I will be quitting my job today.

davido_labido

davido_labido

davido_labido

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So, I will be going into work tonight and quitting. Unfortunately, I won't be working any notice as even though I don't start my next job until next year, I have to basically reformat my home as well as my life to suit it.

Are there any repercussions that I havn't thought of other than losing a lot more money than if I worked it?

I don't need a reference as I am changing field completely and have plenty of good references elsewhere in a similar role as the job I have already secured.

Work won't be left in the lurch particularly as the Xmas rota starts shortly, which means no one can book holidays during the run up to Christmas so that we can deal with the volume. On engineering (what I will be leaving from) our work load doesn't increase over Xmas, as things either break, or don't. This means work will have 2 engineering team extra per day that have nothing to do, therefore one can just take my role.

I have never quit a job before, so not sure if I am missing something blazingly obvious?
 
Other than having a nice 6 week break before your next job I see no problems, other than I have always been taught to never burn bridges. You never know whom may be above you in your next line of work or in future.
 
if you think there is any chance they will try and go after you for breach of contract.... well you are looking a bit ill... maybe you are too ill to go to work?
 
Other than denting a few management egos, nothing will happen.

Done the same thing twice, in fact the last time I didn't even tell them I had left (they had messed me around over a pay rise) it's quite liberating.
 
I wouldn't go back to my 'old' job even if they would have me. They have become increasingly worse to work for over the last 12 months. Something like 40+ people have quit in the last 5 months.

It seems like they are trying to push people out so that they can employ more agency staff.

I very much doubt the people I currently work for would ever be able to influence my new line of work, completely different line of work and I would be in somewhat of a niche role. I have plenty of other people I can go to for references if my new job doesn't pan out the way I would expect and I need something different.
 
Its not really pleasant to leave and not work your notice. Even if it doesn cause them any issues, your employer may suspect that it might and wont be happy and will remember you.

Even the worst **** holes I have worked I have always left on good terms if I could as its a small world.
 
They have done plenty of things to make my life pretty much hell over the last 6 months and although I am not doing this as any sort of revenge, I don't feel bad about it at all.

I won't go into what they have done too much but there is a reason so many people have been leaving, on my small team of 12 we have had 3 go recently, I will be the 4th.

I am VERY unhappy working there, recently they have been forcing overtime, refusing holidays (even for funerals when there were plenty of staff etc) giving us other jobs that are nothing to do with us, that means we are way overworked etc etc.
 
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@davido unless you have been miss treated by your company then to be blunt this doesn't say much for your professional character, regardless of where you work.

I suggest you have a mature discussion over your leaving date and come to an agreement. If you want to leave and not be paid notice them most companies are amenable.

As for costs, are you up to date on holiday accrual etc? When is your next/last pay day cut off?

I would always recommend waiting until a pay day cut off/actual pay day to leave. Whilst companies can't illegally deduct wages or not pay you, they can be quite awkward and a few days/weeks delay in messing around is a pain; whilst not paying you properly or coming up with spurious reasons for deductions. For example, if you leave and breach your contact they could claim costs equal to your pay then chose to deduct this and by the time you sort it out a few weeks go by.

It will also cost the company nothing since providing they pay you prior to more progressed legal proceedings, that is all they need for settlement. You may however have to engage a solicitor which is unlikely to be recoverable.
 
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Oh, and I forgot to mention, I have been quite open to my management that I have been offered another job and I was just waiting for a start date. It isn't like they have no idea I will be leaving.
 
Just go for it, why not. If the place sucks as much as you say, then write it off and get out.
 
It had been on the cards for a long time, everyone who knows me knows I hate it. I have to work away from home 50% of the year (I work 3 on 3 off) I don't drive so this means a 3 hour train ride before the first shift and after my last shift, this makes a working day 17 hours out of my house for these two shifts, the middle one is just the 12hours I am at work for. I worked both days and nights, rotating. I really can't see any positives, to staying.
 
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It had been on the cards for a long time, everyone who knows me knows I hate it. I have to work away from home 50% of the year (I work 3 on 3 off) I don't drive so this means a 3 hour train ride before the first shift and after my last shift, this makes a working day 17 hours out of my house for these two shifts, the middle one is just the 12hours I am at work for. I worked both days and nights, rotating. I really can't see any positives, to staying.
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That's down to your location / circumstances though not how the company treated you.

Given this, they would hopefully understand you wanting to leave with immediate effect especially if not wanting to be paid.
 
The worst they can do is sue for the WAGES lost due to notice period.

They wont, enjoy the time off.

p.s

Burning bridges is great fun btw, especially when you go to work for the customer you was previously supplying and end up giving your ex boss tremendous grief as a customer as you now effectively his boss. Then in the corridor when just the two of you are present you can really drive the knife in, with words like "told you so" , " not so nice now is it" and " serves you right for being a dick"
 
Scrutinize said:
That's down to your location / circumstances though not how the company treated you.

Given this, they would hopefully understand you wanting to leave with immediate effect especially if not wanting to be paid.
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It is and it isn't, when I got the job with them, they said I could change location and they would transfer me to a depot closer to my home as long as there was somewhere close to go. I moved house a couple of years later, whilst they were still telling me it wouldn't be a problem. After I had settled into my new home, it all changed and I would need to apply through the usual routes and they wouldn't be able to help. I managed to work around that though for 6 years, but after that long it has certainly taken its toll.
 
nothing like quitting a job before Christmas and having a lovely time off all month knowing you can start another in the new year! :D
 
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The worst they can do is sue for the WAGES lost due to notice period.

They wont, enjoy the time off.

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Burning bridges is great fun btw, especially when you go to work for the customer you was previously supplying and end up giving your ex boss tremendous grief as a customer as you now effectively his boss. Then in the corridor when just the two of you are present you can really drive the knife in, with words like "told you so" , " not so nice now is it" and " serves you right for being a dick"
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Haha I am not like that, I know my immediate bosses are basically only passing down what the unseen bosses are saying, I have nothing against them personally and I don't wish to cause them any extra work. I just won't be able to work a notice period as well as deal with everything I need to at home before I start my job. I have a month before I fly to Vegas for an event that I need to attend for my modding and I start the day I land back in the UK.

Before that I need to make sure that I can sort my house out to accommodate me working from home and also, if possible, get a driving licence and car to make life easier for when I need to go into the office in London
 
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