Best way to quit a job?

[Easy Mac]

I'm thinking of quitting one of my two jobs tomorrow. Basically this summer, they didn't pay me for the first 5 weeks (I got my first check last week), screwed up my taxes (One check was for $200, I got 95) and schedule me for 1 day 2 weeks ago, and no days next week. There is a Chris on the scheduled for next Saturday, but I specifically said 3 different times (and wrote it down), that I cannot work that day because it is the first time (and perhaps last, as they are in their late 80's) I get to meet my girlfriend's grandparents.

Basically, this job has completely fucked with my all summer. The bosses are completely incompetent, I had to fill out the application 3 times before they actually sent it in 4 weeks AFTER I started working.

Then I missed a meeting (this is a fucking grocery store) 2 Sundays ago and got chewed out. Nevermind that the next day 3 people didn't even bother to show up for work, and didn't even get talked to when they came in the next day. I do my work and never leave my register. Nevermind that other kids are standing around and talking, and nothing happens.

It has taken almost everything I have not to say Fuck you to every one who works there, but not gettting scheduled this coming week has pushed me past the breaking point.

So what is the best way to quit tomorrow? I want to throw my nametag at them and do the Half-baked "Fuck you, Fuck you, you're cool, fuck you, I'm out!" thing, but part of me wants to show some class. Should I just say that I think this place is poorly run and I'm wasting my time working here? I want to add something about them being racist (The white employees here are treated like shit), or should I just say I quit and walk away?

[Franklinnoble]

Is it a part of a chain (a la "Safeway")? I'd just quit the local store, but write a very strongly worded letter to the corporate HQ as to why you were compelled to resign your career as a grocer.

[Swaggs]

The good old two week notice letter is probably the best, most professional way out. Since they do not have you scheduled anyway, seems like a pretty easy plan to execute. :)

[Easy Mac]

Well, I want to get more hours at my other job, and don't want to risk the job I'm quitting scheduling me for a day and fucking up my schedule at the other job. I'm so fed up with the job I really don't think I can work there anymore. I don't want to go in tomorrow and work if I don't have to.

[Butter]

If you're a cashier and don't count on needing any references from them, just go in and explain your job situation that you need more hours at the other job anyway and you're sorry you won't be able to work there anymore, etc. etc., and say you're resigning effective immediately.

The really antagonistic stuff is up to you, but I wouldn't really push it. If you don't plan to work there or go there any more, why bother? Coming out and telling them off probably won't improve matters there anyway, and can only hurt you in the long run.

[Airhog]

Go get some fertilizer and diesel fuel. Show them who's boss Easy Mac

[Fritz]

walk in and throw a bag of burning shit in the manager's office. They will understand that this is your last day.

[bigdawg2003]

I'd set the building on fire

[Craptacular]

Something like this:
http://www.retards.us/albums/userpics/priceless/cubicle_joke.jpg
http://www.retards.us/albums/userpics/priceless/cubicle_joke.jpg

[MylesKnight]

Originally posted by Airhog
Go get some fertilizer and diesel fuel. Show them who's boss Easy Mac

That right!!! Burn those Commie Bastasrds!!!

Oops, wrong thread.

[MylesKnight]

CLASSIC PICTURE C'TAC!! :D

Damn, that looks a lot like my Office/Cubicle..

[sterlingice]

Originally posted by Swaggs
The good old two week notice letter is probably the best, most professional way out. Since they do not have you scheduled anyway, seems like a pretty easy plan to execute. :)

Yeah, but the way they do things, they'll probably start his two weeks in about a month or two and still be scheduling him well into November.

SI

[Blackadar]

Just make sure you get paid your full amount.

First of all, only put the following on your resignation letter:

I regret to inform you that I am resigning my position as ____ with XYZ company effective MONTH, DAY, YEAR.

As for the verbal, if they ask why, I'd just be honest, but professional and say that you're working experience hasn't been pleasant for the reasons you mentioned and that everyone is better off if it ended immediately. Thank them for hiring you, ask about your final check, confirm in writing on any income owed and leave.

[Ragone]

Lemme impart some knowledge here.. i worked in a lot of retail chains during my college days..

