Comment on The joy of quitting a shit job with an asshole boss
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 days agoTwo weeks is good practice especially as you move into more professional roles. Depending on the role additional notice might be preferred or even required since some roles in some businesses are critical enough to potentially impact business continuity if you leave unexpectedly
For a shitty retail job though? Give a few days notice so the schedule can be updated and leave it at that, barring other obligations
I wanted to give 2 weeks at my last job, but boss blew away any trust I had with him, I took a 2 week vacation and started a new job instead. Sent an email and never returned.
He even tried to text me Monday to check on the status of 2 new hires, which I didn’t setup at all lmao. Left that shit on read.
It’s not your job to keep your morale high enough to not bail
Notice is never legally required. You’re allowed to leave at any time, regardless of position. Would it screw over the company? Yes. Is it unprofessional? Yes. But you have zero obligation to give notice.
I work a high-paying job in tech with plenty of responsibility, but due to how upper management completely screws me, I will likely be leaving with same-day notice. If the company wants respect, they must first give respect.
It’s a case by case scenario. There’s more shitty jobs/bosses than good ones that deserve a noticed. But it’s your life vs their money, do what’s best for you
Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I gave a month’s notice at a job I was leaving. I was moving on, it wasn’t a shit job but I was ready to move up and they weren’t promoting me to the types of jobs I wanted. No hard feelings.
Until I have my month’s notice. I had been there 3 years and assumed we would take a week or so to hire someone, then I could train them on the job the last 2 weeks. It sure would have helped me when I started.
I wish I’d giving 3 days. They had no interest in including me in the new hire process (this is a small business, only 2 other people above me, owner and accountant) and basically it felt like they were waiting on me to leave so they could bring in their new pick.
Now I did end up working for that company in the position I wanted part time for a couple years after that, so I guess just not showing up would have been way worse, but I found that time period incredibly stressful and still don’t understand the motives.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I gave two weeks notice once, and fired on the spot. My manager claimed since I was quitting I probably do a shitty job the last two weeks so why keep me around.
So I dont give notice no more no matter the job.
Objection@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
This also happened to me once too. I was working at Amazon as a picker, and they unveiled a new tool that lets you put in electronically if you’re planning to leave. One morning, I put in that I was planning to leave in a month. Before lunch that same day, I was suddenly fired.
DerArzt@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Never show your hand!
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Self fulfilling prophecy. Can’t do a bad or good job if you’re gone lol