When Is It OK To Quit Without Giving Notice?

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

In this video, I reference an article from Liz Ryan that outlines a number of very specific circumstances where it is OK to leave without giving notice.

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235 Responses
  1. Jazz Jones

    I’m having to quit tomorrow because I’m getting away from an abusive relationship. I’m terrified that they’ll hate me for leaving like this. But I have my bus ticket to another state this week.

    1. Jeff Altman

      I am sorry you are going through this. AND, telling them what you are comfortable with saying will cause them to understand and not be angry. “I love my job. Everyone here is terrific. I am not leaving because of anything here. I need in order to escape something at home. So I am moving elsewhere to flee that, not you.”

    2. Jazz Jones

      +Jeff Altman I’ll try to say something like that. It’s got my stomach up in knots. I just can’t stay where I’m at. I can’t sleep because of this and I have my shift starting in less than 6 hours. I’m wondering. Should I go in earlier to talk to my boss or wait till my shift at 1?

    3. Jazz Jones

      @Jeff Altman I’ll try to say something like that. It’s got my stomach up in knots. I just can’t stay where I’m at. I can’t sleep because of this and I have my shift starting in less than 6 hours. I’m wondering. Should I go in earlier to talk to my boss or wait till my shift at 1?

    4. Callahan Jones

      @Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter I’ll try to say something like that. It’s got my stomach up in knots. I just can’t stay where I’m at. I can’t sleep because of this and I have my shift starting in less than 6 hours. I’m wondering. Should I go in earlier to talk to my boss or wait till my shift at 1?

    5. Callahan Jones

      @JobSearchTV I’ll try to say something like that. It’s got my stomach up in knots. I just can’t stay where I’m at. I can’t sleep because of this and I have my shift starting in less than 6 hours. I’m wondering. Should I go in earlier to talk to my boss or wait till my shift at 1?

    6. Jeff Altman

      +Jazz Jones One detail. If you work for an organization that has a “mandated reporting requirement” they are required to notify a government organization of any instance of abuse. Be aware and make a decision based upon what you believe is right.

    7. Jeff Altman

      @Jazz Jones One detail. If you work for an organization that has a “mandated reporting requirement” they are required to notify a government organization of any instance of abuse. Be aware and make a decision based upon what you believe is right.

    8. Jeff Altman

      @Callahan Jones One detail. If you work for an organization that has a “mandated reporting requirement” they are required to notify a government organization of any instance of abuse. Be aware and make a decision based upon what you believe is right.

  2. Samantha C

    Hi I work in a very toxic environment, I’ve been at my job for 6 years, the last two years have been Hellish since the department went through a restructure and new management took over . I can’t deal with the office politics anymore, my job has aggravated my anxiety and depression . I will be leaving at the end of next month with no notice as I need that final pay check. I’m glad I found your video .

    1. Jeff Altman

      Samantha, I am sorry you are experiencing what you are. There is always a fine line between “pushing through” or “fighting though something” and “knowing when to fold’em.” You have figureed out yours. Good luck.

  3. Agnostic Moderate Libertarian

    I think that it’s best to do this if you been at the job for a no more than 3 months. At that point you can get away with not putting on your resume.

  4. Sj B

    Hi Jeff,
    Thank you SO MUCH for the advice you gave in this video. I am so appreciative of the fact that you were willing to give this information to those of us in need. The reasons are valid and make a lot of sense. I’ve been on edge about the subject for some time now; and your guidance has been really beneficial.

    1. Jeff Altman

      Thank you so much for letting me know I helped you. I don’t make much financially doing YouTube videos. I get rich from comments like yours. Thank you.

    1. Jeff Altman

      @Fran Truck Terrific! If you go to the home page of YouTube channel at JobSearchTV.com, lok for the playlist about starting a new job. It gives ideas for things to do over the first 90 days. AND a thumbs up for the videos is always appreciated!

  5. F. Crazybone

    My biggest concern is that it will look bad on future employment if I don’t give two weeks notice. Will future managers refuse to hire because I didn’t give notice?

    1. F. Crazybone

      @Jeff Altman I am currently awaiting the outcome of the background check for a government job and worried that my last employer will give me a bad reference because I didn’t give two weeks. But I had good reason.

    2. Jason Lawrence

      F. Crazybone Call Allison and Taylor and get a reference check report. If the feedback comes back negative, send off a ceise and desist to your former employer.

