To want more (not sure what) feeling forced to quit

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I work for a non profit in a specific sector. My education is in this area and I have decent amount of experience.

I've been in my current role for around a year. It's not been great and I've now decided to leave as it's having an impact on my mental health. I he some freelance work but not a job to go to it's that bad.

To try and keep it brief, I have a job which needs data, monitoring etc from others as part of the activity they do. I need this to do my job especially in a timely way to manage multiple deadlines. My colleagues have consistently not collected the data and info they need to and miss deadlines. Making my job stressful and harder.

The directors are aware of this and understand the are not doing a they should (and this is the main factor in me leaving). After a meeting with the directors I'm starting to feel a bit resentful or I'm not sure of the word.

As I just feel like if a member of staff is telling you they feel forced to leave due to a poor culture of people doing their job. Would you not expect a bit more aknowledgement or I don't know perhaps regret?

I'm not sure what is reasonable. I just feel sad and now hard done by that I'm having to leave my job and that's not like a massive issue for them. I line manage people and if this happened to one of my team I'd be gutted and really demanding better in the org.

I know aibu can be brutal, please remember my mental health isn't great. But because of this I'd genuinely like a bit of (gentle) perspective. Am I expecting too much? I guess they behaved fairly badly in allowing this culture to fester so what should I expect?

This is already long but I can expand on the situation if relevant.

Hopeful bump

You're not unreasonable to think management should be concerned about losing staff because of a poor work culture.

But in reality, they usually aren't until all the good staff are gone.

I empathise. It's soul destroying. If it's having a significant affect on your MH, is it worth seeing your GP to get signed off while you consider your options and while management review your complaint?

Also, is it possible that your colleagues don't have resource to do the work you need? Either time of financial? Both of these are on horrifically short supply in the non profit sector.

I hope you find a better and healthier balance - either with your current employer or in a new role.

I've just had/having an absolute crying breakdown because somone was rude to me in a shop. I know that's not normal and really makes me realise how fragile my mental health is. I just feel like I can't cope anymore. It wasn't about the rude guy. It's just the sheer overwhelm I feel.

It could be the case regarding time to do the work. But it's not prioritied and people over deliver the fun stuff or work they enjoy while neglecting other things.

I don't want to be too outing so I'll use a slightly different example.... If say they have to deliver 20 community events a year they do 40 but get almost no attendee data, keep scrappy budgets and do no impact evaluation.

It can be stressful if you like doing a good job. However you can only work within the confines that you have. If you are reporting on financial or other parameters then simply add in what they give you even if it's zero. You can qualify it with a note saying no information returned.

It is work. You may feel committed due to the nature of the organisation but I suspect your role is to collate and present the information. It'll be your managers job to ensure that returns are completed on time.

It's not just about doing a good job it's about being able to do my job. It's also my responsibility to have things submitted accurately and on time. It's not my manager's responsibility to do this.

It's also my responsibility to have things submitted accurately and on time

Do you have the authority to reprimand the ones that fail to submit adequate feedback? If not then you don't really have the responsibility.

Simply complete as fully as you can. Leave blank if not submitted or report what has been submitted even if you think it's nonsense.

I do understand what you are trying to say and the line if you don't have power to reprimand it's not your responsibility it helpful. But it's a very simplistic view of a complex situation.

For example it's a small sector and turning in poor work would put my professional reputation at risk.

You say the managers are aware you aren't getting the info you need

So you already AREN'T submitting "properly" done work to them and they are aware of that...

You can only do what you are given. If you haven't the power to reprimand and give consequences for them not turning work in then it isn't your responsibility to do any more than "here is the report with what I was given. It is missing X, Y and Z because Jane, John and Micheal didn't submit their work again."

There's an old saying ' you can delegate authority, you can't delegate responsibility'.

Report what you have and simply add that the report is as incomplete because Mrs X - nil return, Mrs Y - incomplete return.

View it as your responsibility is to prepare the report in a timely manner. Your management's responsibility is to ensure people submit their completed returns on time.