1. Try to get a exit interview with a Dm/Rm/Whatever your regional manager is called. Generally they listen to what you have to say and while it won't help you.. you might just get a bit even :)

2. If you plan on using the place as some kind of reference, you'll need to give 2 weeks notice.. but they aren't scheduling you anyway.. so do that.. and Call in sick(Or my personal favorite half truth "My car won't start" They won't know that you actually didn't try to start your car :) on the saturday you want to spend with your Gf's Grandparents


I don't promote lying, but retail/grocery stores are some of the scummiest exploiters of younger workers, that i generally like to impart all my past experience of staying ahead of the retail system :)

[Chief Rum]

Originally posted by bigdawg2003
I'd set the building on fire

Don't forget your stapler.

CR

[IMetTrentGreen]

""Fuck you, Fuck you, you're cool, fuck you, I'm out!""

if you did that, you would be my hero

[JPhillips]

You could spell out I Quit with milk jugs in the dairy aisle.

[Kodos]

You could yell something about "I can't work here knowing how many cockroaches live here" during the busiest time of the day. They'd probably be willing to punch your card for you as you walk out.

[andallthatjazz]

Originally posted by Franklinnoble
Is it a part of a chain (a la "Safeway")? I'd just quit the local store, but write a very strongly worded letter to the corporate HQ as to why you were compelled to resign your career as a grocer.
haha...funniest line ive read so far today!

[McSweeny]

in the words of Mark Linskey

"look the boss straight in his face and tell him to take the job and shove it up his fucking ass...... then burn down the place"

[Yossarian]

This one is a true story.

A friend of mine is almost 100% 'nice guy' anyway, we're programmers and he worked for British Telecom for a couple of years after leaving Uni.

Well, he got bored, and becuase he had savings and lived at home he was just going to quit and was considering going back to uni etc.. but after a sob story from his boss, he decided to stay.

fast forward 6 months. still bored. asks to tend his resignation, nope, another "we need you" story and he's sticking.

anyway, about a whole year after originally trying to quit, he told his boss that he was moving to australia (a big stinking lie) and thus had to quit. no problem. good. no sob story. notice tendered.

except that the work had a whipround (approx £250) and gave him a huge going away party.

to this day, he fears shopping in Glasgow City Centre during the day incase someone spots him.

d

[Tekneek]

You could give notice. I had a job where they were similar to this, and when they scheduled me for a time that I had told them from the very beginning that I could not work, I had enough. They said, "We hired you to work here, so you have to work any hours the store may be open." I thought about it that day, and in the middle of the shift I dropped my nametag into a box, and walked out. They held onto my final paycheck for 4 months until I came back to get it. When I did, the manager (has a Masters Degree in Anthropology, she says, and manages a Waldenbooks) gave me some long lecture, told me I would not be eligible to be rehired, and that I was never welcome in her store.

As if I would walk out in the middle of a shift at a place that I had any thoughts about working at again...

It's fun to do that at least once in your life, when an employer has sufficiently earned that. It sounds to me like they have earned a walk-out, since no-show job abandonment is not as much fun. If they had not gone out of their way to be unprofessional with you, though, I would give them professional treatment back.

[tucker342]

I agree with Blackadar, but if you really want to leave a legacy, steal a stapler, and burn down the fuckin store!

[Easy Mac]

Well, I quit today. Abiut 30 minutes into my 9 hour shift, I walk into the managers office telling him I was quitting today. I had typed up a letter that would detail the reasons why I wanted to leave. But I felt that I had more class than that and did not show him the letter.

He said he was extremely sad to see me go, and that he felt it would be better if I gave 2 weeks notice, in case I ever wanted to "work there again" (I'm almost out of college, I'd rather kill myself than work at a grocery store again). So I say OK. I get a piece of paper, write that 2 weeks from today is my official last day. I also write that I don't want them to schedule me for the NEXT week (not this coming week, but the one after). I also told him I can't work Saturday because I have to meet my girl's grandparents. I told him he needs to find someone else to work there.

The way he talked, I actually felt guilty for wanting to quit, I felt kind of bad.

Of course, at the end of 9 hours, I was completely over that. At no time during the 9 hours did I get any break. Nevermind that everyone else did, I didn't. And then they were talking to a girl who came in 2 hours after me, and asked her if she wanted to leave early because a person who was scheduled to work came in an hour early. She looked at me and told them no thanks. Instead of asking me if I wanted to leave, they just told the person who came in to sit around for the next hour. If they had let her go, I would have walked directly out and not looked back.

