re: Quitting your job stories

Going in to drop your notice is always hard unless you’re in a shite situation.

I’m client facing so usually I give two weeks and get walked out that day… but paid for the 2 weeks . I also leave a week of time before starting so a solid 3 week vacation in between gigs is nice.

ETA…I’ve only worked for 3 companies since 1998 so this hasn’t happened often.

Went to give a 2 wk letter to my first boss and right after I asked if I could speak with him, before I handed him the letter, he asked if I got another job. I think he’s seen that look before.

When I put in my two weeks at the shitty finance company, they let me go on the spot. So I took a well deserved two week vacation before starting my new job.

When I put my two weeks in at the bank, they let me work. I helped where I could, but I made it known that wasn’t starting any new projects. At one point, the manager emailed me “did you make your calls this week?” To which I replied “Lol, no”

Anyone ever start a job and within 6 months/a year, there is a big management change?

A little bit after college, I was hired by a manager and his boss. The boss gets fired and eventually a real bitch of a woman was hired for his spot. She then takes me out from under my manager (who I really liked and was teaching me a lot) and put me directly under her in the org chart and basically tried to make me her admin assistant. She also told me “I’m not trying to run you out” . That’s when I realized that’s 100% what she was doing and I was gone within a month

ETA - there is a strange dynamic between young men and middle aged women in an office setting that is never really discussed. maybe it’s just me but I don’t like working with them.

I was hired January 25th 1992 and worked seven to five Monday through Friday till July 2012.

They moved me to a new store location and I was working eight to six Tuesday through Friday and half a day on Saturday.
I was off on Monday.

My wife was diagnosed with cancer in April of 2016 and I was having to run her to chemo and radiation. It was thirty five radiations and six chemo. The whole time I was off helping her they were bitching at me for being off.

I told her once we got her well I was quitting and going to do my own thing. She understood.

I started planning the first of 2017. I started getting things together and in August of 2018 I was almost ready.

Christmas Eve 2018 I turned in my resignation letter to the manager that was bitching about me being off so much with my wife two years earlier. I finished out my two weeks and Monday January 7th 2019 I was own my own.

The only regrets I have is not doing it sooner.

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there is a strange dynamic between young men and middle aged women in an office setting that is never really discussed. maybe it’s just me but I don’t like working with them.

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We had a women manager in my company but in a different division that was a total bitch to her younger male reports in meetings. My boss leaned over at a conference and whispered to me and a two of her reports “that bitch needs some dick” to which one of the guys replied “I’ve been bending her over her desk three times a week but apparently it isnt working” and we all laughed.
A few months down the road bitch lady is gaining a few pounds, starts to wear looser fitting clothes and the young report seems a little more nervous every day. Turns out old boy wasn’t kidding at the conference about bending her over the desk a few times a week and had knocked her up.

Last I heard they were living in Tennessee and he was a stay at home dad while the ole bitch was busy ruining someone else’s day.

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I know, shocking in the LP.

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Sadly, that's not contained to just a single parish, or even LA. Growing up in my small town the teachers had to ration printer paper while the school board drove around Excursions.

I got my dream job in May of 2022. My boss had purchased another company near bankruptcy, and I managed to reduce costs and bring the company out of the red.

I assumed responsibility for both companies when the General Manager left. The company was still fiscally fragile, so I did not ask for a raise. Despite this, the owner continued to spend and hire like crazy.

My responsibility was to keep our budget in check, but she made it impossible. Finally, in April of 2023, she accused me of conspiring with other employees on my off time-- to "bring her down", by cell phone, even though we were forbidden to communicate via cell. This was not true, and I worked seven days a week remotely in another state- approximately 70 hours a week. I barely had time to speak to my family, and I sure would not jeopardize my job this way.

I began looking for a job and found one fairly quickly that had a guarantee and was outside sales (I wouldn't say I like it) but the potential is there to make more.

I gave her the opportunity to give me a decent raise and bonus. I said if she did, she would stay. She gave me a 3 percent raise and a one thousand dollar bonus. I still made 4 grand less than the previous GM and my bonus was 3 grand less. Never once did she tell me how grateful she was.

I quit without notice 2 days later at 5 pm on Friday.

To do this was a big deal, as we work in an industry where we both know the same people. I've never burned a bridge in my life, but I truly feel she did when she accused me of going behind her back.

While I hate my new job, It's way better than working for her.

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This was not true, and I worked seven days a week remotely in another state- approximately 70 hours a week.

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Yeah, sure.