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If you know someone who quit their job, you probably know all the reasons that led to it as well. Years of micromanaging? No acknowledgement or career opportunities? Toxic work environment? As a species, we humans are resilient and can take a lot of damage before we're finally pushed to our limit. But some things set it clear that we need to remove ourselves from the situation here and now.
One Redditor wanted to hear exactly these stories: what led people to quit their job on the spot. Many users responded with their experiences, detailing the last drop that made them leave their long-term workplace, or what made them walk out 15 minutes into their first shift.
Bored Panda selected the most interesting stories that range from bad managers to dangerous work conditions, many of them indicating red flags to look out for. Scroll down, upvote your favorite stories, and if you quit your job on the spot, we invite you to share your experience in the comments below!
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#1
I had the owner of a restaurant I was managing spill literally boiling fresh made chicken noodle soup on my middle torso all the way down. So hot and painful to the point I had to strip my soaking boiling shoes. My reaction was to run and swear.
He told me If I swore so vocally again he would let me go. I then needed medical attention, to which he llrefused. I went to the hospital anyway, came to work the next day with bandages, and was told I would work today's shift as repayment for missing my previous one. I explained that was illegal and gave him an ultimatum, either he fix it with him paying my medical bills or I walk. He laughed saying I had no control over it. So I walked. 3 months later after filing suit, I supplied all the information needed to indict him on tax fraud, failure to properly insure, failure to maintain a safe work place, and he and his other businesses had to be sold for him to afford the legal costs, my medical bills and the mandatory restitution payments.
Stupid b***h is still paying me out, and now that he's fulfilled his sentenced time, lives in a relatively medium sized town and we frequent the same locations, I consistently remind him of what his next payment is owed and due.
N Miller 2 years ago
Back in the late 60's (so, before health & safety was a thing), my dad worked in a restaurant where the kitchen was in the basement and there were no dumb-waiter lifts. Dad was carrying boiling chicken soup up the stairs when he lost his balance and tipped the entire huge pan back over on himself, head to waist. His boss heard the scream, ripped the shirt off dad's back and fetched the hose used for cleaning the floors and soaked him for about twenty minutes. Dad received 2nd degree burns, but needed minimal medical treatment because of how fast his boss reacted, and the only lasting effect is that he can't grow a full beard because of one weird bald patch on his jaw. *That* is how OP's boss should have responded (leaving aside the tax fraud bit).
Chirp 2 years ago
Your dad's boss cares about the health and welfare of others - the other boss doesn't care about people at all
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Cyber Returns 2 years ago
Ah, the FU that just keeps giving. May you continue to have many random encounters to gloat over
Louisa Johnson 2 years ago
Karma baby, the universe has your back. What a wanker he is. Some people just are unbelievably horrible.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
So, you knew BEFORE your accident that he was a tax fraud, failed to properly insure, and failed to maintain a safe work place. You're both despicable.
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#2
Boss said "we're cancelling all vacations already approved and increasing your hours, you'll be working 12 hours a day 6 days a week and some Sundays, if you don't like it you know where the f*****g door is."
I knew where the f*****g door was.
Panda Kicki 2 years ago
I would have known what number to call the union on, and them watched the employer pay fine for breaking the rules. But I live in a country where workers have some rights.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
Even the Land of Oz has unions, ffs. Dorothy was greeted by the Lullaby League and the Lollipop Guild.
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Marc Van den Berg 2 years ago
Hahaha that would be illegal where I am from. Cancel hollidays increase hours.
Sonja 2 years ago (edited)
Translation: due to our horrible practices and miserable/non-existent processes we can't get enough employees and are understaffed. We contributed to this with bad wages and unattractive benefits. So now we are in a dire situation. So we're gonna make things even worse to ensure that definitely no one wants to work here and do not doubt: if you go all in we'll not be grateful! You just owe us that! And you dumb wage slaves will just have to... Hey! Wait! Were are you going? Shesh. No one wants to work anymore!
dollh h 2 years ago
Not enough people report this behavior. Wish they would. Just make sure you have emails or texts that reflect the problem.
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Valaun 2 years ago
Hopefully many, many people knew where the door was. It never fails to amaze me that some chucklehead thinks that this kinda behavior is going to accomplish anything other than resentment and driving people out. I'm guessing the only reason it happens is that they are trying to drive out anyone with a backbone in order to create a workforce that will talk whatever turds management want to feed em.
Jordan Croff 2 years ago
Oh man I had a job that did that to us. They promised us a bonus if they hit a certain profit mark. There was no advance warning. We just clocked in one day and they told us we couldn't leave until they let us go. We did our time and fell short of the profit mark by like $100 so we didn't get the bonus but everyone who worked in the office, who got to work their regular 8 hour shifts, 5 days a week while sitting down at a desk in a nice climate controlled office all got the bonus. (More context: we were doing 12+ hour shifts 7 days a week for 3 months).
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Hope the door led you to your state's labor bureau to report this a-hole.
#3
I got fired from a pizza delivery job once and told I had to finish my shift on a Friday night.
They said I was a no call no show the previous day. I wasn't scheduled. They wrote me in but didn't call me. The ink wasn't even the same color as the rest of the schedule. So when I showed up for work the next day they told me I was fired for no call no show, but I had to stay and work.
I said f**k that, and walked two doors over to the Chinese place and asked if they needed a delivery guy. Hired on the spot. Plus free egg rolls.
Loverboy 2 years ago
They could've payed me in just egg rolls and I'd be happy. Broke but happy.
Nannychachi 2 years ago
That happened to me as a teenager working for McDonalds. Not on the new schedule when I looked and then written in later. I "missed" the shift to go swimming, but stood up for myself when the manager tried to berate me for it. I finished the summer out and left to go back to school.
Beck 2 years ago
Happened to me at Cracker Barrel years ago.. Someone decided to switch days with me without telling me. They changed the written schedule but I was not there to see it so I missed that day. I Was written up.
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Jordan Croff 2 years ago
Man, I hate when they switch up the schedule after it's already been posted. People make plans based on their schedule. They expect 2 weeks notice from you for any change but won't even give you a day and then to top if off won't even let you know they switched it up. I've worked at a few places like that.
Scott Rackley 2 years ago
Score! Free egg rolls and probably won ton soup as well! Or egg drop, hard to choose.
DarkViolet 2 years ago
Went through the same c.r.a.p. with a now-defunct department store that rhymes with "servins." My schedule was constantly being changed without my knowledge, in spite of the fact that I was attending my local community college, and had made clear my available days/hours. Screw retail jobs; they aren't worth the stress.
#4
I had just started working at a secure psychiatric facility for emotionally disturbed children at the start of the summer (end of May). At the interview I told the HR person that I had a pre-planned trip home for later in the summer and that since I was driving I was going to be away for two weeks (I hadn't been home to see my family for 2 years). I made it clear to her that if this was going to be a problem to let me know right then and I would seek employment elsewhere. She reassured me it wouldn't be a problem and that she would leave a note in my file saying as much.
So the time for my trip nears, I give them the two weeks notice as agreed upon at the interview but my immediate supervisor refuses to approve the time off. Figuring it was a miscommunication I tell the immediate super about the interview agreement with HR, that the issue was already settled at the initial interview. So she gives me this run-around and asks me to give her a couple of days to come up with a solution. Next day she calls me into her office and has the balls to say "OK, I know how we can work this. You can work a double shift on Sat (18 hours mind you) then leave for home right after and make your drive (30 hours non-stop) visit your family for 3 days then drive back (30 hours non-stop) and arrive in time to work another double."
I couldn't stop myself. I laughed uncontrollably. I asked her if she was seriously suggesting I stay awake for 48 hours straight, 30 of those spent on highways crossing the country. She just gave me this stupid smile and said "yes, you can do it. You have a responsability to the center." I laughed in her face and told her I wouldn't work for such a cess-pool, a place that would dare suggest I put my personal safety in harm's way and wouldn't honor an agreement made.
I quit in the spot. I was still scheduled for the rest of that week, they had the nerve to call me at home that night asking if I was coming-in. I told the person who called "no way in hell" and I told him what happened. Then the super called me and basically said I had to come in, I was scheduled. I suggested she could cover my shift, I mean she already worked 9 hours, what was another 18, she could do it.
I left for my trip the next day.
OhnoI’vebeencensored 2 years ago
Their policy (well I assume it’s policy) of 2 weeks notice for leave is stupid. OP was probably within the terms of employment to only give 2 weeks but common courtesy would have been to let supervisor know as soon as OP started working. Supervisor was also an idiot though, even if OP didn’t die in a horrible crash, why would they want a severely sleep deprived zombified worker?
Spocks's Mom 2 years ago
At a psych facility no less. You really have to be on your toes.
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beccabootie 2 years ago
I am glad you were able to quit and still keep your plans. I was never financially able to quit a job before finding another, and how does one find another when working full-time? So, I worked a few crappy crappy jobs.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
And this is why you get everything documented. Never, ever take their word for anything. If you get it in writing, you have something to show in court.
