š¶ collective resignation; On the other hand, protest in the hell of inflation and unemployment
š» A report of Atfeh Chaharmahalian
They smile, shed tears or show their resignation papers, latest salary slips and settlement forms to the audience; They say "last shift", "last patient", "last case" and "last day"; Narratives of the decision to leave a job that for many of them has been a part of their lives for years.
A young nurse wrote in an Instagram post: "When I resigned, I cried for all the years that I had neglected myself; "For my youth and youth, which was spent studying for entrance exams and then enduring the dry atmosphere of the hospital."
Another nurse has said the right decision and announced her resignation after breaking her fear. An employee reported that he finally made a decision that he had been thinking about for months, within ten minutes.
Among these narratives, teachers also have a prominent presence. A math teacher with 23 years of experience announces his retirement. Another person who introduces himself as having a doctorate in physics and temporary employment, has announced his monthly salary of 17 million tomans. An official secretary of education, showing the clothes he wears while teaching, says that after 15 years of experience, he has decided to resign following the school principal's warning about clothing, summons to security and what he calls "neglect, injustice, low income and lack of respect and human dignity". Another young teacher also says that his income does not even cover his travel expenses.
In such a situation, what factors determine people's calculations about continuing or leaving their jobs? And when decisions go beyond the individual level and become a collective behavior, what kind of message do they convey about the psychological and social condition of a country? What makes these narratives more ponderable is the contradiction that in an economy where income is vital to cover living expenses and it is not easy to find a new job, why do some people reach a point where they find it more costly to stay in a job than to leave it? Saba Elala, a social psychoanalyst, answered Deutsche Welle's questions about this.