What happens if you don't work your notice?

[Guru]

Have you tried just asking them if you can work a shorter notice? When I left my last job, I was supposed to work a minimum of 4 weeks, but I asked if I could cut it down because I really didn't want to be there any more and in the end I only did one more week.

The only problem with that is that they will take money out of my final wage if they have time to work out how much I will owe from holidays I have to pay back

I'm right on the bread line at the moment and I can't afford to have anything other than a full wage this month, which is why I can't really tell them I want to leave before I get paid :/

Looks like I'm just gonna have to leave them in the lurch and hope for the best.

G

 

[Majago]

WHAT DID YOU EDIT!???? ARGH! I have copied and pasted both the original and your quote into Word so I can see them side by side and they ARE THE SAME THING!!!!

It is driving me insane not being able to tell!!!!

He didn't edit the person he quoted he edited his own original post (#2) from:

2) Bad reference to 2) Refuse you a reference

 

[Guru]

Sending them a letter:

Dear ****,

I am enclosing a self certificate for the rest of this week as my arm is far too sore to come to work. The doctor has prescribed me diclofenac and advised I get some physiotherapy. I have a feeling I may well be signed off for a while.

I would like to propose that I do not return to work for you at all. I have been offered a job that involves no lifting and that I am able to do regardless of the pain in my arm. I wish for you to accept this letter as my resignation. As of Monday the 4th of February I will no longer be working for you.

The decision has been made much easier by the appauling bullying that goes on at the Aylesbury office. I myself have felt bullied into wanting to leave and as you know I have been looking for work elsewhere for some time now. I find the attitude of both yourself and ******* to be very agressive, I find this quite intimidating not to mention very unprofessional and totally unacceptable. I have felt bullied into leaving for a long time now and that, coupled with the bullying of other staff members means I no longer wish to work somewhere where bullying is being allowed to occur.

I do not wish to take these matters further at this point as I am just sick and tired of the whole sorry ordeal, but I would very much like the situation with ****** to be looked into, the way he is treated absolutely disgusts me and I know he feels as unhappy working for **** as I have done. I think it is absolutely pathetic that he is ignored by all his peers and everyone talks about him behind his back, as they do with everyone they don't like, including myself and you for that matter. I also find it absolutey dispicable that you as manager of **** allow this behaviour to continue with no intervention at all and I think it is high time you stopped ignoring it and did something about it as a responsible manager should.

Again, I remind you that this letter is my confirmation of my termination of employment with you as of the 1st of February 2008.

Yours Regrettably,

Me

 

[semi-pro waster]

Sending them a letter:

I'm not sure where that would put you legally but hopefully your current work will accept it. However I would suggest editing out the one remaining name in the letter for posting on here, just in case.

//edit, which you've done as I was posting.
//edit no2 aggressive has two "g"s.

 

[PeterNem]

About 80% of that letter doesn't need to be there. I'd leave out all the stuff about bullying, it's just likely to get their backs up and for them to demand you work your full notice.

 

[Guru]

About 80% of that letter doesn't need to be there. I'd leave out all the stuff about bullying, it's just likely to get their backs up and for them to demand you work your full notice.

The stuff about bullying is the main reason I do not wish to, or feel I should have to, work my notice as far as they are concerned. I defo think it needs to be said cause the guy on the receiving end of most of it is almost in tears every day when I ask him how he is because of it and it's not fair

I don't care about getting their backs up and they can **** off if they think I'm gonna work my notice.

But I can see your points

 

[Well Splattered]

I asked to leave early. They didnt like it! I offered to pay any money back I owed due to holiday and stated I am off on 4th Feb and they reluctantly gave it me.

I did not neeed a reference as the place I am leaving for has been my secondary job for the last two years, but I do not believe on burning all my bridges when I leave a place.

Chat to the HR dept and they can be reasonable in the majority of cases.

Edit: Not sure if it is normal practice, but I had an exit interview and I could raise any issues i had with the company at that point. It goes directly to the the director.

 

[Guru]

I asked to leave early. They didnt like it! I offered to pay any money back I owed due to holiday and stated I am off on 4th Feb and they reluctantly gave it me.

I did not neeed a reference as the place I am leaving for has been my secondary job for the last two years, but I do not believe on burning all my bridges when I leave a place.

Chat to the HR dept and they can be reasonable in the majority of cases.

Edit: Not sure if it is normal practice, but I had an exit interview and I could raise any issues i had with the company at that point. It goes directly to the the director.

I mentioned the bullying to HR in the past to ask them to do something about it and all they said is "I find that very hard to believe of ****" (my boss)

I think the NHS do exit interviews too.



Cheers,

G