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?
 
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.
 
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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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
SPG said:
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"
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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
 
Aaah, sorry guys! Forgot to post.

I rang my manager just before my shift was due to start telling him that I would be late in and that when I do get there I will be clearing my locker, handing in my notice which I wouldn't be working and also dropping off a load of cakes for the other lads on the team.

He just said 'OK no problem turn up when ever'

Got there. Did what I said and nothing at all was said by management. I got my letter today to confirm my last working day was the 23rd and that my resignation was acknowledged and accepted.
 
Of course! It is probably the highlight of their month... You should have seen how many of them were wishing they could leave as well, so many have told me that they will be going soon also... Aah well these things happen.
 
Cheers guys, yeah, it is a pretty good gig tbh. Don't get me wrong, it will be hard work, but the trips around the world and free beers at the parties make it worth while. Oh, and playing with awesome computer hardware :D
 
GinG said:
That is a pretty awesome turnout for you mate, congratulations. No more Monday morning blues!
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well, I can now pretty much work when I want, but I am trying to be good and wake up when the office does so that I don't cause issues with communication. This means 9am on a monday morning... when I don't go to bed until 4am haha.

Still, when it is something you enjoy, it doesn't feel like work! :D
 
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