Comments on: I Quit!

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:15:40 +0000

Spend the $5 for the NAMBLA newsletter to be delivered seasonally to the boss at the company’s corporate headquarters

By: stacy

stacy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:22:00 +0000

‘Well D—, it’s been a slice.’, pat patting him on the shoulder, passing over the Blackberry, and walking out the door.
Simply orgasmic.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:01:58 +0000

@MattyMat I’m always worried when typos accompany expressions of love!!

@Anon Whew, what a story. I don’t blame you for being anonymous. What a mess. Glad you kissed that ugly baby goodbye.

@MTHRGirl Ah, revenge is best served with a double-shift!

@K2 OMG, that is a funny and sad story. What a shitty, shitty boss.

By: I Quit! (And then I stabbed him with a fork.)

I Quit! (And then I stabbed him with a fork.) — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:54:34 +0000

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By: K2daLA

K2daLA — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:40:57 +0000

I have a great QUIT-Shove It Where It Dont Shine Story!!
I still had roughly two weeks til I actually give birth to my newborn son Rock, when I get a text from my boss! The text read: “when are you coming back? we need you”. I text back “Still havent given birth sorry but no worries i’ll be back!” All was silent for the next month, I give birth and two weeks later my boss texts me again, it read: “You were gone for too long and so (xxxx) had a chance to shine, but I want you to be in the representative position? nothing is concrete just strategizing!” My whole face expression had changed, my boss had wanted me to go from a supervisor to a representative, nothing wrong with the position but it is a step downward. “ok!” I replied. Went back to work very happy afterall, it was in the same dept and I’d def make more commission money. I was asked to go into my boss’s office to “speak” casually he begins with a “welcome back! you are now to do file management b/c your responsibilities have been spread to your two subordinates and your position has been dismantled.” HOW BOUT THAT FOR A WELCOME BACK? So I grinned and bared it for two months, asked the controller if I had any vacation time, I did and said “I’m going on vacation next month, but I’ll be back!” I haven’t gone back since and its been two months. Yes I still got paid my vacation time and my fmla (since i went back earlier), also ended up getting a new job before I went on my vacation!! I’m still getting text messages from my boss asking me when will i come back?
SWEET

By: MTHRGirl

MTHRGirl — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:31:23 +0000

I was in college and working at a clothing store in the mall and I hated it – the manager had it in for me for some unknown reason – she was nasty to me from day one so I always wondered why she had hired me. I worked on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and received a job offer from a restaurant after I got off work that day – which I enthusiastically accepted. So – I thought I would be nice and work a two weeks notice. I was scheduled to work at 1pm on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday. I arrived at 1245 so I could give the manager my notice and as soon as she saw me, she started screaming at me that I was supposed to be there at 1230 and was late and on and on. I picked up the schedule book, threw it at her and said – I am scheduled at 1, not 1230 – but good luck with that because I quit. Another person quit that day as well so the manager had to work a full 5am to 1am day. I still smile when I think of that day.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:32:31 +0000

I read so many of these, that I just had to share. However, my industry is too small, and it is probably a good thing to stay anonymous for a while.

I was just out of grad school and still deciding to try on specific job lines when I was offered an internship at a start up. One of the founding engineers was an undergrad from my own school, so we had a great rapport. This guy is really smart.

A lady from a big company who used to be a manager of sorts was hired to be VP (go figure) and his boss. We were doing R&D – this was a startup, so no money, etc., right. Well she was from a big company – so her burn rate was awesome!

For everything that went wrong, she would simply talk of hiring experts and hire expensive folks, she did with no holding back. Eventually, the CEO held a meeting saying that a lot was wrong about our product in development and we all had to do more to “fix” things.

Being young and what have you, I decided our lab setup needed a thorough going over. We used to run 12 – 15 experiments a day. And by run, I mean mindlessly run them. I decided we need to re-jig our equipment, etc and fix things. What ended up happening was, she did not like the idea. Having been a manager, she was always used to just “running” things (Kinda like the “I did not hire you to think, because I was not hired to do so either”).

She had brought one of her minions with her to run the lab as a lab manager – a major emotive psycho with no skills. This lab manager was more like her “Fink-in-waiting” who reported back on things.

So, when I was making these changes, while the original engineer who had done all the work to build the company was happy, the fink told her boss, who was out of town. The boss, our VP, sent me an email “We need to meet when I am back”.

I knew what was coming, so I waited for the meeting and while she was still like “Things are not going the way we want, and we may not need…”, I said, “Yes, I quit, thank you”.

She gave me two weeks to tie things up – tie what up?

Anyway, two years later, she had single handedly helped burn through the company’s funds which had been into millions. The company went aground and from what I gather, even the basic IP assets could not be sold.

Preemption rocks!

By: MattyMat

MattyMat — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:36:41 +0000

btw– there’s is some good bluegrass out there– my best friend in high school had an old, cantankerous uncle that played fiddle in a bluegrass band ((yes– with chawin’ tobakee stains comin’ out the side of his mouth)) and his music sounded so “deep from the old south” it was amazing to listen to.

And to wake my friend up to go to school, he’d blast a shotgun outside his window. Now that’s bluegrass!!!

By: MattyMat

MattyMat — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:29:32 +0000

You want bizarre “I quit” resignation letters??? Not kidding– just received this email this morning:

“Subject: Re: Meeting concerning Backup Project and current status.

David,

I just told ApXXX that I am resigning. I love you and Mike but I need direction and a purpose. I wish you and your family the best.

Thanks for opportinity,

Chris.”

This person had only worked there for a week. I think Dave dodged a HUGE bullet on this one!! ……creepy-funny

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:34:20 +0000

@Vicster BizzarrrrrrrrO

@Megan I’d love for you to quit by post-it note. If you do it, let me know. That would ROCK.

@Sue LOL, what we do for kids!

@PC I don’t blame you!

@Stephanie WHOA! Thanks for sharing. PS – Everyone go check out Stephanie’s blog!