Joshua David 2 years ago
Wait. You went to give them the 2 week notice to get them ready for you to go on vacation so they could cover the shifts but left the next day? I probably read it wrong?
gotham-panda 2 years ago (edited)
It sounds like they gave notice, and were told some time later it wouldn't be approved, told them about agreement with HR, then given the run-around for a few days until the trip was imminent, and then told super's "brilliant solution". At which point, they quit.
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#5
I tested positive for covid at a rehab center and my director of nursing told me to put my mask on and get back to work. I put my badge down and walked out
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Covid aside, no employee should be forced to work while contagious or ill.
LK 2 years ago
I do hope the person reported the director of nursing for unprofessional conduct!
Justin Smith 2 years ago
You went to a drug rehab. There are multiple types of rehabs.
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Disgruntled Pelican 2 years ago
What are you talking about? There were far-right conservatives, from multiple countries, that tried to make people believe it was fake. But the general population? No. Roughly 70% of Americans are fully vaccinated.
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I was told by HR not to waste their time, Men can’t sexually Harass other men.
N Miller 2 years ago
HR is an idiot (or collection of, it's not clear how many people are involved)
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James P 2 years ago
Wow! I have had 2 different managers that were men and would sexually harass younger men under them.
Stannous Flouride 2 years ago
A few dozen of the men who as boys were Congressional Pages (back when in was males only) might have a differing view.
Joshua David 2 years ago
Coming from corporate executive HR, I can tell you that this HR was being fielded but not run properly or by people with a degree in said field.
Phil Green 2 years ago
I would have gone higher up the food chain. Your HR were obviously not qualified to do their job. Good for you for handing your notice in though. I hope you made your reasons plain?
#7
I walked away from a job in management once because they passed me up for a promotion for a role I was doing anyways due to it being vacant but needing to be done. When they passed me up I started looking. When they asked ME to train the guy who got it who was now my boss... I left.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
Similar, but they passed on me three times. The owner just didn't like me.
Zelda Blue 2 years ago
I was passed up for a promotion and then the person who got it was out for a year due to medical issue. They asked me if I would cover, I said yes when they pay me the salary that went with that promotion, they said no, so I continued to do my own work until they got desparate enough and paid me what I wanted. Management can be so stupid sometimes.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
A similar thing happened to me at a job I had. After working diligently cleaning up their disorganized computer files, they decided to pass me over. On what I secretly determined was my last day, I deleted them all. Fix that mess you ungrateful bastards.
VodkaInMySweetTea 2 years ago
My husband did this exact same thing. "We don't believe you can do this role. Now please do this role while we look for someone else to do it... and then teach them how to do it." Shocked pikachu face when he said he was leaving.
Jordan Croff 2 years ago
My last job had me train a new manager and then that new manager fired me and replaced me with his buddy.
ValdaDeDieu 2 years ago
So many STUPID BOSSES... Makes me think money is like a dog. Once you've got it, it loves you unconditionally whether you deserve it or not.
Seadog 2 years ago
Company I worked for as store manager. I transferred to another store in another city. As they already had a manager and AM, I came in as just a regular employee, which was what I wanted. Problem was, DM figured I could train up his manager and AM since I had been both. Nope. Not my job. You want me to be one of those then get rid of the idiots you have. I quit 3 months later. That manager eventually got fired and the AM manned up and became manager at the store I left.
#8
Company got bought out and genius new owner decided to cut everyone's pay by 50 percent. Nope. Literally all but 1 person quit on the spot.
Wood Carver 2 years ago
....................................................hey!
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OhnoI’vebeencensored 2 years ago
It is, so long as it’s still above minimum wage. Not sensible though!
Load More Replies... Cuppa tea? 2 years ago
I worked for certain company in Ireland, known for certain beverages. This company has long history of profit shares - at the end of the year, employees would get part of profit in form either stock shares or cash payments. Long time employees had accumulated considerable stock portfolio, that just the dividends were enough to take family of 4 for week holiday. When company was acquired by another multinational company, they introduced new CEO, who's first notion was to cancel this profit share. At the meeting with management they told him not to do so. Why - how about most of employees quitting within 2 weeks? It is still in place and last time I heard it's actually being implemented in another branches within parental control.
Aaron Dodd 2 years ago (edited)
That's often on purpose to avoid instituting layoffs and paying severence packages by having folks leave voluntarily, although "all but 1" sounds like it backfired nicely.
#9
I worked for a well-known Australian plumbing company, in the call centre booking jobs. I had a call come in from a desperate single mother, her pilot light had gone out on her hot water system & she hadn't had hot water for over a week.
She couldn't afford the repairs and had just been doing her best to cope.
One of our technicians was already at her neighbours property, so she approached him for help, he followed procedure and gave her the number for the call centre, assuming, since he was already next door, that we could waive the $150 call out fee and he could, at the very least assess the problem & give her a quote for repairs.
Well my operations manager refused, saying she would cost the company etc etc. By this time the woman on the phone was in tears, extremely upset, and my ops manager said "well, I guess she can decide what a hot shower is worth" with a big smirk on her face. I packed up my desk and walked out.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
I would’ve just said OK to that supervisor, then gotten to work. I would’ve arranged for the cash strapped single mom to have full service—-for free right away, from the tech doing work next door—-and then do the same any other customers I knew had hit hard times, preferably approved by that same supervisor, but if they can’t then whatever manager has the authority to OK them but is also an a*****e, though I would’ve marked all of them as being requested by the a*****e supervisor. After making sure all the deserving customers were on the list for free next services, regardless of cost, I would’ve finished my shift, printed off my notice, effective immediately, and handed it in. F**k these coldhearted sons of bitches.
LJ Robinson 2 years ago
I would have made it my goal to embarrass the ops. mgr. after I quit. I would use everything available to me, (news, internet, flyers, word of mouth), etc. to tell this story. She's heartless and should be dealt with accordingly.
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
Are you sure this wasn't in the US? Only someone from the US would do something so terrible to another human being.
Mary Rogers 2 years ago
Hmm...Russians are literally committing genocide as we speak but according to you terrible people only exist in the US?
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I worked graveyard shift at a convenience store in the early 90s and was robbed at gunpoint one night. I quit right after the cops left. I was the assistant manager and my boss was a real hard a*s ex military guy who called me a pussy for quitting.
F**k that.
Just not worth the $4.25 an hour I was getting at the time.
Loverboy 2 years ago
Yes, I'm a pussy for valuing my life over a bs wage. Sound like my father
A. Starhawk Hunt 2 years ago
in 2015, I was held up by my own employee and her girlfriend. Was part of management. Came to find the store manager suspected it would happen, specifically to me. I was getting $8.15. I stayed, but kept looking somewhere else. When I got my yearly raise: .13 cents. I got more than that (.25 cents) in my first job....in 1981. I lost the job after ptsd led to me losing a cashbag. I have never been so happy to be fired, even though I also got rear-ended in a hit and run on the whole one mile home. Had a job by the end of the week. Called the assistant manager (If I could insult female dogs) and told her I already had a job. And that I was making $2 more an hour.
Load More Replies... Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
"Not worth $4.35/hr" says it all. That's not your money in the register, but it is your blood inside your body and I advise you keep it there.
Dill 2 years ago
I'm not sure I'd be doing the job even if it was 10 times that amount an hour! Take a considerable amount of money to make facing a gun worth while.
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Jeremy James 2 years ago (edited)
The corner store by my house has a sweet old lady who has been robbed at gunpoint a few times over the years. When Covid first hit and very few people were masking at that point, I put on my mask and stopped in for a few items. As soon as she saw me walk in with my mask, she said, "Oh Lord, not again."
Vinita Talaulikar 2 years ago
All r not trained in Military or are Navy Seals to be prepared during such disasters.
Dianellian 2 years ago
Wow, even in the early 90’s as a waitress I was earning $18ph in Australia.
Mary Rogers 2 years ago (edited)
"I was the assistant manager and my boss was a real hard a*s ex military guy who called me a pussy for quitting." There's honor in sacrificing your life for your country. But there is no reason at all to lose your life over a minimum wage convenience store job
DarkViolet 2 years ago
To me, a minimum-wage job is like crack cocaine. Clint Eastwood in a PSA put it best: "Of all the things worth dying for, this sure as hell ain't one of them "
#11
**I got mugged on my first night of being a pizza delivery guy.**
It was my second or third delivery of the night. On the walk from the car to the apartment, in the apartment complex courtyard, I was attacked by two men.
They hit me in the head several times, knocked me to the ground, took the pizza and the money bag, and ran. Good thing they didn't take the car.
This was in 1989, so it was long before smartphone apps.
I went back to the pizza shop and quit on the spot. The owners were very kind, they took me to the ER to be checked out, they paid for the hospital visit, and they totally understood why I'd want to quit.
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
Probably happened in the US. Only those awful lowlifes are willing to mug people. 😂
Mary Rogers 2 years ago
So there are no muggers in your country. Riiiight...
