How Quitting My Job Made Me More Engaged at Work

If you’ve been following me on social at all or reading my articles here, you know there are a gazillion studies out there that show how happiness is good for the workplace.

Discover how to make your team happy and they will do their jobs better. Pretty simple.

Reading a ton of articles, research, and studies on the subject of workplace happiness is one thing, but actually LIVING it is a whole different ball of wax, as my dad used to say.

I know because it happened to me.

Before Your Happy Workplace was officially born and just a twinkle in my eye, I was reading many of those studies about work culture while I had a job in an extremely toxic workplace (a more detailed account of that story coming soon).

The day that I quit something strange happened.

Like turning on a switch, my whole attitude changed. I was so relieved and happy after giving my notice, that I started to become interested in my job.

Yes, the very job that I was leaving.

Because I was so happy, my engagement level went from zero to sixty and I magically became interested in all the future projects of the company.

I know, it makes no sense, but really, it’s completely logical given the research I had been doing during those months prior to quitting.

I was asking questions about things that would be happening AFTER I would be gone.

I was coming up with ideas that would help the business.

I was starting to care more about my job, which I didn’t hate by the way. It was the culture that drove me away.

I loved my job. I was good at it. But the work culture beat my spirit down so hard that I wasn’t working at my full potential.

When I quit and watched this self-transformation happen right before my eyes, I knew that everything I had been reading about the correlation between work culture, production, engagement and employee retention were ALL true.

It wasn’t just an abstract idea anymore. It was MY LIFE.

So the next time you start to think that investing time and money into your work culture doesn’t matter that much, I’m here to tell you in all capital letters through a megaphone: IT DOES.

If you want to make major improvements to your business this year, start with your TEAM.

Improving your work culture will save you money by avoiding costly employee turnover.

It will save you from having to correct mistakes because your team will be more engaged in their jobs.

It will keep you from pressing the snooze button 5 times on a Monday because you will actually WANT to be at your business, working alongside people who are all working towards the common purpose and coming up with creative ideas that will help the company grow.

It’s not harder to find than a dancing unicorn.

BUT

It does take time, effort, and vision.

Want to learn how to engage YOUR team BEFORE they give notice?

I can guide you through the process to make lasting changes.

Ready?