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

[Kevin Roegele]

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]

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

 

[Lord Valumart]

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

 

[PhotoJones]

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. t:

 

[Kevin Roegele]

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. t:

 

[Hyper Venom]

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

 

[Kevin Roegele]

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

 

[PhotoJones]

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]

i just don't show up or call

 

[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...

 

[Hyper Venom]

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]

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]

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]

EDIT: Eh double post 10 minutes apart.

 

[tzarinna]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

I always get fired

or don't show up.

God I need to go to rehab.

 

[heypapajinx]

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]

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]

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]

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?