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I had worked at new place for a little over three months, thinking everything was going great when suddenly my boss asks me into her office, and asks me to sign 13 write-ups for "behavior unbecoming of a [s****y place to work] employee." I ask her what these are for, and she explains that they are for each time I came into a shift, and she asked how I'm doing, and I said "tired, but hanging in there." I clarified that she wasn't kidding, then handed her my keys and badge and clocked out.
Jeremy James 2 years ago
Why would you write up an employee 13 TIMES for the same so-called "offense" without ever once communicating your expectations verbally? That's just a whole new level of s****y management.
OmBoyGanesh 2 years ago
Constrictive Termination. It’s a work-around for illegally terminating someone, but usually illegal itself. It’s often hard to prove. However, 13 write-ups in one day should be evidence enough, even without considering the employee hasn’t been counseled on their issues & given opportunity to correct.
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Sonja 2 years ago
Sadly that's common when bad mananglers get great workers. To cover up their own incompetence those idiots will actively looking for excuses to mess with great employees. If you are left alone all the time and only get called in to be told something has been observed 'repeatedly' without ever telling you in the moment, you know what's going on. Just don't sign the write ups. They then have to involve HR and their own bosses, and then they have to explain the write ups. Either it's a bad company as a whole, then you're better off fired. Or the company is decent and they'll either get stopped, or they don't take the next logical step and nothing happens. If your voss tried to write you up, you refused to sign and nothing else happens, go above their heads. They're playing their nasty games under the radar because they know HR and their bosses wouldn't approve Unless you work directly under the C-Level, it's unlikely they can just fire you. They need to explain the expenses of recruiting
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 2 years ago
Oh no not telling the truth about how u feel instead of lying
Katiekat 2 years ago
Yep, sounds like the place I quit: I got written up for, among other microscopic "offenses", for making a suggestion for workplace safety. Quit and told ALL my other co-workers what happened. Annotated the write-up sheet. I miss the work itself, not the passive-aggressive hostility. Everyone right up to the write-up had been polite to my face, but clearly resentments had been simmering with zero clue going in, and I GET clues. They hid their deception well. I was absolutely NOT put in my place.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Back in the 70's, I briefly worked at a bank that had the policy of 3 write-ups, which you could accept at face value or discuss with your supervisor to clear up any discrepancies. After that, they would fire you. Still think it was a fair system.
#13
Mine was fast food. It's your regular fast food story, unfortunately. We had two cooks and myself during the day shift. I was running front line, drive thru, and fry station by myself for 4 hours straight. I couldn't keep up. For four hours, I was struggling and getting cussed out by customers because of their wait. My manager decided at that point to come out and help the two cooks.... I watched her do that so she didn't have to deal with the irate customers for another hour before I cracked.
The last customer I spoke to was screaming at me in the window for having to wait 10 minutes to get his food. I just walked up to my manager and gave her the headset and walked out. I sat in my truck in the parking lot and had a full-on panic attack for an hour before I went home. I was going through a very rough time at that point in my life and just couldn't handle it anymore. That was probably the only time in my life I ever had an actual panic attack. It was not fun at all.
Freya the Wanderer 2 years ago
This is why you should ALWAYS be patient with fast-food people. You don't know what they're going through. Had to wait for fries? Maybe the joint is understaffed. That smile may be concealing a body and soul on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Mary Rogers 2 years ago
I literally was in a position where people could SEE that I was being asked to serve two separate lines at once, and STILL got yelled at when I had to move to the other line. I fortunately didn't have to go through four hours of that, but my stupid 16 year old supervisor thought it was a good idea to send everyone else to lunch just when we were the busiest and there were two lines literally out the doors. This was at an amusement park so fortunately I had the option of simply requesting to be reassigned out of fast food, otherwise I would have quit that job.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
This is way more common than you would think for the lowest level front line employees of s****y companies like this one (been there too many times over the last 40 years, which is the reason why I can say it with utter confidence)—-yet the whole f*****g rotten bunch of them are still absolutely mystified as to why people aren’t lining up around the block to put in applications for their sweatshop jobs that pay jack s**t. The OP was doing the job of three people, but the company was too cheap to actually have three people scheduled to do those jobs OR pay the one person on the schedule three times their salary as compensation for it. But the head offices of companies like this are populated by cheap m***********s who are paid multiple times what front line workers—-the ones who ACTUALLY make the company money, not the “geniuses” at HQ—-make, yet NEVER worked the front line of any company in their entire lives. Smart companies listen to the employees doing the actual work, instead of other clueless “suits” who aren’t actually trying to improve or streamline anything, or even give a s**t about their idea’s impact on those who will have to actually implement it, but are just jockeying for position and brown-nosing their bosses to get promoted.
Sally Close 2 years ago
That's awful honey. Big hugs to you. Fast food outlets are absolute a******s to their staff
Julia Mckinney 2 years ago
Geez, my usual reaction to any type of wait is "no problem, I have a book with me" (I usually have one in my purse).
Florence O'Grady 2 years ago
I usually have a book, or two, or even three with me.
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Jeffery B Jones 2 years ago
Panic attacks can be a real medical problem. People need help to get them to relax, then possible mental health counseling. (Retired paramedic)
Carole Reid 2 years ago
I'll say. Desperately trying to gain control is frightening.
Load More Replies... Beck 2 years ago (edited)
I believe if a business does not have enough people to take care of their customers in a timely manner with good product then they should shut down until they can. A day a week whatever. We went through taco bell the other day. There was a long line on the drive thru so we went in. There were 2 people working. TWO. Not their fault. We waited at least 25 minutes inside to get our food and there was only one other person in front of us at the register. The food was sloppy too. Not the 2 peoples fault, they were doing what they could. But corporate should have shut down until staffed. I said Nothing of course. I was nice and polite..they touch your food so I am always nice anyways.
Aria the Dog Lover 2 years ago
Jesus those people suck. I would never yell at anyone just for a wait. If I'm in a hurry I'll just tell them to cancel my order or give it to someone else! It's not that hard people. Be polite.
#14
I got passed over for a promotion that I was vastly more qualified for. I rage quit the same day. Started my own business with a friend and I’ve been self employed for 10 years since then.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Definitely. But self-respect is an even greater motivator.
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Florence O'Grady 2 years ago
I think if you have already been thinking about quitting, daydreaming about quitting, not wanting to return to work after your vacation, it might be time to quit. Whether that means finding a side hustle until you choose to quit, or quitting because of the company/personnel bs, or quitting because your heart/soul is sick, never burn your bridges. Choices made while in an emotional state of mind will normally come back to bite you on your posterior. I am the living embodiment of that statement.
Bec 2 years ago
Seems like a win-win. If the company knows you, and how qualified you are but there is something that is holding them back from promoting you + your response is 'rage' quitting, they are probably glad you are gone too
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Yeah, but that something that’s “holding them back from promoting you” is usually total b******t. Like they want to hire their 22 year old kid, or the boss’ 18-22 year old kid, who just graduated and needs a job even though they have zero qualifications or experience. Or they have some b******t requirement they can’t grandfather you in to, like requiring a Bachelors and you don’t have one, but you’re smart and have so much experience you could do the job in your sleep, while a new graduate with no experience would probably f**k it up—-and they usually do, btw (been there, done that, as the one without a degree, before I went back to school). It usually isn’t something legitimate that they can point to as the reason you were passed over.
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Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
Some people need external impetus - they might think it's too risky to leave, but will do it when pushed. Not dissimilar to unhappy marriages.
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Lily Mae Kitty 2 years ago
I got pissed off at my boss and one of her a*s kissing employees and said That's it, starting my own company! The boss just stopped and said, wow, I actually think you'd be good at this. That was 2015. To this day, she refers me for jobs a couple times a year.
Boatswain Bill 2 years ago
Self-employed = slaving away for 18 hours a day, 7 days a week for $100 profit.
Mary Rogers 2 years ago (edited)
Huh??? You do know that isn't true for everyone don't you? It depends on your field, your educational level and other qualifications. And not every self-employed job requires heavy investment or overhead.Many people do just fine or even thrive being self-employed. It certainly isn't for everyone, but there is no need to be so negative.
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Was working at a nursing home in medical records. Micromanaging supervisor whom I hated had retired but not recommended me for her position even though I knew as much as she did. They hired someone with zero experience off the street. I asked for time off to go to a conference for my side hustle and was told no. State might come in and do their yearly inspection, and New Manager had never been through one before so I needed to stay. They cut my hours due to declining patient population, New Manager reported I'd been missing shifts (not that she'd cut my hours), so I walked in during the morning meeting, threw the keys on the table, told them I didn't work for liars, and left. Side hustle went full time. Never looked back.
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago (edited)
…And they you reported them to the union/labor board/local authorities right? Please?
Tweed Jefferson 2 years ago
For what? Presuming this is in the US, this would be considered common practice.
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 2 years ago
I just couldn't take it anymore. Being micromanaged, lied to, passed over, cheated out of bonuses. Self-employment is tough and scary at first, but it's worth every harrowing second.
