Quitting!

Usually when I get fed up I quit and take a few people with me. Rhetoric works in my favor.
Now that I am going to have a Masters soon I see myself being wayyyy more professional.
The right thing to do is give notice...

I resigned from my job just a few months ago. I found that I was completely burned out and no longer had the passion that my job required. I was tired of the long hours, limited days off and lack of benefits, and I had come to the point where I just couldn't imagine doing it anymore.

I was and still am good friends with the business owners. I was very nervous, but I invited them to dinner, briefly explained my reasons for quitting, and gave them a date. They were kind and understanding and made it totally painless.

I didn't hate my job or my coworkers, it just wasn't for me anymore. Your situation is different, but I believe that honesty is usually the best policy. If you tell them why you're really quitting maybe you can improve the atmosphere for the people who stay.

I quit a job for multiple reasons.

1. My boss asked me to break a law regarding child safety (I was a swim instructor and lifeguard at a YMCA).
2. There were frequent MANDATORY all-day trainings WITHOUT PAY.
3. I was suspended for 3 weeks after a coworker told my supervisor that I had been "breaking company policies". This coworker was best friends with the girl that my brother had just broken up with. You do the math.
4. My boss often brought her personal life to work with her and took it out on all the employees.
5. We were often asked (forced) to "volunteer" for special events that the facility held. No pay.
6. The hours sucked.

So yeah, I left.

I feel like quitting jobs is my area of expertise! In all honestly, I worked at one job for about 4 years seasonally (which essentially meant I was laid off for a month or two and collected unemployment.) Loved this job so much but then they merged with the corporate office and the whole atmosphere changed. They gave leadership positions to unqualified and frankly crappy people and they changed all the policies. The new "boss" (and I use this term lightly) they had over my department was a giant dbag. Openly scolded his employees in front of everyone, made myself and others cry by making us feel stupid. He degraded all the women and was all sports and high-fives with the guys. It was ridiculous. I tried to put up with him as long as possible for the chance of a promotion, but finally got too bad. So even after 4 years of working there, I called in one day and said I wasn't coming back. They had me go in and sign an official resignation letter, but I gave no notice and never looked back. Do I regret it? No, not really. I wanted to "stick it to the man" and I had another job lined up. I waited until I did for the sake of my bank account and honestly, I've had a few jobs since then and have never had problems getting hired because I didn't give a formal notice. Maybe that won't always be the case, but it wasn't the first job I've quit and it won't be the last. There's no reason for a job to make you miserable and for me, I ended up binge drinking and eating my nights away after work because I was so unhappy there. Now I'm at a job I don't love, but I've finally realized without a degree and the money to start up my own business, I'm just going to jump around to jobs that dont' satisfy me. Instead I'm looking towards the future now. So in summary, can't say what's best for you, but do what makes you happy! Dont' settle for less than you deserve, but also really think about if you're overreacting or if your reasons for wanting to leave are justified.

BUMP

I've quit jobs in the past when I wasn't very serious about them.
Now, when I am ready to move on, I have something else lined up and give two weeks notice.

I quit my first job out of undergrad because I was being sexually harassed by my boss. Well actually, I was planning on quitting. HR found out about everything that was going on the day before I gave my notice and kindly "let me go" so I could still receive severance and unemployment should I need it. Thank goodness I was only unemployed for about 2 weeks.

I tried to quit but they threatened to shoot me,

protecting freedom an't easy but it's necessary

My job is pretty high stress! I still push through but there are days where I want to be done! I just know that I can't quit unless I have another job lined up so I just keep pushing! Sometimes I feel we are like people in jail but out cell is only for 8 or 9 hours a day. I am stuck in this one room with children all day and they cry, spit, hit, kick, won't sleep, throw food, and need poopie diapers changed!!!! I love them and can't stand it all at the same time. I have been watching kids in a center for 10 years this year! Ahhhh It can be really tough!

I quit my last job that I LOVED due to poor management. It was at a higher end hotel and just poorly run by a 26 year old not even wet behind the ears girl. Loved her as a person..but she sucked as a manager. I was there from the opening of the thing (got hired before it even opened) and stayed almost 2 years.

I worked in retail for the better part of fifteen years. I was never able to keep any one job for more than two years because working at the low end of the food chain in retail gets old REAL quick. Time was that retail sales people were paid on commission. Not anymore. You're lucky to make minimum wage and you have to take alot of abuse, not only from your superiors, but from customers as well. While I have quit more than one job, I've never left without notice. Most of my former employers have good things to say about me, so I don't want to burn those bridges. I might need a reference from them later. Although, in most cases, my managers have left their jobs also.

I will leave a job when the amount of *kitten* I have to put up with outweighs my remuneration. I have also been made redundent twice during my working life, both instances had nothing to do with my employer being in financial difficulties. When push comes to shove, your employer will have little compunction in getting rid of you, so you should not feel you owe them anything.

Each time I have left a job, it was almost never the work. It was usually the people. If you don't have a great boss that is going to have your back and help you to succeed, it makes working all that more difficult. Also, if you are working with people you just don't get alone with, the job just isn't worth it. I am at work 9 - 10 hours a day. I better like the people I work with. I have been in my current job for almost 5 years. This is the longest I have ever stayed with one company. It is my manager and the people I work with that keep me here. Once you find a good manager, you really don't want to look anywhere else.