  6. Dave A

    There’s no Federal Law that indicates a employee has to give there employer a two week notice. It you choice period.
    Attorney@Law875

  7. Dave A

    There’s no Federal Law that indicates a employee has to give there employer a two week notice. It your choice period. There are more laws employers have to know then employees regarding hiring and termination.
    Attorney@Law875

  8. Lioslaith

    I was in in one of these situations and quit with no notice. How do I explain that to a prospective employer, or defend myself if my old boss gives me a bad reference? He’s the reason I felt the need to get out quickly…

    1. Jeff Altman

      Speaking with sincerity, slowing your speech down, and start by saying, “This is hard to talk about and . . . ” You end by saying, “If you were in my shoes, would you have done?” That connects them to you.

  9. Andrew James

    I have to leave my job because unethical practices at work put my license on the line. I was feeling bad about not giving a two week notice because it just always seems like the right thing to do. I know that they walked a manager out the door recently. I am not sure if they would give me my last two week check, so I am waiting until I get my next pay deposit before leaving. I have already been hired by another company. I feel a little better after watching this video.

    1. Jeff Altman

      Andrew, almost everyone in the world knows what the right thing to do is. Listen to the voice. Never mute it. Good luck in your new job.

  10. Scott Dee

    Employers are petty , and it will be the the worst 2 weeks of your life. Just find another job and move on. If your employer showed you respect, you wouldn’t be quiting.

  11. alexander arellano

    i just quit today and did not give any notice. when i held my resignation onto my boss, he gets mad about resigning right away. i said, sorry but there is no point for me to stay for few more days and day after tomorrow i have my new job. he yelled at me and told me to get my stuff ( which i am holding) and leave. then i left with a smile.

    1. alexander arellano

      We all have our own reasons to quit on our shitty jobs, on that moment, it was kinda triumph., but, it takes a lot of nerves.

    2. zoey starlight

      @alexander arellano I’m too much of a wimp to tell my boss to her face. She is very intimidating and verbally and mentally abusive. I’m going to lie to her via text and tell her that there was a family emergency. I already have a job lined up. I still feel guilty leaving without notice because the place is so busy and understaffed and everyone there is so unhappy and drained. It would be ideal to give them notice to replace me but I honestly can’t take it anymore.

  12. veggiesforlife

    Was having health issues, being mediocre after burning myself out chasing the carrot. Was the doormat previously working weird hours and going the extra mile. They would find fault and guilt me to get me to do it to secure my job. Only woman out of about… 30 women with no kids/grandkids… So i was free you know? Them they started to sqeeeze me. Pick pick pick…. Death in the fam, mom got cancer, had a major surgery, anxiety abusive relationship… Got called in for mishearing a call so the call got word but no major problems arose from this… But they grilled…
    Them:Why do you do x? Me: Because… Y.
    Them: sounds like you’re making excuses.
    Me: But you just asked why. Them…Why is everything so difficult with you???

    It went for hours… Listening to recordings telling me ppl don’t like me (false…) I’ve had ppl tell me sorry i was their current target. Two older lady bosses hating younger single female who doesn’t make casseroles. Anyway….
    I said at one point. I’m having a panic attack. I need to step away. That meeting went 3.5 hrs. I left an hour late… I never went back. I tried… Just pulled into a spot. Sat there… And then pulled back out and went home. This is a big hospital too. Another incident happened earlier where i was called a b for asking a co-worker to lower their voice who was ranting about a broken computer while i took all the calls. … They’d gotten 2 others statements from everyone but not mine. They lied and said i said to ” shit their mouth.” so that just months before this…

    Do you think I’ll ever get a job in my town again? It was all so weird. They called… Just the one mean supervisor… No HR ppl… And then months later i got a letter saying I’d be considered having voluntarily terminated my employment or basically I’m quitting if i don’t answer. What can their HR say about me when the company is listed as a reference. I have good references from my immediate leads. Both supervisors retired or long term medical leave. There was a hiring freeze after i left and like 4 other ppl quit when i did. I think it was a huge deal but it all was weird and creepy and quiet… Like work version of child molestation
    But like simpleton abuse. I was very pie eyed and gung ho at the beginning of the 5 yrs. I dunno…. Is this a “thing” ? I can’t ever quite understand it all. Oh…. Way at the beginning i was a scapegoat for a mistake that was made due to unupdated protocol that the morning after the mix up was all changed. I didn’t know about print screen back then. Sadly. That while thing took me a year to see clearly. They gaslit me. Oh man. My life. Lol. I keep on keepin! on though!