Florence O'Grady 2 years ago
And what is this wonderful former side hustle, that is now your career, please?
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I was working in a warehouse job when I was 17yo. We'd just moved into a much bigger warehouse & needed another store person. I had a friend, let's call him Greg, looking for work so I got him a job there. Greg was not very good at this particular job but Greg had a drivers licence to do deliveries to customers & I did not.
A month later the warehouse manager gives me a heads up, apparently head office doesn't want to pay two storemen & head office wants to keep Greg because he has a licence.
This is a new warehouse with literally hundreds of pallets of items to unpack & put on shelves so I decide to just bugger off, good luck to them.
But Greg only liked the job because he got to work with his mate & with me gone, he felt no need to hang around.
Greg emails his resignation that afternoon & leaves them in the s**t with 150,000 different items to unpack without a store person.
#17
I found out I was being charged 180 pound a month for training without being told. Then to add the rotten cherry on the smashed cake, the training only cost the company 300 a year.
F**k you Daniel.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
How did the OP not notice 180 pounds missing from his pay every month?
Jordan Croff 2 years ago
I don't know how they do things in the UK but this sounds like a scam. You don't ever pay your employer they always pay you. Training is still work.
#18
When I was first hired, I let my boss know that I need a certain week off because 1) it was already booked 2)my entire family was coming. He assured me I would get my week off. Well surprise surprise, 2 weeks before my week, he told me I can no longer take that week off. I knew this was coming so I had been looking for a new job. Not only that but the job sucked. So as soon as he said I’m working I handed in my laptop and said thanks for the opportunity and walked out
Sonja 2 years ago
Thank any deity of your choice that in the country I live in taking back approved vacation time is illegal. Once it's approved it's approved. They can ask nicely once for volunteering but even that's risky. If they have an emergency and it's the only possibility, they have to reimburse you for all costs this might cause and also pay extra for the inconvenience. This ensures that rather the CEO works an extra shift than they trying to go back on approved time off
Tweed Jefferson 2 years ago
Not just your time, but your health, family, well-being, and life.
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 2 years ago
As I've stated before, always get things in writing. It's your only defense.
#19
It was a CNA job for a nursing home. I worked for my facility for 3 years faithfully. We got bought out in the 3rd year. They cut staffing, supplies, and kicked out patients that weren’t “money makers.” I went through covid with these guys, and kept expecting things to get better. My last straw was the day I came in to 29 patients to just me and one nurse. During the day. They expected 8 baths to be done and almost half of my patients were lifts. 3/4 were incontinent. I called my boss in practically tears because there was no way I could take care of all these people. I told him it was illegal to do this. I told him it was elder abuse. I begged him to send someone in to help me. He laughed in my face and told me that the law in our state doesn’t specify the number of patients and CNA can take care of so therefore what he was doing was legal. And no help would be coming so figure it out.
I quit right on the spot. Told the nurse I’d finish my shift because I cared for these people for 3 years and they deserved more. Finished my shift out and quit right after.
Coyote Osborne 2 years ago
I have a relative that worked in that same field for years. There's no point in telling the higher ups - that's who sets the policies. They know exactly what they are doing. They are attempting to extract as much money and work out of patients and workers, without giving anything or caring what happens to the people. The above is not a departure from the norm in these care facilities, it is the way the industry does business.
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Nannychachi 2 years ago
As I always said before retiring, "I'm a nurse. I can get a job anywhere." And, trust me. I've left crappy ones for better. One time I had 60 patients and 2 cnas for my shift. We did what was necessary and left the rest. So glad to be blissfully retired and home all the time!
Paul Macdonell 2 years ago
This is going to be the health issue over the next decade. Profit oriented nursing homes can't continue to profit over our most vulnerable citizens without very, very, tight controls.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
I'm really confused why many of these posts are from people who never bothered to contact state or federal agencies. Or, had this CNA contacted the families with this information, things might have stood a better chance.
Gardener of Weeden 2 years ago
Contact the families of the money makers. I HATE the medical community NOW (personal experiences)
Gardener of Weeden 2 years ago
NOTHING will happen .. a little scandal... and the next shooting and it will be forgotten. THIS is what a certain political party wants
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Worked at McDonalds when I was like 18 or 19, it was a stressful shift and one of the managers in the restaurant threatened to beat me up. I just walked out. Never came back for a single shift.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Back in high school, I had an alcoholic manager throw something at me that whizzed past my head. I immediately reacted without a thought, picked up the nearest object, and my aim was true. No job is worth physical abuse.
Sabrina Longo 2 years ago
Them, "No one wants to work anymore" It's a mystery......to people with their heads in the sand.
ValdaDeDieu 2 years ago (edited)
Good for you. Saved you from opening a can of WHUP-A*S on his candy behind. Any genuine threat of physical violence is assault and should be handled as such.
Penny Kemper 2 years ago
I walked out because the assistant manager road me for 3 months and I couldn't take it anymore. I through the spatula down, told her f-off and do it herself and left. She did this because she created the schedule and when I gave her my new class times she scheduled me during a class and then the next week heard me telling someone else that's why I didn't work that day. It wasn't my mess up it was hers. But she didn't like me talking about it.
Penny Kemper 2 years ago
By road m I mean she said I did stuff wrong that I didn't just so she could. One thing from me outburst when I left, she was scared of me. Saw her out at bars a couple of times and she totally avoided me. Lol
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Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago
I had a coworker threaten to "kick my a$$", I can't even remember why. I looked him dead in the eye and said "And you'll f*cking die trying". Turns out he was a typical bully, no body stands up to him, but he's basically a coward. I would have mopped the floor with that little prick. He ended up quitting and I was a hero.
Joshua David 2 years ago
Gotta love 19yo managers lol. Remember on Roseanne when she worked at the chicken place and her boss was in high school?
#21
After a fairly long day a customer had (very rightly) asked to see the manager, but as it happened the owner was in at the same time talking to some of them. I went to the main manager and said a customer wants to see him
The owner taps my shoulder hard, glares out at the customer and bellows "the manager is busy, tell them to f**k off!"
Rather sick of how they treated customers and staff as it was I just looked at him and said "tell him your f*****g self" and walked out the building
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Another course of action would be to tell the customer, as loudly as possible for the other customers to hear, what the owner had just said. Then just sit back and watch what happens next.
DarkViolet 2 years ago
Don't forget the tub of popcorn and the gallon-size Coke. It WILL be a major sh!tshow.
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Quit a job on the first day. I was hired as an IT tech, however this company did not know what IT techs were. They thought "IT does everything." including making sure their lights were replaced.
I had one lady complain about me not changing her lightbulb fast enough because the burned out one shatterd on me and cut my hand open. I dropped the box of flourescents, shattering literally all of them, and walked out. Told my supervisor he needs to hire actual maintenance cause IT fixes computers.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
I was a maintenance guy who had to fix computers so it goes both ways.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Volunteered in an office where I was the computer "genius" because I knew how to open a Windows Document. IT loved me because I was respectful and grateful, but they did not like my co-workers at all.
Snowhater 2 years ago
In Sweden and Finland the normal contract states your main duties but often also says all other tasks that the employer tells you to do. Of course you can't do something that requires a license to do but if your employer tells you to change lightbulbs or dig a pit it's what you need to do no matter your worktitle.
#23
I worked a couple days at a warehouse near Port Everglades in the 90s. Second day on the job, supervisor tells me to scan a bunch of packages. I immediately go over to scan the pallette. Another supervisor immediately starts screaming and cursing at me. "Why the f* are these boxes still here? What f*ing country did you crawl in from? Move, move, move!" And other abuse...
Dropped the scanner right there and walked out.
kitten levels tokyo 2 years ago
I feel like toxic people who create toxic environments should be locked in a prison with toxic waste, but I know I’m overreacting, so just forget I said that.
#24
I was working as an engineer for a big corporation. I was supposed to get a promotion to senior engineer at the start of covid lockdowns, so they told me I wouldn’t get one because of covid. Fair enough, but a couple weeks later they told me our salaries would be reduced because the company wasn’t doing well. Not nice but nothing I could do.
A couple months later, the company promoted two vice presidents to senior vice presidents, and gave them a huge bonus. I then asked for my promotion and they told me that no promotions would take place under Covid. I waited a few more months until they finally gave me my promotion. And the salary increase was £100 A YEAR. Which is much smaller than what my salary was reduced because of Covid. I took home the letter indicating I had a promotion, gave my notice and began looking for a senior engineer role somewhere else. F*ck greedy corporations.
Edit: of course, I forgot to mention that they removed all our bonuses during this time period, but management got it all.
Robert Trebor 2 years ago
Amtrak totally messed the railroad up during Covid, and yes, upper management got 6 figure bonuses.
The Queen 2 years ago
Yes, they did get bonuses. I'm not sure what you mean about messing the RR up, though. No riders, no trains. We lost 90% of ridership during Covid.
