Worker Quits 10-Year Career Over Single Sentence, and Internet Agrees [Video]

A single sentence at a company meeting pushed one employee to walk away from a decade-long career, sparking discussions online about workplace culture.

Redditor u/Shootchyaski shared their story on the subreddit “antiwork,” recounting how a district meeting’s theme—“There’s no such thing as work/life balance, so enjoy the job you do”—triggered their decision to leave.

“That’s what finally broke the barrier in my brain that company loyalty doesn’t mean a thing if they are just going to work you to death,“ the original poster (OP) wrote. The post garnered 14,000 upvotes and countless comments from users sharing similar experiences.

Newsweek reached out to u/Shootchyaski via Reddit for comment. We could not verify the details of the case.

Experts Weigh In

Jonathan Hinton Westover, chair and professor of organizational leadership and change at Utah Valley University, described the theme as emblematic of a toxic workplace culture.

“Personally, if I worked at a company that had …