"Maybe I delayed it longer than I should have,but the reaction broke me"
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I still don't know if I overreacted or finally snapped...
I resigned from my job today 😞
I work in HR and for the past month my assistant(let's name him F) has been relieving someone on leave at a sister company...
So meaning I have been handling all the office workload by myself.
Since F was to proceed on leave this week I managed to convince the Manager we need an additional person even negotiated for an internship opportunity so that it can easen the backload ....
For context it's a farm and we have many walk in cases...
So we brought in an attache, things were becoming too much.
She reported on 4th May and I could now fully concentrate on payroll while she attends to the walk ins....God loves me 😌...She was a fast learner..
Then now another department brought paperwork that needed processing.I honestly delayed it since I was trying to finish salary processing, deductions and other payroll deductions first. I even communicated to the manager that 'I am swamped at the moment but will get it done by Saturday that was to be 9th May and he brought it on 6th ...where I had to beat 9th deductions deadline.
In my head, It wasn't negligence ....Wasn't I prioritizing urgent work while understaffed?
Then on Friday someone at a higher office rank storms into my office angry demanding to know why the work wasn't done yet. I still completed it over the weekend cause I thought lemme just finish it and move on.
Then today I got called in our head office and was told they were issuing me a warning letter over the delay.
And something in me shut down....
I suddenly remembered how overworked I've been ..
How I still have 5 days pending leave days from last year..
How I've carried responsibilities alone for so long and how unsupported I have felt despite showing up.
I won't pretend and say I handled everything perfectly but God knows I tried...
Maybe I should have communicated better or mentioned about the workload earlier.
But getting a warning letter broke me emotionally.
So I sent my resignation and walked out.
I texted F and told him since I know he'll bad about his leave plans ...
Now I am sitting here wondering if I made a recklessly decision or finally chose myself. 🤍