Did you ever threaten to quit your job? What happened?

Posted by Other_Exercise@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 69 comments

I'm currently in a state of overwork , with pleas falling on deaf ears, and essentially far more tasks than written in my contract or are feasible to achieve in any realistic time frame. Right now, I just want to rage quit , as I know my position would be a bit tricky to fill, unless the new candidate is a workaholic. Thus , I'm looking for other jobs and planning to speak to HR. But I do have a sort of secret wish to say: "my workload is not realistic, I quit!". Did anyone else actually threaten to leave their jobs? And did it backfire?