  13. Mae Alison

    Hi Jeff, i already submit my resignation letter in 3 months notice. I already landed a new job and they require me to report for work before my notice period ended. Please advise what should i do? Knowing my current boss for 4 years now, she will not willing to negotiate to shorten my notice period and if let say, i inform her on my decision to leave early, she will made me to pay compensation. What should i do? Should i just walked out? In my current company i always feel that the environment is toxic. I always feel worthless, underappreciate and always has an anxiety before coming for work. In the office we always anxious on how is the boss mood today. Whether it is good or bad. If the mood is bad, it will definitely affect the whole working atmosphere and that is not the working environment i want to work for long period of time. Pleaseee, i need help!!

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      Jeff only responds to inquiries like this through one of the links in his show notes.

  14. Nikki Wynter

    yes my boss was extremely petty that is why I also gave no notice i ghosted them I knew he’d insult and try to put me down even more and try to make me even more miserable there. He was sexual towards us young women and a bully to everyone HR did nothing. Someone reported him his first week and he still continued in the position they switched him from intermittent to manager. Lord help that company God forsaken place.

  15. der

    I ghosted a job after i had a breakdown one night. I just stopped going after that. But now i have a decent job. I’ve only been there a few months but they already are giving me more responsibilities. They trust me. But I’m just not happy. I have a new job lined up already and it has me excited. I feel bad but i want to give only a couple days notice. The job is mentally exhausting due to the patrons getting very verbal with us and the office being…tense. But my bosses are great oddly enough. I just feel anxious cause im giving like 3 days notice and felt like ranting a bit. Lol

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      That’s great! And you’ll tell your bosses when you leave they were great and it is just the work. Good for you!

  16. SPARTAN11265/CAROLINAKILLAZ

    I never gave notice because i knew my job that I’m at now would take me back, but i waited to fill out paperwork and my w4’s. Leaving is a lot better then giving notice it saves a lot of time being wasted. The job I was at was horrible, the job I’m at now is peaceful and i love going to work everyday now vs being afraid of losing my job.

    1. Tara Rosecrans

      @Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter my area is bleak here, I’ve been applying…. would require a move. I live in southern Oregon/Medford.

    2. Tara Rosecrans

      @JobSearchTV my area is bleak here, I’ve been applying…. would require a move. I live in southern Oregon/Medford.

    3. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      @Tara Rosecrans Sorry to hear that. Small towns like yours and mine have employer communities where they share their heartache about employees

  17. Jeff Fredriksz

    Hmmmm…perhaps I’m a bit out of touch or late to the game but loyalty seems to be a one way street when it comes to employers. They expect an employee to remain loyal despite the difficult and awkward work environment when there’s friction between employee and manager. They realize they’re holding the ace card which forces an employee to swallow their pride and compose formal resignation letters. They’re well aware that if you’re looking for another job, that new company manager will likely contact them thus leaving that person in a position where they don’t want to burn any bridges behind them. But when they’ve decided to let you go, no formal grace period, no real formalities and never any sense of loyalty or obligation. They’ll just simply fire you and demand an immediate departure. This of course usually comes at the end of the business day, no two week notice, no best wishes, no kind regards and well, no sense of loyalty.

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      Employers can be awful and in referencing Liz Ryan’s article, I thought her ideas were extremely good. AND there is a way to talk about toxic environments.

  18. The Search For Truth

    Most jobs I’ve had required me to sign documents acknowledging the fact that I’m an employee at will. Per their policy that they forced me to agree to as a condition of employment, 2 weeks’ notice is not required. They never give two weeks’ notice when you get fired if you make a mistake or misbehave. If they make misbehave, I’m supposed to give two weeks’ notice?

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      People in power make the rules, guidelines, etc.. They create them to their advantage. What you wrote is true. They want two weeks notice (or more) but they don’t always provide their employees with notice if they terminate, layoff, RIF, excess, whatever term you choose an employee.

  19. Ben Franklin

    Several years ago I resigned as a Division Manager for one company to take a position as an Engineering Director at the company’s primary competitor. It is common for management staff with access to all proposal and pricing data to be asked to leave immediately after giving two weeks notice if going to a competitor. As such I found an easy way out and gave two weeks notice while we were at a conference with senior management out of state..and I was going on vacation to Florida for two weeks following. I resigned and told them I would be back in two weeks to clean out my office. I did it in person..after my commitments representing the company were complete.. I figured they wouldn’t have to walk me out. Guess what?? To this day they tell people I resigned inappropriately and did not give proper notice. I can use no one there as a reference. A buddy there disagreed with this treatment (small town) and asked the VP if I did resign back at the office and give two weeks would they honor it….they said of course not…I would have been walked out immediately. He pressed the on it because I kind of got a bad name in town for it and they said that “they expect proper notice of all employees whether the company honors the two week or not”…how the hell is that fair?? Seems a little one sided to me and I always wonder if I should have done it the traditional way and allowed them to perp walk me out? I just don’t think that is equitable at all.