Load More Replies... Caryle 2 years ago
Yeah, my company didn’t have any raises during first two years of Covid and no Christmas bonus -Which was pitiful amount anyway, I think it was like 100 bucks the prior years even though they had sent most people home and so were saving money on supplies And potluck type stuff that they used to throw my point is they weren’t spending as much on us, but using it as an excuse even though we were doing a lot more work With a smaller staff it’s just greed.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
I admit that I have quite the petty attitude when it comes to being used and abused. I would've found a way to cause massive expenses for these greedy pr!cks prior to quitting.
#25
They changed my schedule and didn't inform me, and then b**ched at me when I showed up following the old schedule. Someone had quit just before my 3 days off and I texted my boss to ask if he was gonna need me those 3 days and he said no, so Friday rolls around and I come in following the old schedule. Boss is there, doesn't say anything about me being late and I just work my shift like normal. Same thing on Saturday. Sunday I am 10mins late because of traffic, my fault but I am rarely late so i figured I would apologize and that would be the end of it. But my boss lays into me for being late 3 days in a row, confused I ask what he's talking about. He had changed the schedule on Friday/Saturday and apperantly I was 4 hours late for both those shifts. When I pointed out I wasn't informed the schedule changed and I even asked him on Tuesday if he needed me. He replied "it's your job to know when you should be here" I just layed my keys on his desk and left.
Loverboy 2 years ago
What the f**k am I supposed to do? Read your mind? "You should already know" I know several people like that
Squirrelly Panda 2 years ago
What is it with "it's your job to know when you should be here" garbage? No. It's the bosses job to inform you when you should be there. It's on you to be at work at the agreed upon time. It's on them to work with you on any schedule changes that happen after the schedule posting.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
This reminds me of those twisted relationships where one partner expects the other to be a mind-reader.
#26
I found out that the matchmaking service I was working for was profiled on W5 for milking money out of lonely individuals, and they specifically targeted old, rich widowers by honeypotting them with fake profiles of potential matches.
I quit on the spot.
#27
Large corporation kept “downsizing” the workforce but not the workload. Those of us who were left (team of 15 reduced to 2) felt so lucky to have a job that we didn’t complain about taking on the jobs of three people and working 60+ hours per week. Company hires a new department head and a couple months later I have my annual review where he says “we just need you to do more” to which I replied “no”. No forethought. No plan. I just knew I couldn’t take on more. I definitely caught him off guard. And I couldn’t believe “no” came out of my mouth. We were both stunned. But that was effectively my two week notice.
Seadog 2 years ago
Had a manager walk past me once and tell me I needed to pick up the pace. I was on 2 phones and had a customer in front of me that I was assisting. Manager on the other hand wasn't doing anything. The customer started to call him out but he turned a corner and was gone before customer could say anything. Not sure if customer called corporate but manager was gone a few weeks later.
#28
Tiny restaurant where I worked the til and counter, just the husband and wife owners in the back cooking. One day she pulls me into the bathroom, whispering how her husband has me on video taking tips out of the tip jar. I said no way, I was most likely pushing the bills to the bottom and also the tips are mine when I’m here? We didn’t divide tips there because I made like $5 an hr. She keeps whispering how I can never touch the tips during shifts and how very very angry her husband is at me. I asked can I see the video and explain it to him? She’s like oh no no no we can’t show you the video. I was 19 and pretty dumb in the ways of working, but smart enough to leave immediately.
Seadog 2 years ago
Sounds like the wife was the one dipping the tip jar. Or she wanted OP to quit so her (relative) could have the job. Might even be the (relative) that said they saw OP dipping the jar in order to get them fired.
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#29
Told them I couldn't work Saturdays because I played rugby.
That was fine for months until I found myself rostered on a Saturday a few weeks in advance.
Told the manger I couldn't do it and reminded her of my sport commitments. She said she would amend it.
The following week I noticed I was still rostered on that coming Saturday. She wasn't in at the time so I left a message saying that there might be a mistake because I was still rostered on.
I received a reply in capitals saying something along the lines of "you're rostered to work 9am - 2pm Sat, come in then or don't come in at all"
So, I left that afternoon and didn't return for another shift.
I received calls and messages for about a fortnight asking when I would be returning, but never answered or replied to any
BannedFromABoatShow 2 years ago
Had a mall job in high school over the summer break. Told them I didn’t do Sundays. No problem. After about a month I start getting scheduled for Sundays. I reminded them every week. Then I started getting c**p about weekends are so busy, we need people. Nope. Then they scheduled a stock check from 6:00 am to noon on a Sunday. They said mandatory everyone has to be there. I assumed everyone but me, because Sunday. Nope, I had to be there too. That’s the shortest I’ve ever worked anywhere.
Zelda Blue 2 years ago
I worked a part time retail job and told them I couldn't be there until 6pm during the week because my full time job takes priority. They kept scheduling me to start at 5pm. I quit, I am not going to work a part time job that doesn't listen. Come on man! Its not that hard to work with people.
Lisa Zehr 2 years ago
Someone on a team that has been playing for a while. It's called work life balance. When you give your availability and say you specifically cannot ever work a certain day because of a prior commitment and they agree, it's not on you when they try to change the agreement.
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I was working in a factory that made aluminum fishing boats. Its been there since 1958 and the presses are that old. I was trying to change out the die for a new order on my press and couldnt get the bolt to move. I tried everything, even standing on the wrench with all my weight. I wanted to do it myself, because being a female, I had to prove myself as a fellow worker. My hands slipped a few times, I pulled every muscle I had, sliced open my fingers...I was almost in tears of frustration. So time to ask for help, knowing Ill never hear the end of it. Turned around to see all the fab supervisors and the plant manager watching me and laughing. They were there the whole time. Yeah I should of asked sooner, but they saw me struggling and bleeding. They could have helped. Still feel bad, but damn.
Vinita Talaulikar 2 years ago
Some men r born idiots. Next time they fall into trouble don't help such guys
Scott Rackley 2 years ago
Umm..I'm a toolmaker. You never put your hands into a situation where metal will do. That's kinda the first thing you learn.
Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
Furthermore..not jumping right in to help WHILE chuckling shows poor leadership at best. And you were not provided an impact to change a die....why?
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#31
Covid was running through everyone and no one was taking precautions to stop the spread so I quit before I caught it. I didn’t want to bring it home and give it to my family.
Jeremy James 2 years ago (edited)
I live in a Deep Red State, so no one at my work was taking precautions. I was the only one wearing a mask everyday, trying to maintain distance, and washing my hands before taking lunch. And surprise! I'm the only one who hasn't gotten it at least once. My poor manager has had it twice and says she can't smell alcohol or cheese anymore.
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
I took all the precautions and avoided it - until I had to spend some visiting time in a hospital with my mother-in-law, then I caught it (but not from her).
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Seadog 2 years ago
When we closed to the public, my son stopped in one day and a whiney coworker called the owners and told them he was in the building. Owner called me and in a not so nice way told me " he's a truck driver, we don't know where he's been" blah blah blah and he can't be in the building. 1st, no one but me comes in my area. 2nd, he's not been on the road for 6 weeks and has been staying AT MY HOUSE. So tell me what he's going to bring in that doesn't come in with me every friggin day. Guess who has not only not had COVID but hardly ever gets sick? My son.
#32
Had a job mostly driving and a lot of heavy loading and unloading. Got a concussion while working (my fault, wasn’t paying attention and rushing) and was not feeling right while on the road. Pulled over and asked to be picked up to go to see a doctor. Got lots of attitude the whole time. Doctor confirmed concussion and told me no driving, heavy lifting or repetitive up and down movements for 2 days. Boss then says he’s putting me on light duty in the warehouse. The warehouse is absolutely not light duty. They paid well enough that we had enough saved to cover a couple months. So, my wife suggests I just take some time off and look for something new (I had a backup plan if nothing came up). Never showed up the next day. I’ve never quit a job like that before and probably never will again, but it was a pretty awesome feeling. I already knew I wasn’t going to stay, I was not a good fit and it was affecting home life…the worst job I ever had. Plus I got to spend a whole month and a half off with our 3 month old. I feel like it did a lot for our bond..and the whole situation put me where I am today I suppose.
#33
Was working at Goodyear. It was well beneath my skill level, but they were hiring when I needed a job.
Their lead tech had to leave because he tore his bicep. The same day they fired the guy below him on the totem pole for smoking pot on his lunch break.
I was assigned all the technician duties (anything more complicated than an oil change came to me). I asked if this came with a raise or a promotion and the boss said "Bring me 2 ASE's, and 3 local seminars and I'll give you a promotion, a dollar raise, and a percentage of the work you do". I didn't have enough money for the racket that is ASE testing, and seminars were $200-500 a person.
They hired a new guy from a Firestone across the street. Couldn't do technician work worth a damn, blew a couple main fuses on some cars, but could bust tires like nobody's business. Several times a week I was coming in to fix his mistakes or bail him out of a job he was not qualified for and did not have the tools for.
Boss called a storewide meeting. New guy got promoted "In recognition of his service in the industry". No ASE's. No seminars. Gave my notice I was quiting right then and there.
