Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory?

Kevin Roegele · 03-11-2007, 11:38 AM

Have you ever quit a job, and did you do so in a polite, mutually-respectful manner, or a, "You can take this job and shove it?" type walkout?

black_dust · 03-11-2007, 11:41 AM

I just said "Im leaving in 2 weeks, make sure you pay me..."

Lord Valumart · 03-11-2007, 11:43 AM

it all depends on if you want to ask them fora reference when you're finished

PhotoJones · 03-11-2007, 11:49 AM

i typically quit a job the respectable way (putting in a two weeks notice and all that), but there was one job...

i HATED my boss. we all did. i was working a small office of about 20 employees and this guy. he was the that boss that doesn't do his job, so everyone else had to pick up the slack.

anyway, on the night before i quit...i dunno how to put this tastefully...a couple of us got into his office and..."made" fluids and matter on his stuff. everything was covered. the computer, file cabinet, desk...everything. it was great.

Kevin Roegele · 03-11-2007, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by photojones2

i typically quit a job the respectable way (putting in a two weeks notice and all that), but there was one job...

i HATED my boss. we all did. i was working a small office of about 20 employees and this guy. he was the that boss that doesn't do his job, so everyone else had to pick up the slack.

anyway, on the night before i quit...i dunno how to put this tastefully...a couple of us got into his office and..."made" fluids and matter on his stuff. everything was covered. the computer, file cabinet, desk...everything. it was great.

Hyper Venom · 03-11-2007, 12:02 PM

I tend to do it the respectful way. I'll probably want a good reference when I seek employment elsewhere.

Kevin Roegele · 03-11-2007, 12:06 PM

In the UK, we have bizarre rules meaning you can't give someone a bad reference.

PhotoJones · 03-11-2007, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin Roegele

In the UK, we have bizarre rules meaning you can't give someone a bad reference.

we have that too, but MANY people fail to realize it.

here, it's very illegal for a past employer to say anything about your job performance or the circumstances around your leaving. they can only confirm that you actually worked there during the dates you say you did.

muertevilla · 03-11-2007, 12:16 PM

i just don't show up or call

November Rain · 03-11-2007, 12:21 PM

i would have thought it was best to be low key since you never know who you may meet in life

my brother missed out on a job he wanted because his potential employer was a friend of one his older ones he didn't treat well..

just goes to show that you never know who you might bump into in your walk of life.

if he had been nicer to her, he may have now been at his dream job...

Hyper Venom · 03-11-2007, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by November Rain

i would have thought it was best to be low key since you never know who you may meet in life

my brother missed out on a job he wanted because his potential employer was a friend of one his older ones he didn't treat well..

just goes to show that you never know who you might bump into in your walk of life.

if he had been nicer to her, he may have now been at his dream job...

Wow. There's a lesson to live by.

Golgo-13 · 03-11-2007, 12:30 PM

Never burn your bridges, unless you have too. If your employer treats you like ****, then treat them like **** and not even give them the common courtesy of giving them 2 weeks notice. If they treated you decent, then do the same. You may need them for reference.

Wolfwood · 03-11-2007, 02:14 PM

When I quit Walmart I handed them a letter of resignation and said I would show up for my last two weeks. I never showed up again.

Wolfwood · 03-11-2007, 02:24 PM

EDIT: Eh double post 10 minutes apart. O_o

tzarinna · 03-11-2007, 02:30 PM

I always give notice.
The only time I didn't was a telemarketing job. I hadn't been there two weeks and I kind of felt bad cause a friend had gotten me the job. She was a bit upset by my action but I was young and going through some ****.

Addendum · 03-11-2007, 02:47 PM

A few years back, I had a real ****ty job. I forget how I got it, but I was hired to be a supervisor. Worst job ever.

**** pay, **** hours, **** workers. And yet, I was to blame for the workers failing to improve, even though their lack of work was allowed by my boss, because he figured it was cheaper to keep hiring new workers for base pay rather than give raises to those who actually work hard.