  20. chong jocy

    i quit my restaurant job without notice, because its disrupting my mental health and coworkers sucks there’s no teamwork, there’s no growth

    1. chong jocy

      @Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter I’m really sad to leave because I sincerely love my job and gave 100% in everything I do…..the customers are the best to me too.

    2. ccy 00

      @JobSearchTV I’m really sad to leave because I sincerely love my job and gave 100% in everything I do…..the customers are the best to me too.

    3. C0RRVPT3D

      I currently work at a restaurant and this time I’m 100% sure I want to quit it’s too much for me to handle and the pay sucks

  21. zoey starlight

    Jeff, I”m so beyond drained and exhausted. I have left work in tears so many times. I even had to leave in the middle of the day because one of the doctors I work with was just so harsh with me. that I cried uncontrollably, couldn’t stop so I had no choice but to go home. And I heard that after I left crying both the dr who made me cry and my manager were laughing about how upset I had gotten. Most of my coworkers abuse me and degrade me every day. I have been bullied beyond belief.. I’ve finally found a new job that starts in 3 weeks. I was going to give 2 weeks and give myself 1 week to relax and decompress before I start the new one but NOW even though I’m happy about this new job, I”m just so exhausted and feel the need for more than 1 week to just do nothing. Is it ok to lie and say that I had a family emergency and I can’t come back or is that just wimpy? I don’t have the courage to tell them to go suck an egg. I feel guilty leaving without notice even though they have zero respect or appreciation for me. I don’t want to be vindictive. I’m just so emotionally broken and exhausted from that place.

    Oh…so my fear is that I will no longer be able to list them on my resume. I really did learn a great deal there and I’ve only been there for about 6 months but my God is it toxic.

  22. Matthew B

    I gave notice to one of my employers, worked almost the whole notice out (about 3 days before the end) and then was taken off the schedule. I stopped showing up because I wasn’t communicated to come in and was mark as non rehire able with that company. Note the store manager as soon as I put in my notice stopped talking to me and called me childish for doing so (hearing this from a co worker).

  23. Trending Source

    I also didn’t put a two weeks notice and just didn’t show up, but I still didn’t get paid my first ever week and last week. Any thoughts?

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      Contact HR and ask (not demand) your money. I don’t want to contact the government agency that protects my rights here but I will. I want payment of what I am owed.”

    2. Trending Source

      @Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter thank you! The message worked! The boss said that I will get paid next Friday, probably because it is Good Friday.

    3. Oooo

      @JobSearchTV thank you! The message worked! The boss said that I will get paid next Friday, probably because it is Good Friday.

    4. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      Glad I helped. Please follow me on LinkedIn.com/in/TheBigGame Hunter. I hope you would be willing to write a recommendation for me. If not, you still have access to my network

  24. Skateboard P

    I needed this after leaving a job today. I’m usually very ethical and professional, but this job wasn’t treating a new person right.

  25. tron3entertainment

    Have seen a bunch of people leave my job recently and none of them stayed to the original stated last day. But they were all contract workers. Bunch of people terminated, too.

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      Contract is different. Their contract may allow one side or the other to leave quickly For employees, it is usually different.

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      Thanks for commenting.
      Remember, there are references where companies talk to one another. There are circumstances that I outline in the video where it is appropriate AND others where it isn’t.

  26. c

    I quit and my boss said he would pay me for my two week notice but I did not have to go to work. Should I trust this

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      You apparently have reason to distrust s/he. Ask them if they would send that statement to you as an email .

    2. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      @c “A text” or text, like an email? In a text, just to be safe since accidents are more likely with a text, ask for an email confirming the text.

    1. Nedzad I

      @Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Absolutely not. Everyone was saying basically two weeks notice no matter what, except you. I was thinking to start new job while on vacation with the old. If everything looks good, after vacation, i would work couple hours remotely on old job and quit immediately after that. Thank you

    2. Nedzad I

      @JobSearchTV Absolutely not. Everyone was saying basically two weeks notice no matter what, except you. I was thinking to start new job while on vacation with the old. If everything looks good, after vacation, i would work couple hours remotely on old job and quit immediately after that. Thank you

    3. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      @Nedzad I  know you know I was being playful with my remark. Two weeks is courtesy AND there are exceptions even though they may not extend it to employees when it suits them. Go to your new job and * BE GREAT!*

  27. Help I'm Fat

    I quit my job at McDonald’s a few days ago because of bad management and they didn’t actually train me for my actual job that I was hired for (cashier) and they just put me by the fryers for a week and a half for busywork and it was awful. I kept telling them I was not comfortable with it but they just kept saying it’s just temporary. I just turned 18 but I was not okay with being near hot oil and I kept burning myself and I had nine hour shifts. I just quit that last day because I had enough I burnt myself and I was soooo tired. I went home and literally fell asleep for like 11 hours lol.