Boss called me later as I was leaving for the day and begged me to stay because he realized no one else was qualified to do work beyond tires and oil changes. Offered a dollar raise if I brought 2 ASE's in. I laughed and reminded him that's what he offered me several weeks ago, then told him just for that I was going back in to pack my tools.
Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
Not clear whether the dollar raise is per hour, or even just per week, but either way it is an insult.
Verena 2 years ago
In Europe the company is supposed to provide everything you need to do your work, tools, work clothes, safety equipment ... everything. Private tools and clothing are usually forbidden to use in factories, garages and the like, for reasons of work safety and standardization. This is one of the strangest things I've heard of in the US, that you have to bring your own tools. So one is hired, but has to spend a fortune on tools and if the person does not have the money, they get fired? And what are ASEs? I'll google that
Seadog 2 years ago
ASE is a joke. You pass a test to get the certification which has nothing to do with your actual knowledge and ability. I know ASE certified techs that I wouldn't trust with a broom and I know un-certified techs that are the most trusted around. It's kind of like defining what is a debit and a credit then trusting that person to keep your books simply because they know the definition of the words.
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#34
15 years old. 3rd day on the job at a convenience store. The manager petted me on the head all softly like as I cleaned shelves. Then later the same day, he took me aside alone into the office to accuse me of stealing money. The cash register I had worked the previous two days had not added up right because I had made a lot of mistakes in using it due to a lack of training. That and several other staff were dipping in and out of my till all day and I didn't know this wasn't normal. In hindsight it was probably all a pretext to get me alone in a private space. Nooooooope €3.50 per hour is not gonna keep me here around this creep. See ya. I ran down the street crying and have never worked for anyone except myself since. F**k dat shiz.
#35
Worked for an oil field service company as their IT computer person. Our shop was located about a half mile off of interstate 80. Corporate/company policy was absolutely NO firearms allowed not only in the office, not even in your parked personal vehicle, so basically none where allowed on their property. The secretary (who was, no joke, certifiably crazy) brought a gun to work using the excuse it was to protect her in case some nut job came off the interstate and into the office, she said she needed to defend herself. She wasn’t well liked and when ever she would get into a verbal argument with an employee, she would pull her pistol out and let you know she had a gun. The first time I saw her with her gun in her hand I got up and walked out, never went back.
Jeremy James 2 years ago (edited)
While working at a Starbucks in Vegas, I had a customer pull back his jacket and put his hand on his gun at me because of a Frappuccino. My current State just passed a permitless carry law. The other day, I was driving behind a motorcycle and the passenger had a handgun tucked loosely down their buttcrack. The US is not doing okay, y'all.
Sheila Stamey 2 years ago (edited)
No we are not. When a woman can't decide her own reproductive health, yet a man can legally say he felt threatened by her and end her with a legally permit less weapon, not good at all
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Thor Haugen 2 years ago
Gun or no gun, I think threatening to kill someone is a felony in all 50 states.
Seadog 2 years ago
AutoZone has that same policy yet someone at a local store not only came to work with one but brought it in the building. And no, they did not fire her. They also didn't fire her when she came to work so drunk she couldn't work......more than once. Yet at my store they wouldn't even allow DOC officers to leave theirs locked in their cars so they could start their shift an hour sooner.
#36
Was about to give the restaurant 2-week notice. I was bussing tables at this 'fine dining' establishment. Then, Friday at closing time I got yelled at for clearing a table cloth that Mr. Manager told me was not dirty enough. OK, don't let me get in the way of you leaving kinda dirty table cloths on for the next customers. I quit right there.
#37
I quit working at IHOP after about five minutes. I applied for the job, got hired, and was told to come back a few days later to start. At the time, I had a full beard, and I figured it would be a good idea to trim it up a bit before my first day, so I shaved it down to a Van Dyke (as was the style in the late 90's). I walk in on my first day, and the manager who interviewed me started telling me about how they were going to take X dollars out of my paycheck to cover the meal I was allowed to eat while working. That sucks. I come to work to make money, not give it away, but I can live with it. Then the manager kind of pulls me aside and tells me, "I told you to be clean-shaven during your interview. You need to take care of that." The problem is that he said no such thing, so I responded with something like "No, you didn't mention that, but I'll..." and he cuts me off with "Yes, I did." I have no problem being clean-shaven. I have no problem following the rules of the place I'm working. I do have a problem working people who can't admit even the possibility that they made a mistake and then double down on it. If he'd said "Oh, I thought I did mention that..." then everything would have been fine. I instantly saw what working for this a*****e was going to be like, so I took off my IHOP shirt, handed it back to him, and told him this wasn't going to work out. Never got paid for those five minutes, and I didn't eat at an IHOP again for something like 15 years.
James Wilson 2 years ago
I had a mustache when I applied for a job with Whataburger. I was told I would need to be clean shaven. It was much to begin with, so no big deal. After I had been there for a few months I let it grow back out. My manager pulled me aside one evening and told me I would need to shave it again or I would be let go. I pointed to an older woman I worked with and told him when he made her shave hers, I would shave mine. He told me to just keep mine neat! 😂😂😳
#38
I was a 3rd shift cook at a greasy spoon diner. It was always just myself and a server. Our relief was the store manager and her drunk husband. They were constantly late and/or the old man would still be drunk from the night before. Also one of the 2nd shift guys was known for calling in semi-frequently. After one too many shifts of having to cover both 2nd and 1st because people couldn't be bothered to come in, I split my tips for the day with the server on duty, wrote "I quit" on my time card, punched out, taped it to the managers office door, and left
Seadog 2 years ago
Depending on when, I'd go so far as to bet it was the one in Rockingham NC (no longer there)
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Let me preface this by saying the mine was shutting down within 4 weeks anyways.... Sand mines have things called "screen towers" which is essentially a tall (60ft) sifter where the sand gets shaken and separated. It was a Minnesota January. -11 degrees out with 25+ MPH winds so it felt like nearly -40 degrees. The seals went out on the screen tower and we can't run without it. So the 6 of us went up there in the god awful cold, replaced the seals, and started it back up. About 3 hours total, 60 ft up in the air, howling winds. Absolutley MISERABLE. Now, even though we pleaded with the mine superintendent that we need high-temp seals even though it was terribly cold (those things get to be a few hundred degrees), he made us use the low-temp seals as he figured extremely cold=low temp seals....but they're typically used in water screens where near extremely cold water is constantly running over them. About 15 minutes after it started back up, the seals failed....as we predicted, and he wanted to send us right back up there for another 2-3 hours because he was stubborn and didn't listen because he was the one with the apparently meaningless engineering degree and we were just lowly heavy equipment operators. I went to my locker, grabbed my s**t, and just drove out of there. Didn't tell a soul. When he called about 20 minutes later, I told him there's no way I can fathom working for someone like him for another minute. I did have a job offer from a mine in Texas so I gave them a call on my way home, told them I accept, and was down there 2 weeks later.
Seadog 2 years ago (edited)
Did this so called engineer use to work for NASA? Sounds a whole lot like Morton-Thiokol telling them not to launch because it was too cold for the SRB seals. Or maybe his name was Robert Kaluza or Donald Vidrine. They both seem to have issues with following specs, rules and procedures.
#40
Was an assistant store manager at Papa John's, I was 19 - I was doing nearly everything the GM should have been doing. Scheduling, inventory, ordering, counting drawers/cashing out drivers, taking deposits to the bank, covering when people called out, working open to close on a regular basis.. literally doing his entire job. After a busy Friday night I just walked into the back office and had a fantastic conversation I will never forget: Me: "hey man unfortunately I won't be able to come in tomorrow" "Oh, got plans or something?" "Nope. I actually won't be able to come in Sunday either, or any day after that." "What do you mean?" "I mean I quit. Good luck, see ya." Put my keys down and walked out the door, never looked back.
#41
I was brand new. The department I was hired to work. The Head of the Department was retiring that week and two others were going on vacation. No big deal I thought of course they'll move more experienced people over here to continue my training and help run the department. Nope on the day when everyone else assigned to the department was gone I showed up to work and found out I would be the only person working it. I'd been there for less than a week and still didn't even know what half my job duties were. I clocked back out and left.
Sonja 2 years ago
Good on you. You were set up for failure. It's impossible to manage a whole department on your own after just one week of training simply because there's no way in hell to find out what duties you have if you have no one to ask. If you'd tried, people who are so unreasonable to leave you alone will not evaluate you fairly. They will complain about everything that was forgotten and everything that went wrong. This is a lose-lose situation and only very naive people would think this could go well.
#42
Had a pain in the a**e micro manager boss b***h owner, who thought cause she managed to launch a moderately successful company, she knew better than everyone else. Constant nagging, monitoring, bi**hing, questioning everything you did. One day I just snapped after I read a stupid email from her saying I wasn't visually doing enough to justify my minimum wage job. Sorry if I'm not running around like my hair is on fire. IT work typically means you just sit pretty still and stare at a screen. Sent an email back saying I quit, to be made effective immediately. Tried to screw me over on reclaiming training costs from me, but I never signed a contract, so she had no legal recourse! Got a job paying twice what I was earning shortly after.
