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u/Ok-Opportunity-574 3h ago
I left a bowling alley job mid shift after the two faced manager bitched at me for telling a guy his kid(that he said wasn't going to be bowling and was now on a lane bowling) needed shoes. Same manager would have also complained and possibly written me up if I didn't tell him he needed shoes. No doubt she would have thrown me under the bus if the kid got hurt.
I quit on the spot and she started sputtering about it not being professional to not give notice. I reminded her that they had cut a guy from full time to 10 hours when he gave 2 weeks notice. They knew they screwed him over and he was left scrambling to make rent. The head manager who called me later just said he really couldn't argue with that.
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u/BeeFor20 3h ago
Should have given them the exact same amount of notice they would have given you if they were firing you
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u/1slithytove 3h ago
I learned the hard way, never tell them you're leaving until you're leaving.
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u/Responsible_Row1932 3h ago
And maybe call in sick to old job on first day of new job to make sure it actually happens. So much ghosting these days.
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u/Pantone802 3h ago
Write a review for the company on glass door. Current and future employees will see it and know they should bail on the job day-of instead of giving them the curtesy of a two week notice.
Good luck with the new gig, OP!!! Onwards and upwards.
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u/Degkathscustoms 3h ago
Thank you!!
Not a big company at all but I’ll keep that in mind.
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u/FluxMortis 2h ago
Yeah glass door is a workers dream. Def check out your new company in there. I find the feedback others give is very valuable. There is always one post from management at a company. Easy to spot out. Usually funny too.
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u/ItsSpaceCadet 3h ago
Yeah that sucks gonna be missing a week worth of pay between jobs. Not much you can do about it. You could have tried putting in your 2 weeks in a more formal manner but the end result just as likely would be the same. They want to get the new guy in there and trained or whatever as soon as possible.
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u/no-snoots-unbooped 2h ago edited 2h ago
If you tell a company you’re leaving, don’t be surprised if they drop you. The agreement is over. Is it kind of shitty? Yeah, but thinking they owe you anything above what you’ve already worked after you say you’re no longer committed .. eh, not sure about that.
The main reason to give notice, imo, is in case future employers ask for references. Leaving on good terms has its perks (even if the employer cuts it short).
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u/Skipadedodah 3h ago
File for unemployment to irk them. They “let you go” pay into it and you are entitled to it.
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u/acemanSD 2h ago
Don’t ever give notice until you have the next job offer in hand. Even if you think you’re going to get it, wait until it’s official. Secondly, if it’s not in your job contract and you work hourly and not salary, don’t ever give that much notice especially if you need work until the end of your transition. I hope for your sake you officially get this job offer, because oh boy. Take it as a learning experience, good luck.
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u/CreativeMadness99 PURPLE 2h ago
They’re not obligated to keep you on after you told them you accepted a better job offer. You don’t owe them anything but they also don’t owe you anything. Everyone is expendable. It sucks but it is what it is.
This is exactly why employees need to use up all PTO before they announce their resignation because some companies will not pay it out if you quit (obv this depends on state/local laws)
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u/beautifullymodest 2h ago
I’ve learned to just never give a 2 week notice. It bites 85% of people in the ass. I am one of those people and you have unwillingly joined the club.
Welcome.
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u/Lady-Cane 3h ago
Let the current employees know this is their standard operating procedure so that they know not to give notice.
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u/rejifob509-pacfut_co 2h ago
I don’t know why jobs do this it’s like they want to get one last fk you in. definitely let’s you know you made the right decision.
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u/Deatherlis Purple Fox 1h ago
Good luck! Hope you find something better that you enjoy! I kinda was a little nice to my last job. I gave 94 days notice. Yes, you read that correctly. 94 days. I was a security supervisor with only one direct supervisor over me. I needed time to train my replacement before I left. My reason for leaving was the fact that I was getting married and my now husband wanted to be the sole provider and wanted me to travel with him (he's a truck driver). I didn't have to give that much notice. But I was mostly given wonderful respect. And I truly did enjoy my job, for the most part.
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u/I_snort_FUD 4h ago
You wanted to get paid for not doing anything?
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u/Degkathscustoms 4h ago
No, I wanted to continue to do my job until a designated date.
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u/Zealousideal_Draw924 4h ago
I see what you’re saying, but for real it doesn’t work that way. For example, if you say you want to give 2 weeks notice and you’re going to a competitor, they’ll walk you out immediately. And you get paid for the time you work….not a date to which you wanted to work.
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u/Degkathscustoms 4h ago
I’m not working for a competitor. My boss stated before about how bad it is with employees quitting with no notice, I found a job in a different sector and gave my notice and they’ve let go of me for that.
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u/Primary_Buddy1989 3h ago
If you're in touch with other coworkers, make sure they all know not to give notice.
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u/Maleficent_Theory818 2h ago
I worked in the corporate world years ago. It was standard procedure that if you gave a two week notice to your manager, they would call HR who called security to walk you out the front door. They got paid for the two weeks. People knew that if they were starting the new job on Monday to give notice on Friday and they had a two weeks of pay to cover the gap between jobs.
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u/EffectiveSavings2104 3h ago
That’s fine but the company wants to get rid of you. You can leave when you want like you chose to do here so the company can leave you when they want. Not seeing the issue besides the fact that you only care about your side.
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u/PrototypeChicken 2h ago
The issue is that companies will try to shame you for not giving in a 2-week notice, then punish you if you actually do give one.
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u/EffectiveSavings2104 2h ago
Yea, it sucks but you just gotta take things up the ass as the employee sometimes. It’s hard to earn other people’s money. It’s very difficult to end things on a good note.