  28. Sandra M

    I’ve been struggling with loyalty and the immensely important, large work load I will be leaving behind with no one else in the company able to do my job. I also fear they may smear my reputation in the community.
    -Feel physically unsafe. YES!
    -Conflict. YES!
    -Hanging on by a thread emotionally (and it’s causing me illness). YES! & YES!
    -Need to recover before starting something new. YES!
    -It would be foolish to give my boss the ability to continue allowing another employee to scream, throw temper tantrums on me, physically threaten me by lunging as if they’re going to hit me and call me names in front of others, even customers. YES!
    **Oh, and I’m HR!

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      You know what my thinking is. I know you want to leave. My encouragement is get another job and leave. Do not pass go. Do not collect . . .

    2. Sandra M

      @Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter Thank you. That’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’m already lining up some new things. I can’t step foot in that workplace again except to gather me personal belongings and hand them my keys.

    3. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      @Sandra M And I have a lot more videos that will help you job hunt. You can find them at JobSearchTV.com

  29. Davey Jones

    Do what’s best for you. I was hired by a local “restaurant”, and… after 3 weeks on the job I received a call from an employer that I had sent a resume to weeks before, asking if I could sign on in 3 days (Monday). Needless to say I couldn’t pass the opportunity up so I texted my boss “there is no need to keep me on the payroll as of today blah blah blah…” leaving my position was 100% easy. Walking into work to get my last check from the former boss was crappy.

    1. JobSearchTV

      Yes, they can mail it but too many restaurants screw around with paying what is owed. Yes. t try get can pay it online but the same problem exists. That’xx sex why you get the check.

  30. M S

    I’m a nurse. I gave my 2 week notice last Thursday. I don’t think I can make it the 2 weeks, but I actually gave the notice. I do have another job lined up. I currently work in a toxic environment. We’ve lost 5 nurses in the last month and we’re only a unit of 15. My unit has very high turnover and my manager is a tyrant, plain and simple. My question is, because I feel so emotionally drained and upset all the time, should I even fulfill the 2 weeks? My only hesitation in not fulfilling the 2 weeks is that I’ll be placed on the “do not rehire” list. And then I have to think to myself, would I even want to go back to this hospital ever again? Probably not, but I never know. Thank you in advance for any advice.

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      What you describe as the do not rehire list is the risk. The person who is making it toxic will change jobs and you won’t be able to be rehired. Try to stick it out. Really. There are only a finite number of hospitals available in an area. Today, you may say, “I’ll never work at a hospital again.” Tomorrow, you may think differently.

  31. Angela Pacheco

    How about if my boss literally told me, “don’t claim your (dead) sister’s corpse. Just call the morgue tell them you can’t afford a funeral and let the government pay for it”. She left such a terrible impression on me after this. I don’t want to bother to give a 2 weeks notice.

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      If this is a manager, I go to HR and file a complaint against this person and tell them, the only reason I am not going to the media is we are going to end on a good footing. I am going to bury my sister properly and grieve, using my compensatory time for the remainder of my notice. If you work for a business owner, tell me and I’ll give you that one

  32. Smail Mail

    Thank you! I have never experienced more depression than in my current workplace. I have had a few mental breakdowns in front of my wife and she has helped me through them. Never in our 10 years together have I had to put her through this. I am going to leave my job with notice the day of.

    1. Kevin McManus

      I just found this. Smail I have done EXACTLY what you have! I have destroyed my bodily health although I continue to work out! That’s a statement.

  33. Melanie R

    I’m going to quit today. I don’t think I can handle two more weeks. I’m at a point where I am considering suicide as the best way out. I just can’t handle it anymore. I have t eaten in days. I can’t sleep.

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      I hear you. You matter. This is what this video is for–people like you. Never harm yourself. You’re important

  34. Kelly Mulholland

    Thank you so much for this. My current boss has a horrible, horrible temper. I get yelled at cussed at constantly. Get told all the time “if you’re not going to do your job, I’ll find someone that can”. Last week, he got so mad that he threw his personal cell phone at my desk and broke it. He then had me drive 100 one way the next day to get a new phone. That’s the short story of it. I was such a wreck in Verizon that the manager actually came over to me and offered me a job. I love my co workers, and that’s the only reason I have not walked out, because I know it is going to make their lives even worse. But the thought of giving notice makes me literally scared for my well-being

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      Never tolerate physical or psychological abuse. If your company has an HR department, meet with them. Say to them, “On the advice of counsel, I am notifying you that if I am physically harmed by ________ we are prepared to file suit. I have been documenting his/her behavior and what they are doing is abusive. You are warned. ” Start documenting writing down what occurred. Go back in time. Write it all down by hand in different ink. Do not write it on their computers.”