#43
My area manager at the 2nd hand electronics store blatantly told me to knowingly break the law by not holding goods for 7 days after they were traded in. I said no. He pressed harder. I sent my version of events to the CEO. He tried sweet-talking me saying the company would take responsibility, not overriding his area manager's ludicrous request. I was never going to get it in writing, so I quit on the spot.
Sheila Stamey 2 years ago
You didn't work for an electronics store, you worked for a fencing place with no gates or swords. Well probably a few swords.
#44
Worked at a large UK electronics retailer, left the day before Christmas eve because I was shouted at for not lying to a customer about recovery drives. He wanted to sell her the £50 recovery service, when she asked if she could do it herself, I said yeah you'll just need an 8GB USB and the manager insisted she needed a 32GB one This was Windows 8 btw
#45
I was hired at a place that said they would train you. They did REMOTE internet lectures showing us, and explaining to us, what we were supposed to do using the tools. Nothing repeated. 8 hours of grinding talk, daily. Myself and one other guy (team of about 14 trainees, good people) got to try using the tools two separate times for one particular thing. That was it. They tried to start us after 1 week of this. I told them I wasn't ready. The whole TEAM said "we've had no practice!" (They switched trainers) And the new trainer said, "You've been doing this for TWO weeks!" And we said, no, just one! She said, well, I'll show you a few more things, but we're starting today. I called the manager and explained that it was a good team of qualified people we just needed like, 2 days to practice and we'd be ready. Nope. Okay. In that case, I quit.
#46
This camel's back broke after a few months of: •not being allowed to drink water or sit down unless on your lunch break (12 hour shifts) •do something x way, get yelled at for not doing it y way, do it y way, get yelled at for not doing it x way •sexually harassed by a client, asking not to work with them anymore, always forced to work with that client from then on •client tells the boss they like working with me? I'll never work with them again •written up for "being late" when I had gotten there before boss and fell asleep in my car waiting for him, still came in 5 minutes before start of shift •zero positive remarks •boss banned from mentoring local college students for not giving them breaks or positive feedback On the day in question I was first in at 6am, had to work with the creep client, and was given last lunch at 230. While wiping down equipment and resetting the room before lunch I was being yelled ar for not being as smart as my PhD boss. So I went to lunch and just... never went back. I did write "I QUIT" on my paper time card instead of a punch out time. F**k you Mike.
#47
Just got done busting my a*s as an oyster shucker at this fancy restaurant. They charge $20 for a dozen and I made dozens an hour but only $9 went to me. I got my paycheck for those 2 weeks and it was barely $300. We had less hours because of Thanksgiving.
I was the only with a servsafe certificate in the place and my check wasn't enough to cover rent. I walked and they had to pull a chef from another location because they couldn't sell food without me.
#48
It was in a retail job about 20 years ago. One of the managers who was a good friend of mine was off sick with cancer. They’d asked me to step into his role but (obviously) I wasn’t getting paid the full amount for that. I wasn’t very happy in my personal life at the time either. It sounds like a daft thing but the store was freezing cold and the house I was living in at the time was freezing cold. I was skint, hungry and cold all the time. One day something just clicked and I had to make a change. I went down and spoke to my manager and told him I was going to leave. He was really nice to be fair and said he’d give me some holiday time off the books if I wanted to think about it for a bit. Within a week I had a new, much better paid, job and within six months had moved to a new (warmer) house. You’d be hard pushed to walk out of one full time retail job and straight into another full time one in the UK now but I lucked out there.
#49
Not me but the weirdest one I have ever seen. I am the electronics guy at walmart. One night they drop someone new on me. He had gone through all the onboarding and training videos and s**t which takes a few days. They tell me to point him at something to do. I take him to the ink aisle and show him how to zone it. Put everything in order line it up against the edge of the shelf s**t like that. He says he's cool he gets it so I'm like great and walk away.
Like not even 10 f*****g minutes later I go to see how hes doing and dude is f*****g gone. We never saw him again.
#50
I've only done that one time.
And it was because the manager time card dude got on my case about punching out late. at a call center. I was on a call. and then finished the call and punched out. but the call took a while later than my punch out. and somehow I got in trouble for that. I was just doing my job. *made a sale ffs*.
so i quit right there. I wasn't hearing that s**t. and I've never worked in sales since. I lived with roommates and had some money saved, it didn't matter. got a different job. didn't matter at all to me.
Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
Don't ever let anyone tell you your time has no value. Most everywhere I have worked pays for the 10th of an hr( 6 minutes)
#51
It got heated with a co-worker. In front of customers and on camera. Got called into HR and told they were going to do an investigation and go home for now. I said give me a piece of paper and wrote "I quit effective immediately." That place was a s**t show. Half the staff was coke heads or alcoholics. Place hadn't been upgraded in decades and management constantly ignored you/had you fend for yourself. I snapped and afterwards asked myself why the hell I would fight to keep this job? I had another job at the time anyways so I walked out and never looked back. Should have done it like three months earlier to be honest.
#52
My wife quit her job becomes her boss was very mean to her. I think she was jealous of her life style and position in life relative to hers. She kept giving my wife a hard time, and finally, she called me and asked if I care if she quit. I said go for it, and she walked out that day. Was the best thing she has ever done, and felt like she had power in the situation. Fortunately I make more than enough money to cover her, which made that decision much easier to make.
#53
Was already underpaid and the tips started to not even get me to minimum wage. Manager disrespected me one day minutes into the shift and I just walked out.
#54
I was 18. Worked at Baskin Robbins. I was 1 of two male employees. "Hey man, did you get a raise?" No? "Me either. Did you know Katie got a raise?" No. Boss overheard us talking and said that we were the only two that didn't get a raise because we underperformed. Sure. Reached over, grabbed the notepad and wrote "This is my two weeks notice, I cannot work for the rest of the two weeks." Cause I thought you had to give two weeks notice as a dumbass teenager, then I walked out.
Sonja 2 years ago
If someone underperformed and you didn't tell them beforehand and give them goals to reach to get the raise then you're a bad manager. A good manager will set clear goals and their employees know beforehand if they're good enough to get a raise or what they have to do to get it if it's tied to performance. Otherwise this is just a bad excuse to not give raises.
#55
At a Wendy's. Just spent the day watching one of their training videos. the second day they were like, so you're ready to start cooking right? and I'm just like....uh...no...so they have me watch the video again. so I just call my friend to pick me up and left.
#56
I was 19, working as the host in a restaurant. Job was terrible, boss was a nightmare. One night, 2 friends called and basically said (paraphrasing here): "We're in the parking lot, one of our favorite bands is playing in Denver tomorrow (which was like a 6 hour drive away), impromptu road trip, now."
I briefly protested and mentioned that I was at work, had no extra clothes. They cut me off and told me that they had already stopped by my place and my roommate had let them in. So they had grabbed some clothes out of my room and thrown them in a backpack and reiterated that I need to get my a*s outside.
So I looked at my coworker and was like, "yo...I'm really sorry..I'll take you out for dinner and drinks to make up for this, but if you see Karen...tell her I quit" and then I left and we hit the road.
Stannous Flouride 2 years ago
So, ditching her shift and dumping extra work on her co-workers for a purely selfish reason is laudable? The boss may have been terrible but they're not the one paying the price.
Karen Hill 2 years ago
Yeah this doesn’t fit in with the other ones, this it’s just being immature and irresponsible.
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Scott Rackley 2 years ago
How it should be done, did that with Pink Floyd at the Omni in Atlanta. Not going to miss that to make burgers. Sorry, not sorry.
#57
Working at a late nite pizza place as a driver, the shift manager kept sending his BFF on double and tripple runs and sending me on single long away runs. I protested, shift manager blew me off then sent his BFF to do the Ford Truck plant lunch delivery's alone (was like 8 orders). I spent the next couple hours fixing myself pizzas and chicken wings and food and taking it to my car. Took like 8 pizzas I wrapped in plastic wrap, several bags of frozen chicken wings, frozen bags of french fries, 6 24 packs of sodas, 6 24 packs of beer, and a large box full of family size packs of double stuff oreos. Told the shift manager ~ I didnt do s**t for prep I was supposed to for that night because he's a d**k, hope he enjoys the extra work. I quit They tried to screw me on my last paycheck, saying it didnt come in. I told the Main manager he better pay me now or Im going to report them for selling beer to minors, another thing the s**ty shift manager did for his bff's. My paycheck manifested very shortly after that. Restaurant closed less than a year later
What do you think ?
