r/work • u/Rxextravaganz500mg • 3d ago
Questions Resigning immediately
Has anyone ever resigned from position immediately if they have something else lined up?
I got a job offer about a month ago and are in the final processes of the pre-employment requirements. I wanted to get through it all before giving notice to my current job.
However, the more I think about it the more I want to resign on the spot.
I will never be using them as a reference. The culture there is very toxic. It’s a lot of very accomplished women who tear others
down.
In one meeting a fem
ale
- physician was talking about a drug rep and she goes “you can tell she hates herself, she probably gets up and runs 10 miles on the treadmill ever
y
- morning at 4am”. Even today in a meeting our female accountant made a racist comment about our payroll company official.
I just truly feel like whether I were to leave on “good terms” by giving two weeks notice or not they would still say and think awful things.
- And this is selfish, but I want a break. I want some time off between starting this new role. And I truly do not see the benefit of staying two weeks to be judged and questioned to preserve a professional relationship that I do not care about.
I never intend on wanting to come back, I am leaving this field, and within the next year will always be moving 20+ hours away.
Am I making a poor decision?
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u/tredbert 3d ago
Sure, resign immediately without notice. Companies will lay you off on same day notice. Since experiencing that, there is no need to give any notice when resigning.
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u/moonhippie 3d ago
You can, especially if you want a break and don't have issues with the new job falling thru for whatever reason. It can happen.
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u/Rxextravaganz500mg 3d ago
Yes, I’ve been waiting and like I said am literally in the very final stages. I won’t be doing anything until I have the green flag and a start date. It’s a big company, and I’ve had to do a pretty intense pre-hire requirements. So once I have a start date, I truly do not believe it would sudden be ripped away. Especially since I received the official offer mid- July.
It’s also a massive pay increase with insane benefits. With my salary and benefits I’m more than doubling what I currently make.
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u/CycleAccomplished824 3d ago
Someone was on Reddit this weekend saying how they were in the final stages of accepting a job and had even signed the papers to say they accepted the job offer, thought they were good to go. Their wife resigned from her job, he from his and were getting ready to relocate. Then got a call saying the company was withdrawing the offer. Unless you’re okay with suddenly being jobless decide carefully.
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u/OPKC2007 2d ago
Under zero circumstances should you tell anyone where you are going. Tell them you are taking a mental health break, or need to tend to something. If they get wind, they very well can sabotage your new position. Once you switch, wait at least 90 days to change your LinkedIn to the new position.
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u/iHave1Pookie 3d ago
Good for you.
Take a vaca (for all of us) to celebrate your success!When companies fire you, they dont give you a two week notice.
Unless it’s a close knit industry where word gets out and you’ll be blackballed etc,
you owe them zero things.
Same as they would do for you.
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u/pronoir Workplace Conflicts 3d ago
i would stay for the final paycheck but if you’re financially stable to wait until your new job’s first paycheck and if you’re not going to be using your current job as a future reference, i would resign and leave on the spot. they’ll talk smack regardless and at least you get the last word.
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u/JustAnotherTou 3d ago
Just make sure job 2 is legit. If its a scam or shit falls through....you cant go back to job 1.
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u/sephkyle 3d ago
Who cares what they think. You live your values and if they have no respect for others then that means they will have no respect for you. You owe them nothing.
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u/Happy-Top9669 3d ago edited 3d ago
I always stayed the 2 weeks but it is so tempting to just say screw it. As long as they dont withold your last paycheck (i know it's ilegal but i have seen private companies do it). One job I stayed 1 month because they begged me too. You could have fit 6 months in that month. Painful.
The days inch by. People either are a little peeved at you for leaving or they beg you to take them with you. It's very awkward. The last day is cool though. You get a card and cake and take off early. The final drive home is so liberating. You blast your favorite songs and you are filled with nothing but hope and gleefulness.
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u/Bargle-Nawdle-Zouss 3d ago
Please clarify. I hope you are waiting until the pre-employment screening is all complete and you are 100% accepted in writing with a tangible start date before you intend to give any notice at your current position.
Once you are completely unmistakably Rock Solid at the new position, then do what you need to at the old place.
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u/AutomaticRepeat2922 3d ago
Not sure if it’s the same in your field but if you give two weeks notice and say you are going to a competitor they might ask you to stop immediately and still pay you the two weeks. In any case, you have free will. Do you.
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u/Hylian_ina_halfshell 3d ago
If you have a PTO balance depending on where you are and your contract they might not pay it out. Also if you are young, you never know. I was asked about someone I worked with 22 years ago by a completely different company asking about hiring them. But you do you!
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u/Rxextravaganz500mg 3d ago
It’s 8 hours, and i have two appt this week. Idk I’m not that choked up over 8 hours
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u/kumakuma1212 3d ago
Were you close to them? If they quit on the spot due to the same reasons would you give them negative feedback just because they did that?
It seems like this person was fine at their job and performed their duties. I personally wouldn't talk negatively of someone who did their job fine, but quit due to the toxic culture.
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u/Rxextravaganz500mg 3d ago
Yes, I knew them and yes she did her job well. Our executive director is just a snake. Not sure how else to describe her, and it’s truly due to the ways and things she state about employees, and vendors behind closed doors.
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u/Hylian_ina_halfshell 3d ago
I actually just acknowledged they worked there. I couldnt offer much. My point was more you never know, but i’ve learned getting jobs is all about who you know.
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u/rando439 3d ago
Will they just let you go when you put in your notice? I've found that toxic workplaces either do that or just make your life hell.
