“I’m quitting to pursue my dream of not working here”

Many people quit their jobs to follow their dreams. “I’m quitting to pursue my dream of not working here” is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.
 
“I’m quitting to pursue my dream of not working here. http://some.ly/MZvp2g via @someecards” was posted on Twitter by kate walters on September 19, 2013. The saying originated on an ecard.
 
     
Twitter
kate walters
@katewawa
I’m quitting to pursue my dream of not working here. http://some.ly/MZvp2g via
@someecards
5:24 PM · Sep 19, 2013·Twitter for Websites
   
Twitter
DocWoods
@kiloDRYC
LOL I’m quitting to pursue my dream of not working here. http://some.ly/MZvp2g via
@someecards
5:54 PM · Sep 19, 2013·Twitter for Websites
   
Twitter
SanDisH!
@SanDisH
I’m quitting to pursue my dream of not working here. http://ow.ly/2A2GJ9
6:26 PM · Sep 19, 2013·Hootsuite
     
Twitter
AWE!Some Crochet
@ginarenay
I am quitting to pursue my dream of not working here. (quit—just a great reminder) http://pinterest.com/pin/189151253073803533/
5:04 AM · Dec 23, 2013·Pinterest
 
Google Books
Title I’m Quitting to Pursue My Dream of Not Working Here: 6x9 Notebook, Ruled, Funny Journal for Women, Work Desk Humor, Daily Planner, Diary. Fantastic Gift, Secret Santa, Birthday Or Christmas
Author Work Fun
Publisher Independently Published, 2019
ISBN 1694591786, 9781694591784
Length 80 pages
 
14 September 2019, Financial Times (London, UK), “Why winners quit and quitters win” by Jenny Lee, pg. 22:
It’s far easier to stay in a colourless job than to walk into your boss’s office and announce “I’m quitting to pursue my dream of not working here.”
 
Twitter
dahyun ear enthusiast (FUCK 12)
@vampire_jline
thinking of the “I am quitting to pursue my dream of not working here” on the resignation letter
5:19 PM · Sep 3, 2020·Twitter Web App