Thoughts—Quitting	
Don't quit a job in anger,
For someday you may find,	
Yourself in an even worse place —	
The unemployment line.
It's a very degrading feeling,
You feel a sense of shame,
To them you're just a number,
No one knows your name.	
"We will not give you unemployment,	
When you quit the job you had!	
It's not our fault that you walked out,	
When the boss made you mad."	
"We don't care how your bills get paid,	
You should have thought of that,	
Before you quit in anger,	
Over a little spat!"	
If you're thinking of quitting a job,	
Take time to think and plan.	
Make sure you've thought of everything,	
That will help your future expand.
Sleep on the problem over night.
Think of the right things to say.	
Don't quit your job on the spur of the moment,	
Or in an angry way.	
If you leave a job on an angry note,
The next job for which you apply,	
Will ask you why,	
And then you may embarrass yourself,	
By telling them a lie.	
Or worse, they'll call your previous job,	
Where you angrily walked away.	
And ask, "Would they every hire you again?"	
Who knows what they may say!
Don't ever burn your bridges,
Even though they're crossed.	
Though it feels as if you're winning,	
Who knows what may be lost.
If you're thinking still of quitting,	
Think and count to ten.
Never burn your bridges,	
You may one day need them again!	
        —Anita  Elam
QUICK CHECK:
1. Where might you find yourself if you quit a job 	
in anger?	
2. What did the people at the unemployment office 	
say to the person who quit a job?	
3. If you are thinking of quitting a job, what should 	
you do?	
4. What may happen if you leave a job on an angry 	
note?	
5. Bridges are paths that you take from one thing 	
to another — such as one job to another job.  	
 In your opinion, explain the meaning of the 	
phrase: Don't ever burn your bridges.	
6. Describe what you will do to carefully and 
 politely quit a bad job.
7. To prepare for a different job, what do you think 	
you need to do?
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