  35. zmii

    I m here because I can t decide if I should quit or not my job … with a notice or without …
    I m working at a gas station … 12h shifts (day 12/24 and night 12/48) … (14-15 days/month) for 400$/month (they pay me at the final of month) …
    My boss doesn t respect me… when I went for hire She first asked me if I know to work on computer and I said : YES! … She told me I will learn everything in time … I have been working for 8 months at Gas Station and I’m still outside in cold helping people to put gas in cars … I’m lucky to have cashier mates who let me to help them inside … We are monitorized on cameras 24/24 … Our boss come 6/7 days and stress us … i hate my job !

  36. Shawny Monique

    I work for the post office and think I’m going to quit but give a notice without doing the two weeks my ex boyfriend kicked me out of his home as soon as I got my first check from this job and my coworkers and supervisors taunt me everyday or make little jokes about sleeping in my car and on top of that I get sexually harassed and I called EAP they don’t care the last straw is when a coworker laughed about me not having thanksgiving dinner like I can’t stand to go in anymore as I am already going through a lot outside of work just got out of domestic violence relationship etc yeah I’m exhausted and physically drained from working at this warehouse

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      Shawn’s, you know what you need to do. Do it. I support you. Write down what has been done to you by your coworkers , the lack of action by HR

  37. Kathy English

    Thank you Thank you! For years I was told it is unprofessional to not give at least 2 weeks. During these times, a 2 weeks notice is appreciated and becoming extremely rare. Sometimes, you just have to leave due to the demands of the job.

  38. Salma Al

    I started my retail job three months ago . The manager was later by 30 min to my interview , so that was unprofessional but I still accepted the job. Last two weeks my husband got COVID and quarantined , went back to work after 10 days and the managers didn’t even say hi to , they just ignored me like I made a mistake by trying to keep people safe and quarantine ( the manager told me I can only quarantine for 5 days ) which is weird. So I just didn’t show to work . I am hard working person , but apparently they don’t care

  39. Christine B.

    i just quir without notice because the company had a weird corporate change of ceo and executives, a mass layoff of many licensed professionals and they brought in nonlicensed people to fill vacancies. I am a student and I have three months to graduate with my masters, take my license exam and moce on. My position was an administrative position that crossed the line into patient care, and the new manager said that she did not support my education (the old management did, expecting to bring me on board) and they said I had to drop out because work came first! I put in a two week notice but only said one week and they have listed me as not hireable. I was there seven months.

    1. AnniesShenanigans

      apparently this has become a trend in healthcare, marking people “not rehireable” when you give notice and you have an excellent work record. I left a job that I had been at for 15 years, gave a two MONTHS notice, and my new jobs HR person told me that the old job said I was not rehireable.

  40. janis callahan

    Thank you. I’m covered in hives, my lip has swollen twice its normal size. I’m a nurse everyone else on my shift has quit. My patient load has doubled. I am unable to care for these people. The feedback I get is do the best that you can!!! That doesn’t quite cut it in Healthcare. God help these patients.

  41. J V

    I am in a situation. I told my manager that I might need to leave in 2 weeks or so as I need to look after my 4 months old son and there is nobody else who could look after him. Now, they said that they agree with me to leave, but after a month as contract shows one month notice. I don’t feel they support or care about my situation, I even asked for some solutions to work either from home or have 6 weeks at least parental leave so I can find a solution.

    Now I don’t know what to do, I can’t leave my son alone and the manager doesn’t seem to respond fast enough or is against me in which ever way.

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      What do you think will happen if you leave after 2 weeks? A bad reference? Tell any new firm that your work record was great until you gave notice to care for your son. You have that handled and the circumstances of your departure are the only stain on your record there. Good luck!

    2. J V

      @Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter thank you very much for your advise! The reference is not my concern, I have my reasons for it. Its just, I don’t know what can happen if I refuse to work well it can effect the company and afraid they might take me to court for the damage I took to the company as not working anymore before one month notice

    3. Jeffrey Visser

      @JobSearchTV thank you very much for your advise! The reference is not my concern, I have my reasons for it. Its just, I don’t know what can happen if I refuse to work well it can effect the company and afraid they might take me to court for the damage I took to the company as not working anymore before one month notice

    4. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      @J V They will not take you to court. A judge will throw the case out. If they threaten to sue, tell them, “Go ahead. I’ll come in with my son.”

