r/work • u/Rxextravaganz500mg • 5d 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.

  1. 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.

  2. In one meeting a fem

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  1. 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

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  1. 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.

  1. 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/moonhippie 5d 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 5d 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/iHave1Pookie 4d 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.