Would You Quit Without Notice?
I've spoken to a couple of people this week who quit their job without providing two weeks notice and weren't sure about the repurcussions. With the first one, it shouldn't make much of a difference because the person had only been at the job for a week. I suggested that he not even mention this position when he applies for new jobs.
The other case is more complicated. The woman stayed late at work, cleaned out her cubicle, and left a resignation letter on the desk of her supervisor. The letter apologized for not giving notice (sample resignation letter - no notice) and said she need to resign immediately.
It would have been wiser, if circumstances allowed, to ask if she could be released from her job early (resignation letter - short notice), rather than just quitting.
The problems are going to arise when she starts a new job search. It's doubtful that she'll get a good reference from the company that she quit without notice. That means, she's going to have to do some explaining to prospective employers, and it's always easier to move on when you've left your last position on good terms.
What Do You Think? Would You Quit Without Notice?
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I did quit a part-time job with out giving a written notice. I did tell the owner that due to some extreme circumstances, I did not know when I would be coming back to work. Since it was a job I was not going to put on my resume or relevant to my career,(I only worked 9 hours a week), I never sent them a formal notice. All of my other full-time, places of employment, I certainly gave them the appropriate time to begin their employee search.
What happen when they change your job description from not traveling to a traveling position with out an option and you quit at the moment with out a notice.
As a mid level manager, it is very unprofessional and inconsiderate to quit without giving notice to your employer. Unfortunately, the manager has no recourse other than to state that the employee is not eligible for rehire, should the new employer call for a reference. When an employee quits without a 2 week notice, it says a lot about their character and I would never hire an employee that didn’t give their previous employer a 2 week notice. If they did it to their previous employer, they will do it to you too!
To Displeased Supervisor,
Being an at-will employee goes both ways. Layoffs occur without notice, and are effective immediately. Why should it not be reciprocal?
Sorry, bub. There’s no loyalty anymore.
Displeased supervisor
Managers should be cautious in putting a bad references, many ex-employees have becoming rich after sueing their previous company for defamation.
It is an “at will” society. The capitalists made it that way. No company loyal to workers – no workers loyal to the company. I am a professional and in two weeks – I will quit without notice in protest to the policies of the organization, work environment, and my treatment.
For purely selfish reasons, I give a notice.
It’s easier to just up and leave, but chances are good I will regret it later.
I quit my last job with little notice (I gave notice just a few days before my ending date); I had been on sick leave for several weeks and was waiting for some test results to come back from the doctor’s office when I realized that I simply could not go back to my old job; it was too stressful and I would just become ill again. So I gave 3 days notice. I did leave on good terms, though; my manager had figured out I wasn’t going to come back before I gave notice.
At another job, when an employee gave 2 weeks notice, the managers were so vindictive that they would first take that employee’s phone away after a day, then they would take their desk away, at least 10 days before the employee’s last day. So the two weeks became a total drag with nowhere to sit and no way to conduct business.
Annnd, many years before that at yet another job, when I did give two weeks notice, I was let go immediately.
So while I believe it is best to giver 2 weeks notice if at all possible, employees must look out for themselves and their own best interests.