Granted, the main manager (who I talked to) left about an hour after I got on, so I doubt he mentioned anything to the other managers about fucking me over. The manager who came in is the person who routinely "forgets" to give me breaks.

So I am going back on Monday and showing him the letter (and adding stuff) and talking to him at length about the reasons as to why I am leaving the job. I also plan to send the letter to the company office, and am contemplating taking the matter to the Labor Board (at least a letter). You have no idea how fucking pissed I am.

I went in at 10 am and assumed I would get to eat around 2 or 3. I was also not feeling good this morning (probably nerves), so I did not eat before I left the house. I did not get out until 7 O'clock. I did not have anything to eat or drink all day. This is on top of the fact that I last ate or drank anything before I went into my other job last night. So I hadn't had anything to eat or drink for about the past 26 hours, and even then I didn't get anything to drink until about 8 (my sister took me to dinner).

God, i just want to walk in there and fucking punch the bitch who has made my life hell for the past 7 weeks. I really don't think I have ever been this upset in my entire life.

[illinifan999]

You shoulda made yourself pass out. Claim dehydration, sue the company, become millionaire. :)

[neofied]

Originally posted by illinifan999
You shoulda made yourself pass out. Claim dehydration, sue the company, become millionaire. :)

Oh, yes. Fraud. That oughta help your career aspirations.

The Labor Board idea isn't bad, but I'd be careful with it. It'd help if you had documentation and witnesses. Otherwise, you'll have nothing to show for and they'll know who did the deed.

Send the letter to the corporate office. But don't expect too much out of that. They're just as bad at the higher level, espcially if you're unionized.

If it's Safeway, Albertson's, or a Kroger-owned store I'd let it blow over. These guys pretty much dislike unions and anyone who belongs to one. The more they can fuck you, they will.

[Tekneek]

Originally posted by Easy Mac
The way he talked, I actually felt guilty for wanting to quit, I felt kind of bad.

This is standard operating procedure. Unless you were somebody they were going to fire, you get this treatment. You will get used to it eventually. It isn't likely that you will not quit jobs in the future, even relatively new ones.

You got played for a sucker. I expect you will continue to get treated like one until you stop showing up. As much as they have had their act together, do you really expect to list this as a previous job anywhere/anytime?

[Easy Mac]

I'm just sending my mom in next friday to pick up my check. I'm definitely not going to work on Saturday. Fuck em

[Simms]

Originally posted by Easy Mac
At no time during the 9 hours did I get any break. Nevermind that everyone else did, I didn't. And then they were talking to a girl who came in 2 hours after me, and asked her if she wanted to leave early because a person who was scheduled to work came in an hour early. She looked at me and told them no thanks. Instead of asking me if I wanted to leave, they just told the person who came in to sit around for the next hour. If they had let her go, I would have walked directly out and not looked back.

Granted, the main manager (who I talked to) left about an hour after I got on, so I doubt he mentioned anything to the other managers about fucking me over. The manager who came in is the person who routinely "forgets" to give me breaks.


By law, you are required to get a 15-minute break for every four hours on the job. In the future, don't wait for them to tell you you can take your break. If it's been four hours and they haven't said dick to you, just drop what you're doing and tell them you'll be back in 15 minutes. If they give you shit, throw a copy of the Fair Labor Standards Act at them.

[illinifan999]

Originally posted by neofied
Oh, yes. Fraud. That oughta help your career aspirations.

The Labor Board idea isn't bad, but I'd be careful with it. It'd help if you had documentation and witnesses. Otherwise, you'll have nothing to show for and they'll know who did the deed.

Send the letter to the corporate office. But don't expect too much out of that. They're just as bad at the higher level, espcially if you're unionized.

If it's Safeway, Albertson's, or a Kroger-owned store I'd let it blow over. These guys pretty much dislike unions and anyone who belongs to one. The more they can fuck you, they will.

Ummm fraud. Did you read his post? 26 hours without food or drink. I think that even without passing out he could sue them. But then again I'm 15 so I don't know anything. :rolleyes:

[sterlingice]

Originally posted by Simms
By law, you are required to get a 15-minute break for every four hours on the job. In the future, don't wait for them to tell you you can take your break. If it's been four hours and they haven't said dick to you, just drop what you're doing and tell them you'll be back in 15 minutes. If they give you shit, throw a copy of the Fair Labor Standards Act at them.

I also believe you are required to give a 30 minute break for every 8 hours worked. It's why a lot of high school/college jobs like to schedule people for 7.5 hours.

