# Anyone quit a job after a month? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 16, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-quit-a-job-after-a-month/1028485 "2026-03-16T13:52:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-quit-a-job-after-a-month/1028485/13 "2026-03-16T16:21:02Z")
This thread is from long ago. The whole thread is great. But I distinctly recall this one post about a job where very few new hires lasted to noon on their first day. Many quit within an _hour_: > [@What jobs have the highest turnover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-have-the-highest-turnover/401942/13): > > I worked at an ice factory in Texas for a summer about 12 years or so ago. I remember going in for a jog inquiry/interview. Without hardly even looking at my app or even me really they said sure we will hire you just stick around in shouting distance for a bit. About 15 min later they called me in for work. WOW!! That was a tough job. There were 6 people in the bagging area and all of them had been there for quite some time. The 7th persons job was to stack bags of ice on the pallet. This on… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-quit-a-job-after-a-month/1028485)._