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Case Study : Health And Fitness Industry

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Ronak is a 25-year-old Indian American male with a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Operations Management. The current issue he is facing is whether to quit or stay in his current job as a National Sales Associate at a startup company in the Health & Fitness Industry. Ronak reports a considerable amount of disappointment with his current job. The last few months have brought a lot of change in his life and his attitude towards his job. Not only are the working hours long but also, his boss has started to call him in to the office at night and expects him to stay there till 3am. Ronak reports that there has been a lot of stress and anxiety because of this and it has made his life really unpleasant and irritable. Furthermore, his long …show more content…

Ronak is unclear at this point whether he should quit the job now or in a few months when he has something better lined up for him. While talking about this dilemma Ronak is facing, he mentioned that his eventual plan is to leave this job and start something of his own. He doesn’t see himself working for someone else anymore. Ronak really values freedom at the workplace, he wants his job to be freedom-centered, rather than fear-based. Working in a democratic workplace is of utmost priority as it gives a sense of dignity and respect for Ronak and his unique contributions. He had left all his previous corporate jobs in search for this freedom and this current has only made worse for him. Ronak views himself as the kind of person who loves work. He has gone through a phase in his life where he was in between jobs and according to him that was the ‘worst time of his life’. This may be the reason for why he is hesitant to leave the current job and would like to wait till he has a concrete plan. On the other hand, he has also reached a point where he can’t take the current job anymore and really wants to walk out right away. In the past, Ronak has had many stepping-stones in his education and career. Ronak grew up in an area in New Jersey where the population is largely White and Asian. He did his schooling in a public school in the area.

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