SI

[Chief Rum]

Originally posted by Easy Mac
God, i just want to walk in there and fucking punch the bitch who has made my life hell for the past 7 weeks. I really don't think I have ever been this upset in my entire life.

Wow, even more pissed than when you tossed that stereo off of a second story window? :)

The poster above who brought up the fair labor standards is right on. I'm not sure if it's a national standard or if it varies from state to state (you might want to check on that), but the general concept of a 15 minute break per four hours of work is pretty common, I believe. On top of that, it sounds like you worked a nine-hour shift, which violates the eight-hour limit without overtime in some states (I hope you get at least that), and also requires an hour lunch break.

You shouldn't have to ask. You should be able to just go. Obviously, in a normal and good working environment at a job you enjoy, you would tell people or maybe even ask if it was a good time to do so, since someone has to take over usually when another workjer goes on a break. But it doesn't sound like these guys have earned even that kind of courtesy.

Good luck.

Chief Rum

[McSweeny]

Originally posted by Chief Rum
Wow, even more pissed than when you tossed that stereo off of a second story window? :)

hahaha! i had forgotten about that!

[Swaggs]

I think it might be kind of tough to pin the first 18.5 hours without food on his employer.

[tucker342]

I'm telling you, two words, Office Space:D

[neofied]

Actually standard labor law is this:

15 minute paid break for every four hours worked, meaning two per eight hour shift.

30 minute (minimum) unpaid lunch for any shift over five hours. This is the reason why you might have a schedule that says 9-5:30, rather than 9-5. Or 9-6 if you get an hour lunch.

Overtime is anything past eight hours, though there has been momentum to change that. If you work enough of an overtime shift, you should receive an overtime break. If you work 12 hours, you'd get an overtime break of 15 minutes.

Some of these laws don't apply to management and seasonal workers. And there's some momentum by the Bush administration to expand on the OT exemption.

[cuervo72]

Hmm, I'm not completely sure about the two 15 minute breaks. We have them here (federal gov't facility), but from what I understand the federal staff only have them because their supervisors allow them to have it.

The unpaid lunch I will definitely agree with. The last time we were audited (we're contractors on the site), we were subsequently told that we were required to take 30 minute breaks. We didn't want to - we'd rather work through lunch and get home earlier - but they MAKE us take a lunch break now (during which, we sit at our computer just like we do the rest of the day). Thank you, FLSA!

[Samdari]

Originally posted by neofied
Actually standard labor law is this:

15 minute paid break for every four hours worked, meaning two per eight hour shift.

30 minute (minimum) unpaid lunch for any shift over five hours. This is the reason why you might have a schedule that says 9-5:30, rather than 9-5. Or 9-6 if you get an hour lunch.

Overtime is anything past eight hours, though there has been momentum to change that. If you work enough of an overtime shift, you should receive an overtime break. If you work 12 hours, you'd get an overtime break of 15 minutes.

Some of these laws don't apply to management and seasonal workers. And there's some momentum by the Bush administration to expand on the OT exemption.
I believe that overtime only kicks in after the first 40 hours worked in a week, not after 8 hours of a shift. I believe that your employer is required to keep a copy of the fair labor standards act somewhere (at least, it was posted everywhere I worked hourly jobs). You can read the details there.

As to the original question, I saw a cartoon once where some guy was standing on his boss' desk peeing. The caption read, "I take it you're resigning" I have always wanted to try that. Just a side note about your comment that you resigned verbally rather than by letter because you had more class than that - the letter is considered the way to resign. I know that doesn't "feel" right - that you should look someone in the eye, so I have always handed my letter to whoever I felt was appropriate and told them at the same time.

[Easy Mac]

Before the day ended I wrote down on a piece of paper that I was officially giving my 2 week notice.

They actually called me this morning because the 9 O'clock person didn't show up. What a shock. I just hung up the phone and didn't reply. If other people are that unreliable, then why am I not on the schedule? Why not just schedule me in the 1st place?

Oh, and I may post the letter I wrote. I think I need some outside opinions to help me edit it, to clean up some grammar and make sure I didn't say anything I don't necesarilly need to say. I read it to my mom and girlfriend. They both said it was very well-written and that I articulated it well. I may drop it by there today, or just mail it to someone in the company (my dad knows like one of the high ranking people in the chain, perhaps the person can get some shit changed there.)