I cussed him out in front of everyone at work, and walked off.

A month later, I drove by my former workplace. They went out of business.

Erzengel · 03-11-2007, 03:23 PM

I'm pretty much in a profession which is pretty political. You don't try and burn bridges if you can really help it.

Honey Vibe · 03-11-2007, 03:43 PM

Even when the environment has turned sour, I leave a two-week notice. The last thing I want is all the effort I have put towards this job to be in vain. ...But sometimes, another two weeks will only make matters worse and its better to cut these jokers loose. It depends.

Tyrinus · 03-11-2007, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by photojones2

we have that too, but MANY people fail to realize it.

here, it's very illegal for a past employer to say anything about your job performance or the circumstances around your leaving. they can only confirm that you actually worked there during the dates you say you did.

Now that just seems like a load of BS to me. If you did a crappy job your employer should have the right to say so. However I can see how them just saying 'I'm not going to comment on his/her work performance' would probably get the point across. I still think that's BS to make it illegal.

heypapajinx · 03-12-2007, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by muertevilla

i just don't show up or call

yeah.... we know.

and i have never quit a job in a blaze of glory.
i've no called/no showed yes, but not from a place that i was particularly worried about a reference from.
but i WOULD like to go out just like Scarface on Half Baked.
"f**k YOU! f**k YOU! f**k YOU! YOU'RE COOL! and f**k YOU!! i'm out. *throws frozen hamburger patty at strangers face*"

Hades · 03-12-2007, 04:20 AM

I always get fired

or don't show up.

God I need to go to rehab.

heypapajinx · 03-12-2007, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hades

I always get fired

or don't show up.

God I need to go to rehab.

what?!
you're not even OLD enough to have had that many jobs!
YOU'RE A CHILD!!!

Hades · 03-12-2007, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heypapajinx

what?!
you're not even OLD enough to have had that many jobs!
YOU'RE A CHILD!!!

What the woofles?
I'm old enoughto be your pappa

heypapajinx · 03-12-2007, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hades

What the woofles?
I'm old enoughto be your pappa

kid.
don't you remember.
a looooong time ago you told me how old, correction, how YOUNG you really are in a PM.

CHILD!

Hades · 03-12-2007, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heypapajinx

kid.
don't you remember.
a looooong time ago you told me how old, correction, how YOUNG you really are in a PM.

CHILD!

Weelll...I complusively lie, so would you remind me, grandma

What age?

03-11-2007, 11:38 AM	#1
Kevin Roegele Side-Kick Join Date: May 2000 Location: England Posts: 23,318	Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? Have you ever quit a job, and did you do so in a polite, mutually-respectful manner, or a, "You can take this job and shove it?" type walkout? __________________ Read Cobalt Blue's comic strip adventures online - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobalt...68148599902345

03-11-2007, 11:41 AM	#2
black_dust FrEaK-A-ZoId!!! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Stoke Uk Posts: 18,285	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? I just said "Im leaving in 2 weeks, make sure you pay me..."

03-11-2007, 11:43 AM	#3
Lord Valumart Hype's Dr - It's Canon Join Date: May 2004 Location: you know the voice in your head, he's my flat mate Posts: 37,151	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? it all depends on if you want to ask them fora reference when you're finished __________________ sigh .... what a prick

03-11-2007, 11:49 AM	#4
PhotoJones Banned User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Swimmin' in my Money Bin Posts: 24,067	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? i typically quit a job the respectable way (putting in a two weeks notice and all that), but there was one job... i HATED my boss. we all did. i was working a small office of about 20 employees and this guy. he was the that boss that doesn't do his job, so everyone else had to pick up the slack. anyway, on the night before i quit...i dunno how to put this tastefully...a couple of us got into his office and..."made" fluids and matter on his stuff. everything was covered. the computer, file cabinet, desk...everything. it was great.

03-11-2007, 12:02 PM	#6
Hyper Venom Side-Kick Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Nunnayo Goddam Binnis!!! Posts: 3,882	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? I tend to do it the respectful way. I'll probably want a good reference when I seek employment elsewhere. __________________ Back from the dead...again...

