What It Feels Like To Quit A Call Center Job

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What It Feels Like To Quit A Call Center Job
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[@cmsull3316]

It feels like escaping a prison you voluntarily went to.

[@lu9680]

When you quit a hellish call center, you feel like a human being again. The skies open and you are capable of feeling hope and happiness again. Never again i'm working with those psychopaths.

[@jessicacooper3236]

I just quit my call center job today! I definitely heard angels singing! ❤❤😂😂😂😂

[@jeffxcc]

When I gave my notice, I actually lied and said "I got a job at another Bank" (Hoping they would walk me out! ) that is how bad it was! No luck, but on my last day when I walked out it was like walking out of a dark room into the light...heaven..angels singing.

[@dream_candy2173]

I got fired a few months ago from the call center I worked at for years. I had a mental breakdown and couldn’t take it anymore. Even though I’m struggling financially right now, I’m relieved to be out of that hellhole. Your videos have been like therapy for me. I’m back in college and I’m studying accounting while I’m looking for a new job. Thank you PTPOP.

[@tamlynn786]

I’m going to be honest. After 16 years I went on leave and didn’t go back. I was relieved when they fired me but at the same time I was scared to death. Like an abused brainwashed victim afraid to leave their abuser. I didn’t think I could get another job that paid what I was making w/ the benefits. I was totally brainwashed and that’s what a call center job is like. It’s like being in a demented relationship where you’re being used and abused by a narcissistic sociopath (the company). It’s a mental fuck. It took me a year of finishing school and finally being free of that place to realize there are other jobs out there! I work for a good company now and there’s no abuse! I seriously think that place gave me PTSD but I’m better now! I drive past that place from time to time and still get a dreaded feeling. That place still gives me the creeps lol.

[@lisetliset3245]

I’ve had it with metrics, the micromanagement, the one on one meetings, the audits, the “you need to stop using away from desk” for my bathroom breaks. I have PTO that I have not used and today I put in my pto to be off next week and then I’ll quit once my time off is up. I cannot wait 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@leeward1827]

I just recently walked out of a call centre job, I only lasted 2 months and the weight that was lifted off my shoulders was incredible. I now have a job interview for an apprenticeship at a data recycling company next Thursday; so wish me luck 😊.

[@stephanief6094]

I got let go of (fired 🙄 lol) from my call center job after 2 months of working there, they told me "you are not the right fit for the call center environment" I was shocked because I was making more incentives than the rest of my coworkers and I knew I didn't do nothing wrong to be fired for, but I guess my supervisor was able to sense my "I wanna fucking kill myself every morning on my way here so I don't have to come to this hell hole one more day" vibe... lol long story short I cried my eyes out on my way out because in my mind I was thinking of how I was gonna pay my bills but by the next days when I woke up I felt so free, so alive, so happy, so relieved and now it's been 12 days since I was fired and I've never felt so much better in my life 😆😆😆😆

[@tudibuk]

Btw, your channel was therapy during my time at the hell hole.

[@Ptpop]

Hope I helped. Thanks for watching.

[@heatherfeather1293]

I can't wait to get out of call centers. I have decided to go back to school for my Masters in Accounting. Once I graduate, I will practically CARTWHEEL out of there. I'm a writer as well, but haven't finished a book yet lol. Once I do, how do I get published? And isn't it crazy that we creative types tend to get stuck in mundane work such as call centers?

[@BigMommyMilkies]

Literally the only thing that motivated me to stay at my call center job was the understanding that I would quit it within 4 months of getting hired. It was easily the worst experience of my life and I've worked at a zoo job where I had to literally sweep up gorilla shit. Everyone was literally retarded. I have a real college education that I paid close to a hundred thousand dollars for and they had the nerve after 6 fucking weeks of training and "agent/customer roleplaying" to hold a mock "graduation" and give everyone diplomas for graduating "Comcast University." I'm fairly certain 75% of the people who were in training with me probably thought it was a real degree and will put it on their resumes going forward, and as a matter of fact a bunch of them were saying they wanted to buy frames for it. That's not the saddest thing I've seen though. As soon as I went into the breakroom and saw two coworkers, heavyset 45 year old women making macaroni art on paper plates with Elmers Glue like a bunch of fucking 6 year olds I knew that I couldn't tell anyone that this was a place I was working at. The day I woke up on my bed after quitting was the most euphoric feeling in my life. No more retards calling me wondering why they can't connect to their home wifi when they are "out of state", no more dumbfucks taking a loud shit while they are talking to me, no more people calling to complain that the wifi signal is magically damaging their brain which they seem to be under the impression wasn't already severely damaged before they ever had any type of internet. If given the choice between trying to sell used condoms I find on the street for 2 cents a pop or working for a call center again, you'll find me on the street with my trusty picker upper and a bag.

