Quitting

[Jessweeee♪]

I'm starting to wonder, if you just stop showing up instead of putting in a two-weeks you're kind of ruining your reputation? I mean, sure there are plenty of jobs out there that are too lazy to call your old bosses but I was working at this place where our manager received plenty of calls where she got asked about past employees and she would straight up say nope, he was lazy, don't even bother hiring him. I mean, that guy was lazy but your manager could be all, well, he got fired because he stopped showing up. Then you probably wouldn't be able to get that job. Where I work, in a retirement home, my interviewer had to call all 3 of my references and my managers at all 3 places that I worked. I know this because I had to give her a new reference because one of mine wasn't answering their phone.

I know some coworkers who straight up quit without a two weeks back when they were like... 15, 16 years old and ten years down the road it still haunts them. I imagine it depends on the employer though. Ask foa, she knows about this kind of stuff.

Yeah, you could totally screw yourself over but you might get lucky. I have a friend that threw a hissy fit and set all the money in the cash register on fire when he quit a job and he still manages to get work xD

[Jinx]

Okay, Pike...why are those people still using their first job when they were 15 that they just quit without notice as a reference/on their resume? Take it off!

[Slothy]

Okay, Pike...why are those people still using their first job when they were 15 that they just quit without notice as a reference/on their resume? Take it off!

That's what I was wondering. I could understand it might make finding your next job a bit difficult, especially if it happened when you were an adult, but teenage jobs aren't really all that important, particularly once you've had a few after high school. Hell, my resume has been so cramped the last few years I dropped anything pre-University, and I think I even drop my job as a teaching assistant if need be. And I don't think I told anyone that I edited example questions in an accounting text book just because I forgot which publisher I technically worked for.

The only way future employers find out where you worked is if they either know your former boss or you tell them right?

[Pike]

Okay, Pike...why are those people still using their first job when they were 15 that they just quit without notice as a reference/on their resume? Take it off!

No idea!

[sharkythesharkdogg]

In the military it was nice. I simply stated I had no intent to re-enlist after my tour of duty was up. They interviewed me, offered a bonus for extending my contract, and I politely declined. Once my out processing paper work was done, I took the 2 months worth of vacation I had been saving up. I timed it to where I only had two month left in my assignment before I started vacation. I went on terminal leave.

I went on vacation around the area during the first month, and was swinging by work with my beard and civilian hair cut. I was nice because I'd actually saved up 3 months of vacation, but they wouldn't let me take that many months in a row. So I cashed out the last month, and used it as my vacation fund.

The final month of leave, I packed up and moved to my new place and my new job. That was probably the most enjoyable experience I've had leaving any job.

My last job in retail management, I gave a month's notice. I explained the job was fine, but I had to go help run the family business. They were happy, and said I could come back in the future if I wanted. They found someone to promote and replace me, so I actually only worked two weeks of that month. It all ended on good terms.

[rubah]

you suck it up and give your notice

(unless you live in an at-will state and you hate everyone you work with. Do whatever, then)

[Faris]

When I left my first job, I gave my boss a heads up that I might be getting a job elsewhere and I also took Christmas off due to stress. Before New Years, I let her know that I got hired and won't be working there once the new year begins.

If I leave the job I have now, I would likely give another verbal two weeks notice and try to line up a replacement (small business)

[DMKA]

I'm an employer myself, and I prefer for employees to stop showing up rather than put in a two week notice, and everyone that has put in a two weeks notice I've fired early.

[fire_of_avalon]

I'm starting to wonder, if you just stop showing up instead of putting in a two-weeks you're kind of ruining your reputation? I mean, sure there are plenty of jobs out there that are too lazy to call your old bosses but I was working at this place where our manager received plenty of calls where she got asked about past employees and she would straight up say nope, he was lazy, don't even bother hiring him. I mean, that guy was lazy but your manager could be all, well, he got fired because he stopped showing up. Then you probably wouldn't be able to get that job. Where I work, in a retirement home, my interviewer had to call all 3 of my references and my managers at all 3 places that I worked. I know this because I had to give her a new reference because one of mine wasn't answering their phone.

In Missouri, all they are allowed to say is, "Yes, I would hire him again" or "No, I would not hire him again." They legally cannot say anything else.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that is most places. But do people actually know that sort of rule? My manager had no problem speaking her mind about it over the phone. I hardly doubt her honesty would've landed her in trouble somehow. Who knows though. It's a stupid rule though, I wanna know what kind of diptit I'm hiring.

Mostly it depends on where you live and what type of company you work for. As a general rule most, if not all, states have laws protecting people from malicious negative feedback - feedback presented in such an extreme way that would prevent a potential employer from hiring you, all candidates being equally suitable or less suitable for the position.

But they can discuss facts that would present you in a negative light. If you didn't work your full notice they can say "Megan didn't work her full notice." They can't say "Megan was a blight on this company and we hope she is dead. For your sake you should stab her in the face."

Now that being said, defamation is a very fine line and straying from the facts even a little can get people in trouble. That's one reason most companies have policies in place that indicate management should not provide any information on previous employees, and they should refer inquiries to HR departments. But no, if you were late most of the time it is perfectly legal for an employee to say "Megan was late most of the time."

EDIT: Almost forgot to add - your old manager is a walking time bomb of getting into trouble. Saying things like "John was lazy" are character judgements, they're based on subjective perception and not recordable fact.

Here's a fun fact for everyone to keep under your hat. In almost all states you have a right to a copy of anything you sign. This means codes of conduct, disciplinary records, performance reviews, etc. I'm actually in the process of getting my previous performance reviews from my last job.