US woman, 27, quit her high-paying job in TikTok video. She explains why

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a wave of resignations. Dubbed "The Great Resignation", it has given rise to social media trends like “QuitTok”, which involves people uploading videos documenting their resignations.

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January 28, 2022 / 06:40 PM IST

In the times of Covid-19, many people are posting TikTok videos documenting their resignations.

A 27-year-old woman in the United States quit her high-paying job in a TikTok video. She told Fortune magazine that the decision came about after hard thinking during the coronavirus pandemic about her skills and ambitions.

Marisa Mayes worked in the field of medical device sales, which required her to constantly speak to customers and do analytical tasks. Mayes said she liked doing creative work.

“Trying to force myself to do a job like that required so much effort,” Mayes told Fortune. “It took COVID hitting to make me realize I was still unhappy, even in this big fancy job.”

A 27-year-old publicly quit her job in a TikTok video and says she’s not worried about her future prospects https://t.co/JrThl9B665

— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) January 27, 2022

Mayes recorded a video about her resignation experience and uploaded it on TikTok. She told Fortune magazine that she was not worried about how future employers would react to it.

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