The two major reasons I see are they are scared of their boss so they cannot say that they want to quit, and also the guilty feeling they have for wanting to quit.

I've had a handful Japanese colleagues who attempted to give their resignation notice, who were either convinced by the boss not to quit at all, or were convinced by the boss to delay their resignation until a better time for the company - and sometimes that delay was well over a year.

I've had a handful Japanese colleagues who attempted to give their resignation notice, who were either convinced by the boss not to quit at all, or were convinced by the boss to delay their resignation until a better time for the company - and sometimes that delay was well over a year.

I have friend that being yelled at when try to handout resignation, that company is really struggling even asking employee to work during weekends in additional normal workdays. Not sure they can easily find replacement.

Wow! The knots Japanese can twist themselves into by not wanting to be thought badly of, even by people they seem not to like.

No one will say their honest opinions when leaving a company so as to not leave on a bad rep and bad terms. Even annual satisfaction surveys are never really telling the truth. This is why it takes companies years before they realize what is causing the high turnover rate, and either they choose to ignore, or finally do something about it and retain their good employees.

I don’t think that it is such one-sided here. You’ll also find many cases when company bosses fear or feel ashamed to tell the employees that they are fired, and then they keep them and try hard to continue business operations and run even more into debts or red numbers or bankruptcy.

Wing- that happened to me in my trucking company. Due to harassment I tried to quit many times and I got promised that things would change but they never did. It was awful. But I managed to get out, but it wasn't easy. They really try to latch onto you.

The workplaces here are REALLY toxic.

Aly RustomToday  08:53 am JST

Wing- that happened to me in my trucking company. Due to harassment I tried to quit many times and I got promised that things would change but they never did. It was awful. But I managed to get out, but it wasn't easy. They really try to latch onto you.

Quitting does not require an agreement between worker and the boss. So cannot understand why it would be “hard”. You tell them you quit and don’t show up after that. It’s very easy.

Unable to have the difficult conversations. Feeble and weak, and it becomes a habit. Unfortunately if you are of the mindset that you have to pay someone to quit for you, things aren’t gunna get any better the next job you go to, and these agencies like Exit, that enable you to leave without any personal input or effort, are just feeding off of your misery. Convenience stores will be automated too soon, so suggest finding the cahunas to take your own life into your own hands. You’re leaving anyway right? Running from problems becomes a dangerous habit, one guaranteed to compound into a much darker place.

For people that already have a new position awaiting this may be useful, but how about those that will require a reference or recommendation? Is this service promising something about it?

Quitting does not require an agreement between worker and the boss. So cannot understand why it would be “hard”. You tell them you quit and don’t show up after that. It’s very easy.

They use different tactics. They beg, bribe, promise, cajole, and a whole list of other things.

You have to be there to understand it. I don't recommend that anyone work in the blue collar industry here. But wait until you're in that position. Not as easy as you might think

Aly is right. On the surface it sounds like a simple thing: "I'd just say no, and walk away!" But it's a good deal more difficult once you're actually doing it.

Besides, just because you're quitting doesn't mean that you're immediately excused from decorum. These people may have been good to you, or maybe they took a chance by hiring you in the first place, or spent a lot of time teaching and developing you. Also, leaving at the exact moment that you want to leave may cause them problems. That's not to say that you're eternally in debt to them, but it is reasonable that you'd want to be considerate of their position.

A useless 'service' for spineless people. You want to quit? Do it. Walk out.

Wow. This is actually one of those moments in life that should be relished and savored.