holding out for the day when things change for real.</p><p>That one day you’ll quit.
</p><p>Not in defeat, but in power.</p><p>In the words of someone famous—</p><p>“If you want an omelette, you got to break the egg.”</p><p>Shalom.</p><p><img alt="" src="/media/inline_insight_image/pexels-n-voitkevich-5554667.jpg"/></p><p>
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