Hi there,
I have recently been in a work What's App group due to the lockdown. It is a large group and some of the members are using covert bullying tactics. This is making me anxious. I don't know how to quit without causing offence. Any ideas? Thanks
Hello Oscie,
That’s a bit of a difficult one. Because the trouble with WhatsApp is, people can see when you was last online. So just saying that you’re spending too much time on social media, might not work. It’s best to be honest, honesty is always the best policy. So maybe just do like Anthony and Plastic suggested, and just leave the group without any announcement. Then if someone or a couple of the members do send you a direct message asking why you quit? Then just be honest and say you didn’t want to get involved in any office politics, which is the truth I’m guessing? I’ve actually had a similar situation myself. It wasn’t a work group chat, it was quite a large group of friends and people I’ve known for years. It got to the point where I didn’t actually agree with a lot of what the group was saying, and I felt like I wanted to leave the group. So one day I just quit the group suddenly. I sent a direct message to one of the people in the group that I’m still close friends with, explaining why I’m leaving, just to show I’m not upset with that particular friend. But for the rest of them I didn’t say anything. Hope that helps you in some way 
Hello Oscie,
That’s a bit of a difficult one. Because the trouble with WhatsApp is, people can see when you was last online. So just saying that you’re spending too much time on social media, might not work. It’s best to be honest, honesty is always the best policy. So maybe just do like Anthony and Plastic suggested, and just leave the group without any announcement. Then if someone or a couple of the members do send you a direct message asking why you quit? Then just be honest and say you didn’t want to get involved in any office politics, which is the truth I’m guessing? I’ve actually had a similar situation myself. It wasn’t a work group chat, it was quite a large group of friends and people I’ve known for years. It got to the point where I didn’t actually agree with a lot of what the group was saying, and I felt like I wanted to leave the group. So one day I just quit the group suddenly. I sent a direct message to one of the people in the group that I’m still close friends with, explaining why I’m leaving, just to show I’m not upset with that particular friend. But for the rest of them I didn’t say anything. Hope that helps you in some way
