Quitting A Job On The Spot

I did it once, felt satisfying loll

Yes, I've done that twice, I believe, and once, after giving notice, the employer fired me on the spot. I was happy about that. I had gotten full custody of Pretty when she was 5 and told my employer I had to be home when she came home from school, per the judge's orders. I worked in a window manufacturing factory. A couple weeks after that they suddenly started telling me I needed to stay and help clean up behind everyone else because one of the maintenance men had quit. I reminded them that I had to be home by 4 pm to stay in accordance with the judge's orders. They told me to hire a babysitter. I couldn't do that. The judge was explicit. I HAD to be home when Pretty was home. I walked out.

I never had the luxury to do that although I wanted to more than once. It's never easy to quit a job if that job pays your bills, food, shelter and clothes.

I worked with (for) my husband during all my life... there were days I would have quit.

I never quit without notice, but I did retire at 27 years at our local health department instead of 30 like I had planned. We got a new director and when people started quitting, the work was given to the few of us who were left. I couldn't have survived three more years.

I feel envious of your assertiveness. My boss keeps saying I cannot leave the job until she retires.

I actually did! I was doing a side job - just a little extra to help out with bills - a stint as a waitress. The owner had, um, issues - and on my first night, swore at me because of some minor mistake I made - can't recall what it was that set him off. I said, 'You don't pay me enough to tolerate this treatment - good night' and left. Another occasion, a service job I was working at. I had stood up to the manager about some unbelievably bad behaviour (she was bullying and mistreating some teenaged workers) The owner wanted to train ME as a manager after that, but because my children were little, I had some childcare challenges. He played head trips with me to try to make me envious and force my hand. I just went about my job without saying a word. I bided my time. Shortly afterwards, a job I had been hoping for opened up and I was hired, and promptly provided my resignation. He was shocked. I think he thought I'd be so jealous and ambitious, that I'd cave in. When asked why I was leaving, I said calmly, 'No hard feelings, I just got a better offer.'

@Vikingswest1 I know jobs are hard to find but horrible conditions are worse and a person quitting on the spot should pat themselves on the back and not have to put up with bad conditions. I think I did but cannot remember. I had a boss that was so horrible. I was the English secretary and he was not so nice to the Hebrew one either. He would put me down in front of someone and that is a very bad boss. I cannot remember when I left and if I quit or he no longer needed me. I think I had enough of him and the place and that the other secretary spent half her time on the phone and I worked hard.

No, thank God I have never had problems in my work place.

There was one time l felt l was wronged and l wanted to quit - then l thought of all the perks that came with the job and l decided to stay.

No matter how much I did not like my job or boss, I always gave a notice.

I've never done that. But to be fair I have spent a large chunk of my adult life as a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom. My current job occasionally pushes me to the brink due to periodic stupidity at the management level, but since I work remotely and don't work full-time hours I can walk away for a while and come back when I have calmed down. Ultimately the negatives of my current job are balanced out by the fact that it pays decently and is very, VERY flexible.

I worked for a guy who had a ton of money but no sense. He was religious, and he was so mean to the teenagers he hired. One day one of them wasn't moving fast enough to suit him, and he slapped the kid hard across the face. I grabbed the kid and we walked out, we went to the police and filed assault charges. We had lots of witnesses...it was what I needed to do. I found out then that he was hiring 14 year olds, telling people they were 15, which was how old you were supposed to be to have a work permit.. Then he was paying them in cash, less than minimum wage. So when all of that came out, Mr. Dumb**s moneybags had cooked his goose. He had fines to pay, the parent of the boy sued him and won, he had to pay me back pay plus a vacation bonus, what a jerk. Sorry, maybe said too much here...

One time I was teaching at a certain school and they didn't pay my salary for two months. At the end of the day I was tired of giving my services without getting paid so I ended up quiting.

I've known a lot of people who've quite pizza hut over the years. Not because the work conditions were appualing, but because they're young kids, who don't realize they actually have to work to get paid. They don't like being told what to do, Or, they would pick fights with employees or managment over the smallest of things.

NO, I never came to such a situation ever in my life. Once at a job, I decided to resign but my boss solved the issue and then I never thought of it until I got a better job than this one.

Only once. The foreman thought he was god

Thankfully, I've never had to do this.

They loved me and my diligent work. But they had to stand down against me because of a principle and position I knew was right and safe for me. Sadly, they chose the coercive mandates and said bye-bye to the best employee (me) they ever had. .

i have never done that, if it happens in future to me i will do the same, why do we respect someone who doesnt respect us too.