Quitting!

AaronG190991

Quit one job, hated it, boss was a phag and there was no communication what so ever with anyone, i quit after the first day lmao just didn't turn up the next day and i got a new job i applied for weeks before the day after so yeah out of one job into another within 48hours not too bad

wolverine66

most of the time, i quit to better my situation either financially or geographically. only one time did i work for a place that was so bad, i lost 30+ pounds because of the stress and was physically ill as i walked to the building. they are out of business now.

Jennisin1

I just sucked it up until I found something better... took 9 months, but I found my dream job!

Pixi_Rex

The one job I did quit, I told them 3 days before I went on holidays that I was leaving and wouldn't be back after they were done. The owner enjoyed sexually harrassing the girls that worked there, and if you didn't let him touch you, you got screamed at, didn't get raises, and got all the crap jobs.


My last job did layoffs which I was included in but up until then I was just being stubborn. Really I was done 2 years prior but I wouldn't leave. There was one production manager (the VP of prod actually) that made it her lifes mission to try and make me quit. She did everything in her power - Including hiring my Ex boyfriend (who stalked me) as my assistant, they did annual raises and I got 15 cents upon her reccomendation (everyone else in my department got a dollar), she called my current employer telling them I was a bad choice for my position... Thankfully they were willing to give me a shot.

Bentley2718

I've left a few jobs over the years:

1) I quit one absolutely insufferable job in undergrad with no notice. The boss was difficult to work for, plus she hired way more people than she needed, and then would randomly send you home, or make you sit around "off the clock" until she needed you. I had two other jobs at the time, and I knew she had plenty of people to fill in for me. I told her I didn't think the job was a good fit for me, she agreed.

2) Also in undergrad, I left a job I really liked at a used book store so I could be an undergraduate TA/RA. I told the owners of the bookstore that I really loved the job, but that the new one would look better on grad school applications. They said they were sorry to see me go, but understood.

3) In grad school I left a really pointless research assistant position (I wasn't learning anything) for a research assistant position with a faculty member whose research I admired greatly and that was closer to my area of interest. I didn't say much of anything, I just made the arrangements to change assignments (these were made at the department level) and left.

4) My last job I put up with for 4.5 years. It was high stress, and getting to be much higher stress over time. I learned a lot in the job, but it was more than time to move on. I told my supervisor, who was really great to work for overall, that she had been really great to work for (even though I didn't like the job, that wasn't her fault) but that my new job was a good opportunity for me. She was sorry to see me go, but understood. She wrote me a letter of recommendation for my current job, and we have kept in touch a little, so I don't think there were any hard feelings.

So I guess I'd say what you do, and what you say depends a lot on the situation, particularly how you feel about the management. Also, I've never quit a job unless I had another job, so in all but one case, I was able to say I was "moving on" rather than "quitting."

Willbenchforcupcakes

I resigned as a swimming instructor after developing nerve impingement from c2 down to t7. Every medical professional agreed that it was a workplace injury, but that we would never be able to prove it to the satisfaction of wcb. I resigned from another location when my own personal beliefs became incompatible with company policies and procedures. I've quit a couple jobs within a few weeks of starting when it became clear that the workplace environment and me were not a good fit.

AngryDiet

Get a can of red spray paint and write "RESIGN" in huge letters on a blank wall (glass wall preferred). Then leave.

Icelandic_Saga

Only time I ever quit was just because I was bored with it... Jobs bore me.