03-11-2007, 12:06 PM	#7
Kevin Roegele Side-Kick Join Date: May 2000 Location: England Posts: 23,318	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? In the UK, we have bizarre rules meaning you can't give someone a bad reference. __________________ Read Cobalt Blue's comic strip adventures online - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobalt...68148599902345

03-11-2007, 12:16 PM	#9
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03-11-2007, 12:21 PM	#10
November Rain Single Mother Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Eleventh Place Posts: 13,344	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? i would have thought it was best to be low key since you never know who you may meet in life my brother missed out on a job he wanted because his potential employer was a friend of one his older ones he didn't treat well.. just goes to show that you never know who you might bump into in your walk of life. if he had been nicer to her, he may have now been at his dream job... __________________ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ These are my weapons The rain is my battlefield

03-11-2007, 12:30 PM	#12
Golgo-13 In ♥ w/ Hayley Atwell Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eating Cadburys Creme Eggs... Posts: 23,200	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? Never burn your bridges, unless you have too. If your employer treats you like **, then treat them like and not even give them the common courtesy of giving them 2 weeks notice. If they treated you decent, then do the same. You may need them for reference. __________________ Theatricality and deception are powerful agents to the uninitiated... but we are initiated aren't we Bruce ? Members of the League of shadows..... "Men are born between a woman's legs and spend the rest of their lives trying to get back between them..........WHY? Because there's no place like home!"**

03-11-2007, 02:14 PM	#13
Wolfwood Shasta McNasty Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chino, California Posts: 11,854	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? When I quit Walmart I handed them a letter of resignation and said I would show up for my last two weeks. I never showed up again. __________________ Something wicked this way comes. Henchman for Shadaloo AVATAR BY AxlsAppetite

03-11-2007, 02:24 PM	#14
Wolfwood Shasta McNasty Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chino, California Posts: 11,854	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? EDIT: Eh double post 10 minutes apart. O_o __________________ Something wicked this way comes. Henchman for Shadaloo AVATAR BY AxlsAppetite

03-11-2007, 02:30 PM	#15
tzarinna С новым годом! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Россия Posts: 22,845	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? I always give notice. The only time I didn't was a telemarketing job. I hadn't been there two weeks and I kind of felt bad cause a friend had gotten me the job. She was a bit upset by my action but I was young and going through some ****. __________________ ...возможно счастье что-то мы можем только последовать, и возможно фактически мы можем никогда не иметь его, независимо от того, какой.. Наиболее хорошо мюзикл!!!!!!! Весна будя Слушайте Мое собрание DVD

03-11-2007, 02:47 PM	#16
Addendum Banned User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Memphis Posts: 22,139	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? A few years back, I had a real **ty job. I forget how I got it, but I was hired to be a supervisor. Worst job ever. pay, hours, ** workers. And yet, I was to blame for the workers failing to improve, even though their lack of work was allowed by my boss, because he figured it was cheaper to keep hiring new workers for base pay rather than give raises to those who actually work hard. I cussed him out in front of everyone at work, and walked off. A month later, I drove by my former workplace. They went out of business.

03-11-2007, 03:23 PM	#17
Erzengel \|-o-\| (-o-) \|-o-\| Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 58,965	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? I'm pretty much in a profession which is pretty political. You don't try and burn bridges if you can really help it. __________________ What SHH Class Are You?

03-11-2007, 03:43 PM	#18
Honey Vibe Pardon, Mr. Hyde? Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 12,854	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? Even when the environment has turned sour, I leave a two-week notice. The last thing I want is all the effort I have put towards this job to be in vain. ...But sometimes, another two weeks will only make matters worse and its better to cut these jokers loose. It depends. __________________ "I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams...."

03-12-2007, 04:20 AM	#21
Hades Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 11,442	Re: Quiting a job; low-key or blaze or glory? I always get fired or don't show up. God I need to go to rehab.

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