Iâm not a company girl by any means, but Iâm also not about burning professional bridges. Go out gracefully. Even if the job is eating you alive and potentially a corrupt shit hole, show them what kind of excellent human they'll be missing on your way out the door.
Then run for your life. Itâs totally worth it.
Mar 14, 2024
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Iâve quit at least 4 horrible jobs/contracts without something immediately lined up (that I can think of off the top of my head). And wow every time that was the best decision for me each and every time and I never looked back.
Granted Iâve otherwise had long tenure at jobs and was lucky enough to either find another opportunity right away (in one case quit before hearing back about an interview the previous day, which I did end up getting) or I was financially prepared to be unemployed. As others have said, definitely consider that youâre trading daily misery + salary, health care, stability, stuff to do with your day for no misery + logistical challenges.
But if you are prepared to deal with job searching or just supporting yourself for a bit from your savings while you get on your feet, pls pls pls leave a job that is making you miserable and has no chance of getting any better (burnout is often defined as being in a situation where you have some combination of no upward mobility, continued frustration from the same sources, and endless work all without signs that itâll get better, so look out for the signs).
Man this rec is giving me the ole itch again (current job is pretty bad in a lot of ways, but not quite âleave immediatelyâ status and I do need a salary + healthcare after a long unemployment period last year đż).
Mar 15, 2024
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The reaction you get depends more on your employer than on how you quit.
My first job, I turned in a 2 weekâs notice in person, but got so incredibly sick a week later at my sisterâs wedding reception (I was barely 16 so I wasnât drinking, I was just absolutely dripping snot like a faucet and was soooo nauseated) that I left early. I called in the next day and tried to reiterate that I was so sick I left my own sisterâs wedding early and absolutely could not handle peopleâs food that day. My boss wasnât hearing me and fired me over the phone halfway through my last 2 weeks.
I told my 2nd job I wasnât moving back to my hometown after my first year of college, did it over text (edit for clarification: my old boss texted me to ask, and texting was our primary mode of communicatioâI didnât just text her out of the blue with this information lol) with 2 weeksâ notice before the summer started(I think it might have been like 3 weeks actually, itâs been a while I donât remember, all I know is I hadnât decided whether I was moving back or not until the moment I had to directly answer the question LMAO), and it was totally fine.
In college, I quit both properly and improperly and both situations were okay with no one getting mad at me.
My first job outside of college fired me for giving a 2 week notice instead of longer notice. That boss was awful.
My most recent boss knew I was moving toward a career change and going back to school and all. We hired a replacement who I was training. We agreed on an end date together when renewing my contract for a 4th year. About 2 weeks later, I took accountability for a mistake that really was everyoneâs fault collectively, and I was only given a weekâs notice. I got severance but my boss told me my last day would be 1 week later.
If you really want a good recommendation, make sure you donât burn bridges as you leave. In fact, thatâs best even if you donât care about their recommendation. You donât want anyone to be able to say you were the bad guy.
May 19, 2025
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I didnât want to give a negative example but this story came to mind first.
Let me preface by stating that I live in a âright to work stateâ, so both parties are not required to explain shit if they decide the employment relationship should be terminatedâŠ
After yet another crummy team meeting where management blatantly bullied my coworker (my favorite coworker, might I add) in front of the entire 30 person department, I went back to my desk and started crying lolz.
At that point, I stepped outside thinking I just needed a break to cool off. By the time I was done wiping my tears, I immediately went back inside and began packing up my desk.
The managers were in another meeting so they didnât notice my departure until I was already halfway home. Panicked calls came through to my phone and I ignored them as I blasted The Front Bottoms. Voicemails came through. Delete.
They fucked around and found out that day. And I realized that the feeling of being stuck was an absolute illusion that kept me trapped in a panicked tunnel vision where freedom waited patiently in the periphery.
I can do whatever I want, whenever I want, within reason.
Hehe
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First there is a mountain
Then there is no mountain
Then there is.
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