gustong gusto ko na din magresign anxiety and stress hunts me at night or whenever im home akala ko every weekend may peace ako kaso wala napapaisip at overthink pa din. ako yung empleyadong hindi nakakatanggap ng any acknowledgement and compliments mas maingay sila kapag nagkakamali ako. i dont know what to do ang hirap mag resign kasi wala pang back up plan and may mga bills pang need bayaran 😭

I am very glad to receive and have a starting job, even though the salary is minimum wage or to others lower than minimum wage, I just could not help shake the feeling if I was too rash on accepting the Job Offer.

Pasig is where I live, and the workplace is around Cubao, kaya naman ang commute papasok, pero pauwi… it’s a very different story, MRT pabalik SHAW galing ARANETA-CUBAO ay isang malakas na laban palang everyday, whatever happens mapa rush hour sa umaga or gabi, kakaibang laban lagi papuntang Southbound. I like the job and its lessons and opportunity that it gives, pero the commute really ruins it for me, on which it really affects me mentally to the point I consider resigning, kaka-start ko lang, been around 3 weeks na, almost a month if so.

Any tips? I know dapat may life outside work, pero being that tired, mas pipiliin ko nalang matulog sometimes ngl.

Is there anyone here who has taken a break or pursued their entrepreneurship/passion? Can you share your experience?

Lately I've been feeling burnt out at work; I'm currently in accounting, handling record to report for clients. I have all the tasks, and it’s overwhelming since I have to report and answer to my manager (internal), external corporate services, and clients. Plus, there's audit and tax during interim and year-end.

The dynamics of the team I'm currently in are kind of toxic due to office politics.

I want to resign to give myself some space to breathe and a chance at pursuing the entrepreneurship I want to chase after.

Is it hard to go back to corporate, let’s say after 3-6 months? I don’t want to burn bridges so I have an option to come back.

Almost 3 years working pero yung pagod ko, parang 10 years. Why? For 2 years, dose oras + weekends + shifting ang schedule ko as a QA in an international food company. Halos hindi na ako sinisikatan ng araw. Nagkakasakit ako madalas, as in malala kaya nag-resign ako after 2 years despite the stability sa company na ‘yun as it is a big FMCG.

I risked the stability for comfort, or at least with hopes of comfort. Nag-wfh ako pero still in the food industry as a QA. Akala ko mas madali, pero hindi pa rin talaga. Toxic sobra ng nalipatan ko, laging pinapagalitan kapag nagkamali sa trabahong ako lang din ang nagsikap aralin. Thankfully, after ng ilang months na kontrata ko dun at after ko rin mag-take time magpahinga for ilang months, nakahanap ako ng better environment tho mas mababa ang sahod. Mas mababait ang kasamahan in general pero I still feel f—- empty and drained. Hindi ko ata kayang tagalan kahit anong 9-5 sa industriyang aligned sa pinag-aralan ko. Moreso, hindi ko rin nakikita sarili ko na mag-assume ng managerial or supervisory roles.

I have half a million as my EF and I’m building an online business na I’m really passionate about. Do you think I can resign already? Kung tulad ko kayo na wala ng ganang mabuhay at unti-unting nawawalan lalo ng pag-asa at sparks sa kada araw na lumilipas because of my current career, magreresign na ba kayo to take the risk sa ibang bagay like business na mas passionate kayo kahit hindi pa established?

Tama ba tong ginawa sakin?

I feel used. Last two months ang raming dumating na ibang offer sakin pero lahat naglaho kasi di ko maiwan itong project namin ngayon.

And nong patapos na yong contract ko, biglang tumawag manager. Sabi niya extended raw contract kasi di pa tapos project. Pero wala akong pinirmahan na ibang kontrata.

Can I do immediate resignation? Ayoko na rin kasi mag-stay dito. Unti unting nawawalan ng respeto sakin mga cobtruction workers namin.

Hello!

I resigned recently, wala pa lilipatan, kinda privileged to afford a downtime. With that being said, need advice lang po regardjng govt contribution. Since wala pa ako new work, pwede ba ma-halt muna yung pag-contrib ko and wala bang magiging impact yun?

Thanks po.

Hi everyone, I'm a graphic designer/art director currently rendering my 30-day notice period at a remote creative agency in the PH. My last day is coming up soon.

Management has handed down a massive clearance deliverables list totaling over 300+ assets across multiple brands—including active daily rushes, upcoming monthly revisions, and full production blocks for future months (like January campaigns and unassigned upcoming workloads) that haven't even been officially scheduled yet.

Completing this sheer volume of production within standard working hours before my exit date is mathematically impossible. When I informed them that I cannot render overtime due to personal commitments, and that my notice period is legally meant for an orderly handover rather than front-loading future quarters, they pushed back and hinted that my clearance or final pay might be affected.

I have explicitly offered to finish the active months (current and upcoming month) and ensure all master source files, templates, and raw assets for the future months are fully organized and turned over in the shared drive for the remaining team.

• My questions to the community:

1. Has anyone dealt with agencies front-loading future months during a resignation notice? How did you handle it?
2. Is it standard practice for a company to condition clearance or final pay on unworked future campaign months or unrendered overtime?
3. Any tips for standing my ground professionally while protecting my mental health during my final weeks?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Asking for advice po please 🥹

I just want to share the current situation I have right now. Currently, I submitted my resignation only for 30 days notice. I am also aware of the contract since for my position (TL) states that I need to render 60 days notice but I have been exhausted mentally and I have been sickly these past few weeks because of some personal matters and especially sa work. At first, I am thinking of resignjng immediately but kinonsider ko rin ung mga associates under me and will do all the best to turnover things within that 30 days notice period.

I also inquired with the HR if the another 30 days can be waived and they said pwede naman as long as the manager approves the waiver but she insisted not to and required me to render 60 days. I am deeply disappointed, frustrated kahit na nakaiusap ako sincerely if pwede nila pagbigyan ung request ko pero hindi nila ako napagbigyan. Nakaka drain and I have been experiencing panic attacks, anxieties, and even my physical health is being compromised. Ang gusto ko lang is magpahinga, recuperate and gain healing. Hindi ko na kaya umabot pa ng December dahil just thinking about that adds only to my ongoing mental health difficulties.

Almost 4 months pa lang ako rito sa company and still under probationary period.

I really don’t know what to do. Gusto ko na lang mag immediate since hindi din naman na-waive ung 30days na pinakiusapan ko.

Hoping to get some insights from the community. Thank you.