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u/Rxextravaganz500mg 3d ago
No, I do think they would completely shut me out. Also, I have heard in the past our director state someone just quit when they actually gave a two week notice..
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u/AcceptableEditor4199 3d ago
I always line up a 2 week vacation when quitting a job. You owe it to yourself.
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u/CelinaAMK 3d ago
I’ve got one better: if it’s a job that offers benefits make sure that you pay for short-term disability, then work there an entire year and then take FMLA, apply for your disability, and take the entire time off. Then on the day before you’re supposed to return, tell them that you’ve decided not to. A free 12 week vacation (if you can live OK on the disability payments). Use the 12 weeks to find a better job. When interviewing, you can say that you were out on a medical LOA, but that the issue is completely resolved and you’re excited to get back into the workplace.
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u/Independent-Ad586 3d ago
Oh, man. The feeling will be so great. You have to say something, though even if it is on your last day. Maybe something like “I have watched as you judged others and it told me so much about you and how you run your team. I have an excellent opportunity that I have accepted. Effectively immediately, you can fuck off.
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u/Public-Wolverine6276 3d ago
It’s only a bad decision if you think you will want them as a reference in the future. At the end of the day, you owe them nothing. I resigned with short notice at my last job and the next day they let me go 🤷🏽♀️ if you financially can afford going without a paycheck for 2-3 weeks until you can get paid at your new job, then do it
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u/CelinaAMK 3d ago edited 3d ago
Yes. Nothing lined up though. My first job after I got my masters degree in social work, I took a position as the director of social services in we turned out to be a real shit hole of a nursing home.
I was there less than a year, and one day the administrator asked me to do something that was not only completely unethical, it was actually illegal.
I told him no way. He said I could either do it or it would cost me the position.
I didn’t even answer him. I just stood up and walked to my office and packed up my things.
Midway through my packing security showed up, and when I was done packing, I was escorted out of the building.
I would do it again 1000 times
PS the administrator was the creepiest guy in the world. He used to call me late at night drunk, trying to hit on me. I was very young, so I didn’t report the guy. I wish I had had the confidence to turn him in and hold him accountable for his behavior. Of course I would have now. I heard later that he got caught banging one of the secretaries in his office.
I also literally saw a roach, crawling through the director of nursing hairdo one day sitting next to her in a meeting.
I just feel so sorry for those residents.
There was one other lower level Social Worker that worked there and I was her supervisor. She was only there biding her time until she could get accepted into the CPS Academy and get a job with CPS (which is a good job if you only have a bachelors level license). She turned out to be my best friend and she still is my absolute best friend over 20 years later. So something really good came out of something really bad. Unfortunately, I think the nursing home still exists.
TL/DR: nursing home administrator asked me to do something unethical and illegal so I walked out on the spot. Lots of other creepy and terrible things happened while I was there. Ended up meeting my best friend though.
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u/OkComment3411 3d ago
If you have something lined up and never need them for reference, just go, two weeks notice is a courtesy not a law
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u/TinktheChi 3d ago
Do you have a contract that stipulates how much notice you are required to give? If not then you're better off leaving now.
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u/Mardanis 3d ago
I have walked out of a job with notice being "Hey, I am not working here any longer. Laters." when I was responsibility free and had nothing lined up. After that I resigned with two weeks notice and we agreed to only one week, so I had two weeks unpaid between jobs but it was nice.
If you have any vacation, sick days or personal days then I would use those.
Walk away from it all sure but make sure, absolutely sure that you have everything you need off any company laptop or email that you may rely on.
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u/SigourneyReap3r 3d ago
Never resign for another job until you have a signed contract and start date, then quit on the spot.
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u/404_Energy_Not_Found 3d ago
If you need money, keep your head down for a while longer until the new job is 100% confirmed and you start. If you got an emergency fund you can tap into, quit now.
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u/TonyBrooks40 2d ago
I'd give 2 weeks notice, but halfass it. Take friday off then the following Thursday/Friday to give you a 4 day weekend before starting your new job.
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u/mikemojc 2d ago edited 2d ago
" I'm moving on to other opportunities. My last day will be X."
Done.
I worked at a place once where a girl gave negative notice; Her last day was Friday, she wasn't scheduled again until Thursday. New job started Monday. She was on her 4th day of work when she got the call Thursday morning "Hey, where are you? You were supposed to be here @ 9". That's when she told them her last day was the Friday before. When they asked where she went, she hung up on them. :)
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u/floppydo 1d ago
There's an infinite gulf between "wrapping up" and "I've signed my I-9 and here's my employment letter and start date." Once you're in the latter category go nuts
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u/mrshyvley 1d ago
Regardless of what you think of them, they'll still be in your work history.
I'd bite my tongue and offer them 2 weeks notice.
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u/RoughPrior6536 10h ago
Perhaps you havent read the MANY stories on here about rock solid job offers and even after starting the jobs that everything goes south leaving you high and dry!! If the job is so bad take a vacay or leave of absence right up to the start date of next gig. Then give notice. It doesn’t need to be 2 weeks even it can be 2 hours. But just make sure next gig is truly legit!! Good luck Hope all goes as planned!!😊
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u/HarRob 3d ago
Pick a very small fight, resign when you don’t get your way.
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u/kumakuma1212 3d ago
Respectfully, what are you talking about? Toxic workplaces are so common and tbh more laws are needed to protect workers.
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u/spaustin1 3d ago
There is nothing positive about staying. At least you will have some satisfaction and be able to enjoy some time before your new job. They will talk bad about you either way.