[@YourAverageHikikomori]

I remember when I quit my call center job. It was the most euphoric feeling that I ever had. It's like getting out of prison, literally. I took a deep and long breath and experienced "something" that I never had since highschool. FREEDOM Knowing that I don't have to talk to one of those unreasonable motherfuckers ever again. But mostly importantly, I don't have to wake up at 2 in the morning to go to that God forsaken place. I can sleep like a normal fucking human being. Unfortunately though, I acquired depression and nicotine addiction which doesn't seem to go away. If someone can help me (even just with my nicotine addiction), I would be eternally grateful.

[@jcruz8323]

I left Verizon this year in January, this is exactly how i felt. I loathed coming in to work, it was torture working there.

[@Ptpop]

Which call Verizon call center did you work in?

[@amandal.1422]

Feels like a weight lifted off my shoulders. I was at spectrum a cable company. Hated speaking to those nasty customers, rude to me for no reason. But now i got one at a healthcare after clinic :/ still taking calls but im just gonna use it for medical experience and hopefully it wont be so boring since ill be looking at patient diagnoses and meds. I start next monday, Wish me luck lol

[@SharlenesJourney]

Just got fired from my temp call center job yesterday I literally was there for three weeks still in training lol they said I didn’t have the skill sets for the job that made no sense to me of course I didn’t I just started🙄

[@Ptpop]

Sorry to hear that but hats what the temp agencies do. It makes no sense.

[@waltera.1958]

Your videos is my anti depressant. Thanks.

[@embracinglogic1744]

I experienced a feeling of euphoria when I quit my call center job. I could actually breathe again. BTW, PTPOP I sent you an e-mail regarding some other possible call center topics.

[@elena-ri6pq]

On monday the 31st, around 12 am I couldnt sleep, had too much anxiety about the next morning and I said to myself... i wont take a single call anymore, i quit on tuesday and i do not regret being broke, ur not gonna catch me there ever again lol

[@whitnicrick]

I left my call center job in June. It was my first job out of college, and I only lasted 6 months. Not only was the call center itself hell, but I had an emotionally abusive boss who merged our call center with another, and expected us to take calls on the day of the merger with zero training, in a field none of us were familiar in. Your videos helped me make it through! I'm now a teacher, and even though it's more stressful, it is not soul-sucking work. Thank you for your funny and helpful content! Keep shining a light on how awful these places are.

[@holiday197]

On my last day when I left, I just felt at ease knowing that I would no longer be beholded to the call centre environment and trying to meet strict call time and FCR targets which stressed me out each day.

[@Jimmy-sw8pv]

Shit's like the closest thing to seeing your beloved team win a Lombardi trophy

[@ironyuppie2089]

I completely agree. When I left my call center position and later my client representative job (which wasn’t a call Center position but still fully customer service oriented), I felt like someone who finally found a lush oasis in the middle of an endless desert.

[@ThorMaximus]

Man I so sympathize. I found myself trapped in call center web and the negativity seething through kept me from successfully getting another job. But I did invest in multiple certifications to improve myself-including the PMP. I got out, volunteered, acquiring new skills (LinkedIn Learning is Great)... It took a lot of work but I adapted to today’s job market-what’s stopping you from developing skills employers require-it’s great you can do music & write a book, but if that’s it-all you will find are jobs in call centers

[@couponuser]

If you Google your building, there's probably a FOR SALE sign showing with a huge stain where the Verizon logo used to be.

[@amandaallen9460]

Can't wait to quit my job! Hope I can soon

[@adrianacevedX2]

To me it felt like I became free Definitely help my mental health

[@manuelmolina6817]

Im trying to get there where I can finally finish this slavery job!

[@od4680]

Thank you Pete .. I genuinely appreciate your help in explaining that it’s not only a one person experience ,but on the contrary all of us feel so .. thank you Pete .. I left today after two years and I’m so happy .. thank you Pete

[@Meriswhitacre]

this video is a whole mood for me right no LOL

[@tudibuk]

I just quit my call center job last month. It was like a weight had been lifted. The retailer I worked for had a purpose at the time and that purpose was served. I hope I don’t ever have to work a call center again. Btw, are still taking survivor stories submissions?