Rob Chapman 2 years ago
30 years ago I worked at Blockbuster Video. I had been about a year when corporate brought in this guy from Texas to run the store. On his second day, he held a mandatory meeting where he proceeded to tell us he preferred to work with people he hired instead of leftovers from a previous manager (his exact words), and that we shouldn't expect raises, approved vacations or preferred hours as long as he was our manager. We'll have to work the way he wants or we can quit. The entire staff (15 of us) quit on the spot. They had to bring in employees from other stores, several of whom I knew. Several of them also ended up quitting. Guy got fired a few months later.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
The TL;DR version: quit my janitor job at a hotel due to the owners 1) expecting me to do housekeeping's job (owners are cheap --housekeepers made $2more/hour than I did but couldn't be bothered to have one on duty after 5 pm) 2) couldn't be bothered to have adequate security--I had to deliver towels, etc to irate, drunk AH and no one watched hall cameras) got into argument with supervisor OVER TEXT because he couldn't come talk in person. Left and haven't been back since.
JayBizzle1977 2 years ago
Years and years ago I got a job at K-mart. I had experience in retail previously as I had worked for Walmart - before the super centers destroyed that whole culture. Anyways, I was placed in Electronics. As I'm doing my thing a customer comes up and asks for help in the department next to me. As electronics had their own registers, we weren't allowed to leave our areas, so made an announcement that a customer needed assistance in housewares. A short while later, customer returns and tells me no one has shown up to assist them. I call over the intercom again. Another fibe-ten minutes passes and the customer returns yet again. No one has shown up still. So, even though I'm not technically allowed to leave my area, I told them I'd help them myself. There was no one in my department as it was a rather slow day. Went with them and helped them out. Took all of five minutes and I returned to electronics. All is well. Right? Later on that day, the manager on duty comes to my area and asks me if I had left my area. I said yes and explained the situation. That a-hole had the nerve to reprimand me for helping a customer. I. Was. Livid. WTF?? Finished my shift and never went back. No wonder they went under.
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
Yet if one reads LinkedIn, everything in the workplace is wonderful...
Indigojinn 2 years ago
Walked out of a highly paid teaching job. My mom manager would give school assemblies about anti-bullying them spend after hours on Friday night hammering out emails criticising everything during the week. The last straw was when she sat me down and diagnosed that I must be having a breakdown because I had to ask her about meetings she kept rearranging. School are the worst for staff bullying.
LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago
When I worked for a seriously cheap home goods store. Only one on the floor on my department. I was being paged over the system by the cashier for a price check. Only I couldn't get away, I had a lineup of customers waiting their turn with me. I radio my boss to come down and help, only to get nothing. My boss in my previous job would leave meetings with the ceos to come help if called, I guess that wasn't a thing with everyone. After the chaos died down, cashier slammed an advertising down that expired and told me I needed to fix it, something I was never taught to do. I explained to her I had customers I was helping, I couldn't just abandon them. I got chewed out by the manager for not responding to her page or changing signs. I was already being pulled tight in this job, but this caused me to snap. I went to my locker, grabbed my stuff, and left out the front door. I wasn't paid enough at this cheap store to be treated like sh!t from both customers and coworkers.
Rachael Lopez torres 2 years ago
Worked at a crafts store for about six months (I’m permanent part time elsewhere and needed summer money). All starts off good enough, it’s retail, but then a couple months in, people start no call/no show or schedule’s get weird and I gotta call in other workers (I’m a manager) to cover shifts or go without. It’s a large store; to keep things rolling smoothly, at least one manager and three employees is ideal (the more the better). Some nights I’m closing, it’s literally me and a cashier or cut counter and myself. Customers are complaining it takes too long to wait, cashier needs managers approval for something, I gotta fill online orders within 2 hours of the initial order which requires me to leave my position wherever I’m at, cleaning store and counting tills and still have to be out the store before 10:30 (store closes at 9). I did this for around three months. My SM always kept the no call no shows on schedule, never hired, told me it was my problem to call people in—
Rachael Lopez torres 2 years ago
One week I had 2 no call no shows, where it was literally just me and another. I couldn’t take it no more. I handed in the keys after a weekend and then, THEN they hire someone….to replace me. Good riddance.
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Suzy Creamcheese 2 years ago
I've quit on the spot only once. Back the early '90s, I worked for a company that manufactured coloring books and children's story books. I had informed the personnel manager when I hired in that due to other commitments, I could only work first shift. He said that was fine. To make a long story short, after I'd been there about a year, he came up to me as I was clocking out and told me that starting the next night, I'd be on third shift. I finished clocking out and never went back. As it happens, this place was the worst sh!thole I'd ever worked in, and if I hadn't been married with responsibilities, I'd have walked out a lot sooner.
Rob Chapman 2 years ago
30 years ago I worked at Blockbuster Video. I had been about a year when corporate brought in this guy from Texas to run the store. On his second day, he held a mandatory meeting where he proceeded to tell us he preferred to work with people he hired instead of leftovers from a previous manager (his exact words), and that we shouldn't expect raises, approved vacations or preferred hours as long as he was our manager. We'll have to work the way he wants or we can quit. The entire staff (15 of us) quit on the spot. They had to bring in employees from other stores, several of whom I knew. Several of them also ended up quitting. Guy got fired a few months later.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
The TL;DR version: quit my janitor job at a hotel due to the owners 1) expecting me to do housekeeping's job (owners are cheap --housekeepers made $2more/hour than I did but couldn't be bothered to have one on duty after 5 pm) 2) couldn't be bothered to have adequate security--I had to deliver towels, etc to irate, drunk AH and no one watched hall cameras) got into argument with supervisor OVER TEXT because he couldn't come talk in person. Left and haven't been back since.
JayBizzle1977 2 years ago
Years and years ago I got a job at K-mart. I had experience in retail previously as I had worked for Walmart - before the super centers destroyed that whole culture. Anyways, I was placed in Electronics. As I'm doing my thing a customer comes up and asks for help in the department next to me. As electronics had their own registers, we weren't allowed to leave our areas, so made an announcement that a customer needed assistance in housewares. A short while later, customer returns and tells me no one has shown up to assist them. I call over the intercom again. Another fibe-ten minutes passes and the customer returns yet again. No one has shown up still. So, even though I'm not technically allowed to leave my area, I told them I'd help them myself. There was no one in my department as it was a rather slow day. Went with them and helped them out. Took all of five minutes and I returned to electronics. All is well. Right? Later on that day, the manager on duty comes to my area and asks me if I had left my area. I said yes and explained the situation. That a-hole had the nerve to reprimand me for helping a customer. I. Was. Livid. WTF?? Finished my shift and never went back. No wonder they went under.
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
Yet if one reads LinkedIn, everything in the workplace is wonderful...
Indigojinn 2 years ago
Walked out of a highly paid teaching job. My mom manager would give school assemblies about anti-bullying them spend after hours on Friday night hammering out emails criticising everything during the week. The last straw was when she sat me down and diagnosed that I must be having a breakdown because I had to ask her about meetings she kept rearranging. School are the worst for staff bullying.
LynzCatastrophe 2 years ago
When I worked for a seriously cheap home goods store. Only one on the floor on my department. I was being paged over the system by the cashier for a price check. Only I couldn't get away, I had a lineup of customers waiting their turn with me. I radio my boss to come down and help, only to get nothing. My boss in my previous job would leave meetings with the ceos to come help if called, I guess that wasn't a thing with everyone. After the chaos died down, cashier slammed an advertising down that expired and told me I needed to fix it, something I was never taught to do. I explained to her I had customers I was helping, I couldn't just abandon them. I got chewed out by the manager for not responding to her page or changing signs. I was already being pulled tight in this job, but this caused me to snap. I went to my locker, grabbed my stuff, and left out the front door. I wasn't paid enough at this cheap store to be treated like sh!t from both customers and coworkers.
Rachael Lopez torres 2 years ago
Worked at a crafts store for about six months (I’m permanent part time elsewhere and needed summer money). All starts off good enough, it’s retail, but then a couple months in, people start no call/no show or schedule’s get weird and I gotta call in other workers (I’m a manager) to cover shifts or go without. It’s a large store; to keep things rolling smoothly, at least one manager and three employees is ideal (the more the better). Some nights I’m closing, it’s literally me and a cashier or cut counter and myself. Customers are complaining it takes too long to wait, cashier needs managers approval for something, I gotta fill online orders within 2 hours of the initial order which requires me to leave my position wherever I’m at, cleaning store and counting tills and still have to be out the store before 10:30 (store closes at 9). I did this for around three months. My SM always kept the no call no shows on schedule, never hired, told me it was my problem to call people in—
Rachael Lopez torres 2 years ago
One week I had 2 no call no shows, where it was literally just me and another. I couldn’t take it no more. I handed in the keys after a weekend and then, THEN they hire someone….to replace me. Good riddance.
Load More Replies... Suzy Creamcheese 2 years ago
I've quit on the spot only once. Back the early '90s, I worked for a company that manufactured coloring books and children's story books. I had informed the personnel manager when I hired in that due to other commitments, I could only work first shift. He said that was fine. To make a long story short, after I'd been there about a year, he came up to me as I was clocking out and told me that starting the next night, I'd be on third shift. I finished clocking out and never went back. As it happens, this place was the worst sh!thole I'd ever worked in, and if I hadn't been married with responsibilities, I'd have walked out a lot sooner.
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