Anyone just up and quit?

[Anonymous]

This is one of those threads that you really need context on the person.

I have one friend who has quit several jobs on the spot. She talks a good game, but we all know she’s very smart, but immature and struggles with authority.

I have another friend who frankly needs to quit to preserve her mental health, but she’ll suck it up for her family’s financial stability until she finds another position.

[Anonymous]

We’ve had a few teachers quit at my school over the years. Most of us feel like quitting at least once or twice a week but those damn bills prevent us from doing so. If I feel like it too often, I take a mental health day. Thank God for sick days!

[Anonymous]

I gave 2 weeks notice but I know my resignation came out of nowhere to them. Even though if they had bothered to pay attention, they would have realized how miserable the environment was. Quit with no job lined up. Had a new job offer before my 2 weeks was even up with a 40% raise and they were fine with me waiting a month to start (I wanted some time off). Another coworker ended up joining me at this new place and we keep saying "wow, is this what it could have been like all along?".

[Anonymous]

Yes multiple times. With investments I’m almost to where I don’t have to work again and I feel it coming with current job as well

Anyways, some time ago a guy quit on one of my former jobs and when he left and slammed the glass doors to the office, the whole thing broke and came crashing down. It was epic

[Anonymous]

I did this at my last job but gave a one week notice. My resignation letter listed reasons why I was quitting, along with a list of where my boss could find hard files, keys, etc. It was such a hostile work environment that I was able to collect unemployment even though I quit. I saved emails and texts which I provided to the DC unemployment supervisor. I found another job in 2 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm close to doing this. But the job market is awful (I work in tech, remote job).

Do not quit unless you have (and are comfortable spending) living expenses for the next 1-2 years. The job market in tech is that bad.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I did. Took a new job with X salary, X PTO, along with 50% WFH.

Within two weeks, the PTO was 'clarified' to be HALF of what was offered until year 3, and that WFH was one day a week for new employees until year 3.

I had a meeting with the hiring manager and expressed my disappointment. I thought they'd maybe apologize and offer what had been offered, but they doubled down.

So I stood up and said "Ok, cool, I quit."

They made no attempt to persuade to stay so I obviously made the right decision.

Life is waaaaay too short for this shit. We are all just one phone call away from devastation,

[Anonymous]

I worked for a crazy person in a crazy (but well known) organization and someone who started the same day as me- about 6 months into the job- just left his badge and laptop at the security desk on the way out for the weekend. I saw it happen and I was so, so jealous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes.

I worked for a personality disordered person who screamed a lot and forced us all to use purple felt tip pens.

I routinely threw up from the stress of working for them. One day, they were screaming and I said I was done and left.

They threatened me with legal action regarding an office key. But I had left the key on the HR woman’s desk. The HR woman rolled her eyes at the threats and said not to worry about it.

The crazy lady also collected guns.

Never regretted leaving. But I live below my means and always have FU money saved up.

Too many psychologically ill people are put into power.

Oh God. In this circumstance, getting up and living is actually the right decision to make on the stop to preserve your mental and physical health.

[Anonymous]

I haven’t never just up and quit. But my previous employer was shocked when I put in my two week notice. The office culture was the most toxic that I’ve experienced and the job never came close to what was advertised. I was shocked that he was shocked. But it all ended on decent terms.

[Anonymous]

If i could have rage quit in December I would have. But it was only a dream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes.

I worked for a personality disordered person who screamed a lot and forced us all to use purple felt tip pens.

I routinely threw up from the stress of working for them. One day, they were screaming and I said I was done and left.

They threatened me with legal action regarding an office key. But I had left the key on the HR woman’s desk. The HR woman rolled her eyes at the threats and said not to worry about it.

The crazy lady also collected guns.

Never regretted leaving. But I live below my means and always have FU money saved up.

Too many psychologically ill people are put into power.

Oh God, the personality-disordered screaming boss I worked for also had a thing for purple pens! "This year I'm using a purple pen for everything" and she did. Never explained why.

[Anonymous]

Well as our family health care fallls under my job no. Would love to but cannot

[Anonymous]

Not on spot, but after finishing my shift. I've seen plenty of people walk out. They didn't have the ability to put up with bull-crap like I do.
Biggest regret is not doing it the 100 time I should have. Easy to find a new minimum wage jobs.

[Anonymous]

Does taking the first Fork in the Road last year where I told my ahole boss (I still relish the shocked look on his face) that the next day was my last day officially working count? (I had nothing lined up but had my finances in order to take the risk.)