Comments on: Can I Please Quit without Notice?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:47:15 +0000

I worked for 7 days only got payed for one day the comany said they don’t av to pay me the 6 days as i didn’t give notice of leaving and it was in my contract can they do this

By: Jusrt another one

Jusrt another one — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:00:08 +0000

I gave a one day notice and I would not hesitate to do it again. I had been at a job I loved (beyond loved) for 10 years….then we got new senior management. I was a middle manager and was asked not to take a lunch or any breaks (i.e. bathroom) breaks at all, I worked at the front desk. I worked full time and my team was made up of 4 part timers, they were also told not to leave the desk, not a question of getting someone to cover, just don’t do it AND they wanted me to fire a member of my team without any documentation and they would not tell me why, I pushed back and said I didn’t feel comfortable with that and got a final written warning for insubordination. I texted the HR manager and the CEO and said I would not be back the next day or ever. No one ever reached out to ask why, I just received a letter from them stating I was ineligible for rehire. It was a nightmare.

By: keith m

keith m — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 05:59:21 +0000

In reply to Miller. And even if it was, remember that "HR" subsidized you during slow periods, or days your productivity was low due to your not feeling well, or because you were still in a learning curve, or because it was the week between Christmas and new years....I doubt the job was totally a one way street

By: anon uk

anon uk — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 11:31:12 +0000

I gave a months notice when I quit McDonalds and worked all of my shifts including some extra covering etc. This is because I was able to (I got a job offer but their start date wasn’t for another 5 weeks due to them also moving office location at the time). I think they were pretty shocked… Upside is whenever I go into my old workplace, I am well received, my old managers etc like to have a brief chat and catch up and I’ve been assured on various occasions that if I ever need a reference they’ll provide a good one. It’s worth giving notice if you’re able to, even of it’s fast food or of you hated the job, and to give as much as you’re able to (unless you know it’s a workplace that pushes people out once they give notice.. Then give 2 weeks and be prepared to exit early of asked)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:46:18 +0000

My stance on giving notice is that it’s a small test of the new employer. If they try to demand I don’t give 2 weeks notice, I’ll know that they don’t care about professional courtesy.

When I started my current job, I wanted to give the old employer 3 weeks notice, because I already had a week’s vacation scheduled, for the 2nd week of the notice period. A couple people told me that I should not tell the new employer that I needed to give 3 weeks, because they might get upset and pull the offer. From my perspective, if they get upset and pull the offer over me doing the professional and courteous thing, I don’t want to work there anyway.

By: charles

charles — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:24:46 +0000

“I am a polite person who will try to never inconvenience anyone for my own benefit. It is literally against my morals to quit without notice.”

Then why are you writing in? You seem to have answered your own question. If it really is against your “morals” you should know what the right thing to do is.

As my father used to say: “just because everybody else is jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge doesn’t mean you should too.”

By: DS3434

DS3434 — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 22:43:24 +0000

Nobody has brought up the point that you should always have a running list of references. Quitting without notice is going to make it tough to get s positive reference from that employer.
Also, Evil HR Lady is much more patient than me because reading that letter gave me a headache.

By: Miller

Miller — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 21:59:18 +0000

In reply to Dr. Ross. Dr. Ross, this is not another deep HR conspiracy. Anon has it right, it's the department, team, co-workers, supervisor/manager, and company as a whole that is effected. The few things HR is concerned about at term is their function in filling the open position and any necessary administrative paperwork necessary.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 20:20:32 +0000

I work in Recruiting and even though our clients often want candidates that can start ASAP we always ask that they allow a 2 week notice. Employers should want a perspective candidate to give a 2 week notice and plan for it from the get go. The best hires are usually already working and they would expect the same of their employees if they needed to leave for some reason. I agree with several who have commented, just because it may be the norm in an industry does not mean it should be.

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 19:25:52 +0000

I just want to point out that, while high turnover and employees who just quit showing up may be the norm in fast food, it’s still not appropriate.

LW, this is a classic example of of “just because everyone else does it, doesn’t make it right.” I agree with Evil HR Lady, tell Company B you need to give a notice of at least one week! It would be respectful to Company A and will, ideally, reassure Company B that you’re diligent.