Quitting Without Notice

Has anyone quit without notice? I read in my employee handbook that the employer can end it at any time, and it also says the employee can end it at any time without notice. I am working a customer service job with 15 other people and i hate it. It's not what I thought it was going to, pays crappy, and I have been there just a month.

If you wamt to use them as a reference (though quitting after only a month probably isn't going to allow that), give notice. If not, then don't.

I know it is definately not the right thing to do, but I have been here just less than a month and just got out of training. I left my other job (which paid more) for this position, which was stupid on my part. I was told there would be many opportunities for advancement which there are not, and that was the only reason why I took this because i thought it would be a good move for my career. I literally cry every night this job gives me so much anxiety, I just can't take it anymore. On top of that I have gained 5lbs over thinking this all week.

Sounds like you already have your mind made up so why ask?

They probably are already used to high turn over rate as it is and will not give you grief for your last two weeks. Just tell them you have to go to your dad/family reasons and don't think the position is a good match.

yes.

It's not about if the job was all it was hyped up to be, it's about if you are all you hyped yourself up to be!!! I assume you told them during the interview you were a good employee, right? Then be a good employee and give notice!

A lot of times in these positions the manager will say.. "Just go now!"

In the long term what is a week or two. Even if you are miserable, give a notice. It will come back to haunt you if you don't.

I have a different point of view.

Jobs come and go. You only have one dad. If he needs you, go to him. Especially since you haven't been there long. Leave it off your resume.

Burning bridges is rarely a good idea.

I've given notice to most every job i've worked at. My last one I was so unhappy with and ended up moving across the country a few days later. Sadly the job didn't even notice I wasn't there. They ended up calling me 5 days later. That place was such a joke. I wasn't there very long to begin with. I wanted to quit after day 1.

I am leaving so suddenly because my dad lives far away and he is having issues, so I am leaving to go be with him for awhile. I do not plan on using them as a references, and the job is not what it was hyped up to be.

If your not planning on using them as a reference I say just go ahead and quit, notice or not. I lived in Vegas for 6 years and am a Bartender, at times I had to work crappy jobs til I could find something better, or work an extra job for the holidays as at the time I was a single mom (ice cream shop "shake maker", server for a catering company, club promoter, guest Co host on a local fashion TV show, etc) but I never felt the need to give too much notice to those jobs, if any because I wasn't there long and I wouldnever put them on an application.

Yep CS pretty much sucks. I assume you didn't realize that customer service is actually the complaint department. I worked CS during college.

I'd do the following.

Tell your manager that this isn't what you thought you'd be doing. Ask if there's another alternative position that you can perform. If the answer is no (wait a day or so) then give them 2 weeks notice via email. Saying that you'd hoped that they'd find a fit for you in the department. CC the email to HR.

As a hiring manager I've learned the trick is getting good people, not perfect fits. By working the above steps you're telling HR that you're good people. They may not keep you, but they'll have to admit that they let a good one get away.

You sure can. However it makes you look bad. Give them at least a week if you are easy to replace. In my profession we tend to give a 30 day notice if not longer.

This. I've only ever left one job with no notice, and at that job I knew (a) I'd never use that boss as a reference (and that future employers would never call that boss) and (b) there were more than enough employees to cover my lost work. In general though, you want to give a reasonable period of notice.

If there is really an issue with your dad, and you need to leave to be with him. I would flat out tell them that. I would pull the manager aside and thank them for the opportunity, then explain that you will finish out the week, but your father needs your assistance right now and that's where you need to be.

Have you ever been a manager or supervisor of a group of people?

If so, then you know that you're about to ram it into someone without lube when you just leave without notice.

If not, then I will tell you, one of the worse things about managing people is dealing with their random crap that they feel free to throw at you.

If there is a reason that you can't give them 2 weeks notice to get themselves prepared, then give some notice simply because that is a person that you're dealing with, not some faceless entity called "the job".

If your father truly needs you now-- explain to them and go. If not, and you are just looking for an excuse-- give notice (absent abuse of some sort, which does not appear to be the case). Crappy jobs are jobs- and the ability to get those jobs done affects others income and well being. They hired you and you accepted-- so it is not what you thought it would be-- give em notice (preferably two weeks) and move on. Your good name will remain intact, and there is nothing more important out there than your good name.

Yep. Give notice because it's the right thing to do.

Be the bigger person and give notice. I completely understand the anxiety associated with a job that stinks, but go ahead and put in two weeks notice. More often than not, they will just tell you that you don't need to come in the next day and that you can pick up your last check on such and such day or they will mail it to you. If that is not the case, your last two weeks will be a lot less stressful, because you know you are almost done. Trust me, once you have a set date that is the end of your employment with the company, you will feel so much better. Just don't be a child and walk out or call on your lunch and say your not coming back. That is immature and you never know when it will come back on you.

"Lay the foundation for a good reputation".