Why did you quit your last job?
I quited my job for several reasons.
Firstly, because of recent social campaign in HK and the nature of my job, the turnover rate of my company has been surging to a point that I have to finish the work originally shared by a team by myself. The workload was completely out of my reach.
Secondly, the job was too demanding on the aspect of physical activity. I have to transport all material necessary in a social activity.
Finally, the job involves lots of communicating work which I am not good at and feels stressed.
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Why did you quit your last job?
I quited (Normally, "quit" is in the simple tense.) my job for several reasons.
Firstly, because of recent social campaign in HK and the nature of my job, the turnover rate of my company has been surging to a point that I have to finish the work originally shared by a team by myself. The workload was completely out of my reach.
Secondly, the job was too demanding on the aspect of physical activity physically demanding. I have had (you don't work there anymore, so it's past tense) to transport all the materials necessary in for (the materials that the event requires, or that the event uses) a social activity.
Finally, the job involves lots of communicating work which I am not good at and feels stressed stressful.
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Why Did You Quit Your Last Job?
I recently quit my job due to a number of reasons. Mainly though, it was because it was simply beyond my individual abilities, as I pretty much ended up with the entire responsibility for completing a heavy workload, one which used to be done by a team of workers. Although I certainly gave it my best shot in the beginning, having to deliver all the required materials for different, yet, specific social activities, and to various locations, was simply too physically demanding, if not impossible, for a single person to do. This situation came about because of the ongoing social protests in Hong Kong, and the surging employee turnover rate, as co-workers stopped working to participate in it. Additionally, the job also involved the need for good communication skills, which I am not adept at, nor feel entirely comfortable with, and that further added to, as well as amplified, the tremendous amount of stress I had been facing. Ultimately, after weeks of not getting enough sleep or eating properly, of feeling run-down physically, and of being stressed-out mentally, enough was enough, and I resigned.*/**
Hi, Ken. Good job! Whatever changes I made were to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears, to clarify your thoughts, and for ease of reading. Sincerest apologies if I have misinterpreted. I hope that this helps you. J.
*I certainly do not blame you, as no job is worth ruining your health. I hope that you can find another, but less stressful one soon. As to the use of “quited,” to my knowledge there is no such word. The word, “quitted,” as the simple past tense for “quit” does exist, but it is dying out, and no one currently uses it (i.e. it is rarely seen) in the US. Even back when it was used, its meaning was synonymous with “left” as in the past tense of "to leave" (e.g., He quitted college in 1910, after his father had died, to work full-time in order to help support his mother) rather than to stop or cease. My advice is to use “quit,” and to forget about “quitted,” as then, other will more easily understand you. As to the writing, I felt that your first two reasons were essentially the same, with one just being a further explanation of the other. My reorganization of your sentences makes that easier to see. Furthermore, since your post ended somewhat abruptly, I added a final sentence not only to tie everything preceding it together, but also to provide a more suitable conclusion. Regardless, this was a very good use of your personal observations and experiences. Keep writing and keep posting. Again, best of luck in finding better employment!
**I read in this morning’s headlines that a policeman had shot one of the protesters, who was swinging a metal rod at him. I trust that you will stay safely away from, as well as avoid being caught up in, any of those activities.
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