[@pmattoon]

When I quit my call center job my direct supervisor wasn't in the office, so I went to the call center manager to resign. The director, the call center manager and another manager were all present there. The director is 1 level above the call center manager and is based in another state but just happened to be in our center for some meetings. Several months ago he had given a speech about how the company was going to have to tighten it's belt and we were really going to have to give our all and outperform the outsourced agents. He said the only difference between us right then was the "perception" that the customer would rather speak to an American. I was really upset after that meeting and I was dead set on getting out of there. Finally, with the director present, I was able to quit and let him know I was going to another company unrelated to the telecom business and not going to be taking calls. It felt really great.

[@tansley67]

Thank you for this video. I just got recently fired from a call center because I was having health issues and they weren't being very understanding of that even though I informed them. In fact, they only listed unacceptable attendance as the reason for letting me go. Isn't that crazy?? I am under so much less stress now and I feel very liberated. The job was making my health issues worse and affecting my mental health but I still made it a little over 6 months so I'm proud of myself for that. I am hoping I can find something else though. I was looking for other jobs before I was let go but didn't find the right one. Wish me luck! Oh and I'm commenting before I even finish this, but you're already explaining what it is like. You are always so accurate.

[@iAmSantiCruz]

There's no I'll be back. 😂 Love your Channel man. Keep up the uploads

[@couponuser]

My recollections weren't so rosy. When the building closed, they posted pictures on a wall of people who worked there during the years. The pictures were bad, and most of the people shown were already gone (or dead). The company they left piles of office equipment on tables for the taking. Ugly plastic pencil holders, paper trays with dust all over them, and lots of army green file folders. I mean, who wants this crap? What's more depressing, lots of people working there for years with nothing to show for it.

[@Ptpop]

Did the Verizon Wireless Call Center in Chandler, Arizona close?

[@embracinglogic1744]

I hope to see you reach at least 3K subscribers by the end of the year. You earned it!

[@melissareece8656]

I make 55K a year, full benefits and government pension at a call-center Ive been at for 4yrs.... working from home. Not my favorite job but will be at 62K in 3 more yrs. Union job.

[@kendrickgibson4114]

Hey Mr. PTPOP! Your videos inspire me to become the best version of myself. I start a new job on the first of November. I hope all goes well. At our call center, everyone knows not to do a two week notice. I cannot wait to quit that place! They treat us like straight trash there like we should *literally* be grateful to have a job.

[@hardingtutors7934]

Feels great ptpop nice work

[@leeward1827]

I also ment to say in my previous comment that I love your videos and I can some what relate to them, also liked the book "Press One For Murder". Keep up the good work 👍👍👍.

[@Ptpop]

Thanks. I appreciate the support.

[@jamoygrant6783]

don't think i will get this feeling until next year

[@mimiwilliams8918]

I quit after 4 months. I was turning into a person that I did not recognize. I put 2 weeks notice and called out on the last day. I went to the beach that day 😂

[@carlosonthekeys]

I would love to see a video about prank callers or batshit crazy callers. Those were always the sunny part of the shitty days at call centers.

[@g20z3]

Amen brother

[@Rotudldodjdk]

Wish me luck my first day is in 2 days, it’s my first time getting a job ever.

[@Othmanmessaoud]

HELL.

[@Gundamjock193]

I remember i left the call center a year and half ago best decision to be fired over a crazy customer now i am enjoying my life with my non call center been there over a year thank you ptpop

[@mikkirose85]

I kid you not, I had the same idea for that same scenario for a book. I remember sitting in the parking lot at my last one, in the morning, and just thinking “do I need this job”. Not sure if you’ll see this, or anyone will see this, but have you tried webchat? It’s not bad.

[@annalise01221993]

Totallyyyy relatable

[@pollaroid2022]

I feel free!!

[@ShadowBane0513]

I hoping and praying to quit soon after my wife and i close on our home.

[@collinsmcrae]

This sounds exactly like how lifers describe the feeling of being released from prison.

[@Swingman30]

Anybody ever work at Conduent's call center?

[@venividivici4253]

All audio is in my left ear.

[@jeffreymmorse]

LOL I CAN’t so funny 😂😂😂

[@huskycruxes7232]

I'm about to start a call center job and I'm actually super excited. Itl get me out of food, answering phones all day. And it pays $12.00 and hour. $4 more than what I get now.

[@sergioflores7172]

Where in Arizona?

[@Ptpop]

Chandler, Az