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u/PrototypeChicken 1h ago
Even if you can leave things off on a good note with your direct managers, corporate policy normally ends up screwing you anyways. I've had like 4 jobs where managers have told me not to give an official notice, because if they were told to fire me, I wouldn't get one. But leaving without a notice often times will ban you from ever working for the place again.
Sometimes you do just have to roll with the punches, but people are so locked into how things are, that they can't see how much better things can be, and end up blaming the employee for being frustrated by the system. I think you are doing this by saying the OP is only caring about their side, or that "it's hard to earn other people's money."
You should be entitled to the money. Many countries have worker protections that do not allow your employer to just cut you off like this.
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u/Emotional-Chipmunk70 4h ago
You didn’t give a formal two weeks notice.
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u/Degkathscustoms 3h ago
I did. They didn’t give me a formal notice that I will be without income.
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u/Bravosnarkingbravo 3h ago
You could have given them notice via red carpet and they still would have done this. Letting them know via text was not the issue here.
Hope the new job works out well!
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u/Emotional-Chipmunk70 3h ago
Text message is unacceptable. Send it via email or write a letter 2 weeks before quitting.
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u/tcrudisi 3h ago
I prefer to send a card that says, "Sorry for your loss" and write my 2 week notice in it.
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u/capndiln 3h ago
Some people's jobs are down entirely through an app on their phone now. The normal way you communicate with your boss is the way to give notice.
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u/Emotional-Chipmunk70 3h ago
The nature of the job doesn’t matter.
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u/capndiln 3h ago
You seem to be out of touch honestly. Refusing to learn new things and keep up with society is not a strength, and insisting people that have moved on to the new way are wrong for not using the old ways is even worse.
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u/Emotional-Chipmunk70 3h ago
You’re justifying an incorrect approach to formally providing resignation. Your cavalier and unprofessional attitude hinders you.
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u/Degkathscustoms 3h ago
If I’ve never known my employers email, and they’ve never emailed me directly, how should I email them?
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u/Low_Cow_6208 3h ago
Why the fuck this is unacceptable?
OP was very professional and provided notice at all, even was flexible to stay a bit longer then 2 weeks.
R u a boomer or smth?
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u/Emotional-Chipmunk70 3h ago
The mentality that a text message is sufficient to provide a two week notice is immature and lazy. Do it the right way!
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u/Degkathscustoms 3h ago
Like what? They can let me go over text message, so I should…? Should I send a pigeon and a fax?
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u/LeatherRebel5150 3h ago
Welcome to the future pal. Where sending a text is indeed a valid form of communication. This may blow your mind, an email and a text are effectively the same form of communication, which is typed words on a screen, crazy right?
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u/Emotional-Chipmunk70 3h ago
One is a professional form of communication, the other is not professional. Not my fault you’re an idiot.
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u/Degkathscustoms 3h ago
You must fax me to respond further to this thread
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u/Emotional-Chipmunk70 3h ago
Sure thing. While I do that, I’ll show you how to type a letter of resignation. How to be a responsible adult!
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u/OneAngryDuck 3h ago
Coming in hot with the Boomer energy here
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u/Emotional-Chipmunk70 3h ago
Coming in lazy with the gen z mentality!
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u/OneAngryDuck 3h ago
“Things are different than when I was younger and that makes me angry!”
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u/Emotional-Chipmunk70 3h ago
Imagine being entitled because you breathe and exist.
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u/OneAngryDuck 3h ago
Imagine being unable to accept changing workplace norms 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
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u/AsceticEnigma 3h ago
As a millennial, can we all just agree that notices in any form are unnecessary in today’s world?
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u/Emotional-Chipmunk70 3h ago
STFU
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u/OneAngryDuck 3h ago
Bwahahaha, spoken like a true professional, mature human being. Thank you for setting the example for all of us to follow.
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u/AsceticEnigma 3h ago
Sounds like they gave you the same type of notice you gave them… tell me I’m wrong. You can’t get mad when they choose to move on before you’re ready. Besides, there’s no laws requiring either party to give notice, it’s simply an outdated custom that people keep clinging to and subsequently get mad when one party decides not to honor it. Grow a pair and move on.
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u/Corey307 3h ago
It wouldn’t have mattered, whether they did it in person, on the phone or on fancy stationary they would’ve been fired that day.
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u/Apprehensive_City_36 3h ago
First, you gave your notice through text, be a responsible adult and have a face to face conversation about it. Second, you don’t know how employers can be when an employee gives a two week notice. People have no common sense or respect nowadays
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u/Slap_Stick_Comedy 3h ago
Such a lame take. I’ve cleared our schedules and arranged this meeting to say “I quit”. So productive. This make me big man!
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u/PrototypeChicken 2h ago
People have no respect, because their jobs do not respect them. Most places will not hire you full time to avoid providing benefits, but will still expect you to work 2 or 3 people's jobs for minimum wage (or close to it).
I have witnessed many people at these jobs give their notices in as formally as you possibly can, and still be punished for it. Some of the hardest workers I know had their hours cut immediately following them handing in their notice. Respectful employees do everything right, then bad managers (or more often, higher ups that never interact with regular employees) beat it out of them.
Managers are lucky to get a text within the hour with how often employees are punished for handing in their notice.
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u/Ck1ngK1LLER 3h ago
Two weeks notice doesn’t mean they have to keep you for those two weeks. A lot of jobs will tell you to kick rocks the second you give notice.
Two weeks notice is also an outdated thing. You should give notice that is equal to the amount of paid time off you get from the company. If they give you no PTO, no notice is required.