    5. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      @Jeffrey Visser They will not take you to court. A judge will throw the case out. If they threaten to sue, tell them, “Go ahead. I’ll come in with my son.”

  42. Stacey Bryce Adams

    Good Friend at my Company gave a two week notice .. they told him get out NOW we don’t want your two week notice . He told them he’s going to a competitor .. that was the mistake he made …

  43. Patty Carol

    My job was so toxic on me mentally and physically. And when I began hurting myself at work..I knew it was time to get out.

  44. AnniesShenanigans

    So the last job I had there were a lot of issues. Most were petty, but they added up to a pretty dysfunctional workplace. A coworker was told in a text that she was “not allowed to come back” when she texted the group chat that she was willing to cover someones shift. That was a huge red flag for me. A few days later the toxicity hit it’s peak and I decided I was done after I got a thinly veiled reprimand in a group chat text over one of those petty issues. YES where everyone I worked with could see it. For the first time in my 40 year career I gave 24 hour notice the next day by email. And I do not regret it for a second. I figure that the problems would just get worse and I really wanted to avoid a face to face confrontation with my boss, because that is what would have happened if I had gone back for even 5 minutes.

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      Annie, after 40 years of work experience, you’ve earned the right to not put up with stupid people.

  45. JANKBOMB

    Any time is a good time. Life is too short not to take chances and tell a job/boss to f**k off. Happiness and mental health are way more important than tripping about the day to day rat race of bullshit. It’s just unfortunate that we live in a world of constant transactions and we need that green crap.

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      And behaviors on both sides have an impact. If you want to go out guns ablazing (metaphore, not actual) just know it comes back to bite people in the rear. Your prerogative.

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      I hope that was sincere and not snark. If it was the later, tell me how the video set you off?

    2. andrew aqua

      @Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter sincere!!! Most people would rather live in the delusion that the company is more important than them. If you’re in a situation where ghosting is even in your mind that should say enough

    3. andrew aqua

      @JobSearchTV sincere!!! Most people would rather live in the delusion that the company is more important than them. If you’re in a situation where ghosting is even in your mind that should say enough

    4. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      Does it ever! It reminds me of when people ask whether they should stay or persevere. The first time you ask the Question, you try to persevere. The second time, you go

  46. EärthqUakkēJäke

    Yesterday I quit and offered to stay and help at the shop for the rest of the day then one of them was piping off about me being ungrateful and disrespectful for not giving a two week notice LIKE I DID MONTHS AGO

  47. AndradeB26

    I just walked out of my job during the middle of the shift without alerting any managers. Long Story Short i was left alone to work unloading packages from the conveyor belt which is a 4 person job. Told my lead and he said “alright I’ll bring help” 15 minutes later help didn’t show up. I was working and treated like a slave for $15 an hour. Co workers were talking behind my back and i had a panic attack so i just left. I had enough. The Stress and Toxicity isn’t worth it. Never in my Life did i feel emasculated and disrespected like that. I drove off and i was suprised i didn’t cry i was just upset

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      I understand. I hope you feel like I was speaking to you and your circumstances.

    2. AndradeB26

      @Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter thanks for the insight! I didn’t really plan on quitting that job at least for while till i saved up for my Culinary College Classes but it came so unexpected. I have no backup plan right now but to apply other jobs and save up money for my classes

    3. AndradeB26

      @JobSearchTV thanks for the insight! I didn’t really plan on quitting that job at least for while till i saved up for my Culinary College Classes but it came so unexpected. I have no backup plan right now but to apply other jobs and save up money for my classes

    4. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      @AndradeB26 check with your school now that you aren’t working to see if Trey have scholarships, access to FAFSA, and other breaks for you. You may be pleasantly surprised

    5. JobSearchTV

      @Life is Slavery, Misery and Death check with your school now that you aren’t working to see if Trey have scholarships, access to FAFSA, and other breaks for you. You may be pleasantly surprised

    6. JobSearchTV

      @NPC slayer check with your school now that you aren’t working to see if Trey have scholarships, access to FAFSA, and other breaks for you. You may be pleasantly surprised

    7. JobSearchTV

      @E.T(not from this world) check with your school now that you aren’t working to see if Trey have scholarships, access to FAFSA, and other breaks for you. You may be pleasantly surprised

    8. JobSearchTV

      @Pineal Gland (3rd Eye) check with your school now that you aren’t working to see if Trey have scholarships, access to FAFSA, and other breaks for you. You may be pleasantly surprised

    9. JobSearchTV

      @M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Simp” check with your school now that you aren’t working to see if Trey have scholarships, access to FAFSA, and other breaks for you. You may be pleasantly surprised

    10. JobSearchTV

      @green eggs&ham check with your school now that you aren’t working to see if Trey have scholarships, access to FAFSA, and other breaks for you. You may be pleasantly surprised

    11. JobSearchTV

      @HideYoQb check with your school now that you aren’t working to see if Trey have scholarships, access to FAFSA, and other breaks for you. You may be pleasantly surprised

  48. JLC730

    About to put in my 2 weeks (or less) to take a job paying me $4 more per hour. Scared, but feeling good about the decision.

