How to quit my job.
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Since you don't work in the same location as your manager, which isn't all that uncommon, I would send a formal letter of resignation by courier. I would then phone the boss and let him know your decision and that a formal letter is on the way. Industries are getting smaller and you never know when that boss may end up in your working life again. Stay classy.
Although, we had a guy quit via email while the boss was out having a smoke LOL. He only worked there a week and decided it wasn't for him. The boss stepped out the back door, the guy sent the email, grabbed his stuff and went out the front door LOL.
Although, we had a guy quit via email while the boss was out having a smoke LOL. He only worked there a week and decided it wasn't for him. The boss stepped out the back door, the guy sent the email, grabbed his stuff and went out the front door LOL.
that's bull... THEY can terminate the relationship and walk you out the door 5 minutes later... why can't the employee do the same?
that being said, i DO agree with you... never burn a bridge... the world is smaller than people think!
Self-termination should always be done formally in writing. A letter is more professional but an e-mail at minimum AND the e-mail should be the follow up to a conversation, not an out of the blue "I quit."
I know plenty of cases where people didn't give a shit about their job, quit unprofessionally, and lo and behold it came back to haunt them later on. At a minimum quitting suddenly makes you look amateur, unprofessional, and unreliable. Traits that people will remember down the road.
I know plenty of cases where people didn't give a shit about their job, quit unprofessionally, and lo and behold it came back to haunt them later on. At a minimum quitting suddenly makes you look amateur, unprofessional, and unreliable. Traits that people will remember down the road.
Inaccurate.
If an employer is terminating you FOR CAUSE, then yes they can terminate you immediately and walk you out the door. But they would have to prove just cause if you chose to challenge (either through your union or through an unjust dismissal lawsuit if you're non-union).
If not terminating you FOR CAUSE, the employer is required to provide you with NOTICE of termination (approx 1 week per year of service up to 8 weeks). If they choose to "walk you to the door", they are REQUIRED BY LAW to pay out the notice period (PAY IN LIEU OF NOTICE). Most employers pay out to avoid having a disgruntled employee sabotage the business or just be a cancer on the work place.
SEVERANCE PAY is something else entirely and if it's applicable it's OVER AND ABOVE notice of termination/pay-in-lieu of notice.
While the onus on employees is less than on employers, it does still exist and employees have been SUED for leaving without providing proper notice to their employer. Usually this is because the abrupt self-termination resulted in financial loss/hardship to the company and usually the employee was a senior one or otherwise integral to the business. There is no official notice period for self-termination but the courts will view it as what's reasonable under the circumstances. Also be sure your original employment contract didn't stipulate a notice period for self-termination (I know mine requires me to give 30 days notice). Many people forget since it could be years and years since the original contract.
All consistently good advice.
Keep it professional. Don't burn bridges.
Given the geographical challenge, I'm all for an e-mail with an almost immediate follow up phone call.
only employees with contracts will have any notice provision. most employees have no notice requirement to quit
Never burn bridges. You never know who knows whom. No long term notice is required, but is a good thing to do, not to leave a bad taste with anyone and give them an opportunity to make preparations if needed.
Yeah, it says that you are over 30, probably over 40
As in person as you can make it, telephone call if that's the only way, followed immediately by the email as soon as you hang up the phone, is the gold standard these days. Otherwise there is a period of a few days while you wait for the letter to arrive where you look like a jackass who doesn't put it in writing, and then when the letter arrives people wonder why you didn't just send an email.
Once upon a time there was an argument for a letter, but since the courts have accepted emails as valid written communications that time is past.
The firm could go to court and argue that your leaving with no notice damaged them, by leaving them in a bind, and sue you for the damages. If you are a lowly grunt they won't bother, not worth paying a lawyer to chase after the few dollars they might squeeze you for. Could be different story if you are a highly paid professional or in management.
The notice employees give to their firms, though, is mostly a professional courtesy, to ensure that the separation is amicable. In most industries there is an unwritten rule that you give two weeks notice, and if you don't, people will tend to think that you are a jerk.
Yes the company CAN terminate you...give you a severance...,and walk you out the door!
but if YOU walk out the door, they owe you nuthin.
so why not....give notice of two weeks....they will likely pack u out and walk you out, but at least you get two weeks.
but if YOU walk out the door, they owe you nuthin.
so why not....give notice of two weeks....they will likely pack u out and walk you out, but at least you get two weeks.
I have had a situation in which it was necessary to inform more than one manager simultaneously; I sent a short but clear and respectful email giving three weeks notice. I continued to perform my job professionally in the interim, and was working through the end of the three weeks transferring my responsibilities to others. At no point did I make a big deal out of the situation; I didn't publish it to my co-workers until after it was brought up by management, to give the company ample opportunity to make the necessary arrangements. And at no time did I denigrate the firm.
never had to terminate as such, but is 2 weeks a mandatory? Aside from the papers, filing taxes and benefits like some mentioned, can you call in and just say you won't be working anymore next week or the same day? Are you legally required to give 2 weeks notice? I mean, unless your job was nice and your employer really liked and wanted you to stay, it would be pretty awkward working the next 2 weeks.
Not Burning Bridges is over-rated. I've left shitty jobs before and have always done it the right way: eg 1 Mongy's notice; behaved professionally; etc. I wish just once I'd caused a scene and indulged my inner child.
Oh well...there's still time.
Oh well...there's still time.
many jobs require you to provide references when applying for jobs and take it pretty seriously. If you ever plan to use this job at all for a reference to a future job, quit in good terms (ie: give ample notice, meet your employers, shake their hands etc).. Otherwise an email the morning of workday should be sufficient I guess.
Back in highschool, I did have a stingy Jew employer who gave me a hard time after I quit... Made me show up to the workplace a few times to collect my last pay cheque but was no where to be found. I decided to call him and left a demanding and threatening voicemail. Some employers are just douchebags. js
If you never see your boss, keep the job without going in and begin the new one.
See how long you can draw 2 paycheques.
See how long you can draw 2 paycheques.