  49. Morisblackheart

    This was very comforting. I just resigned from a very toxic place. I was asked put in 2 weeks of work {notice period} for transition purposes, but after the fist day i knew it was a very hostile environment for me. Then the second day i was asked not to communicate with anyone while serving my notice. That was it for me. I stated my resignation is now with immediate effect and never left so relieved.

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      Perhaps it is time to change your user name to MorrisBlessedHeart or MorrisWhiteHeart or Pureheart. Good luck to you

  50. islandboy4445

    Wondering what your thoughts are on being told by your manager to find coverage for your shift when you call out sick?

    1. Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

      My son works in restaurants where that is normal. I don’t know your field snd don’t know what is normal in every field

  51. Jonathan Lee

    Quitting tomorrow. Was out of work over the pandemic, found a position I was over-qualified for. Been searching every since I started this new position in April, finally landed something paying 30k more. No notice. This organization is sleezy and ridiculous.

  52. Dr. John Ilias

    I always tell my bosses that all states are at quit/fire at will and the employer/employee can end the relationship at any time. And all of those managers stop talking to me.

    1. JobSearchTV

      And I’m sure you know, the custom has been for employees to provide a notice period and form employers to escort employees out the door when let go unless they have more than 500 employees in which case they have to provide a WARN notice

  53. paul carlson

    If you are a long haul trucker never ever give two weeks notice, I did the whole “ let me do the right thing” move, I gave my two weeks notice, right away the company rerouted me to one of their terminals and asked me to clean out my truck( this is especially a really big deal if you are an over the road trucker as I had a tv refrigerator clothes etc, way to much stuff to fly or take on a bus so it forced me to rent a car from Pennsylvania all the way home to Rhode island) the companies explanation was that I was now a liability essentially coupled with they couldn’t retain me for two weeks and give me steady work do to the fact I would have to remain close to the terminal to ensure the safe return of the truck at the appropriate time according to the resignation time I gave them 2 weeks from then, I lost two weeks pay, had to pay over 500 dollars for the car rental and then I found out years later I was not eligible for rehire, and again all because I tried to do the right thing by the company, because of that experience I will never give a two week notice under any circumstance, I will always do what is best for me from here on out.

  54. RSB Youtube

    It’s funny because new jobs want you to start right away and seems they don’t care about you giving a notice

    1. JobSearchTV

      Put the situation in reverse with you quitting and they’ll scream you are being unprofessional or tell you to get the bleep out now

  55. Jack Carraway

    I quit without notice in these situations:

    1. You were put on a PIP. That’s them giving notice you will be getting fired some time in the near future. You aren’t beating the PIP and staying is going to result in you being treated like crap by people you know will badmouth you even with a two weeks notice.

    2. You were only at the job for a very short amount of time. This is typically because of toxicity and/or a better offer came in. Generally if I’m at a job for less than 90 days I keep it off my resume and just forget I worked there.

    3. The company is doing something illegal/immoral. Would you want to be assocoated with crooks like the ones at Enron?

    1. JobSearchTV

      I can’t argue with your experiences. I know many people who have come back from a PIP but you didn’t want to try.I understand.

  56. KTB

    This has to be the best advice about no notice . You have to dance to your own tune. Far too many people give the advice about giving notice, when in fact sometimes you just can’t because they will use it against
    especially if your in a bad place with employer. It’s better to bow out gracefully then to allow them to torture you.

    1. JobSearchTV

      I disagree. You never know when you run into someone again, or their friend who heard the story from them or the former co-worker who got your workload dumped on them or the corporate recruiter who remembers how you left without notice and won’t interview you at their new firm.

    2. Nunya FawKingBiz

      @JobSearchTV I guess if you live in a small one horse town maybe but I’ve never given a notice and I’ve never had an issue finding another job !

    3. JobSearchTV

      How about New York City? Big city and it’s a small city all at once. Look we don’t have to agree on everything. I think you’ll find a lot we can agree on on the channel.

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