• passntrash@midwest.social
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    10 months ago

    While I doubt this actually happened, I’m still disturbed by everyone cheering it on absent any context that would make OP not look like a petulant child.

    Quitting without notice doesn’t require justification, fuck the bosses, whatever.

    But for all we know, this manager had bent over backwards to stand up for their employees, or cover for them. Maybe this employee took advantage of that and was miserable to his coworkers. Those are just as likely as anything else, given that no further information was provided.

    At least invent a backstory how this manager was dogshit or abusive, or the company was awful. Make us want to believe that you’re not just someone with a persecution complex who’s quick to anger and lash out.

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      10 months ago

      I’d be more inclined to see your point, except that the manager in question said “each job requires 2 weeks notice” like he was indignant that he didn’t get something he deserved.

      That’s not only not true at all, it’s active manipulation on their part in a hail Mary attempt to have their work covered for enough time to look for another employee.

      It may be unprofessional to quit without notice, but it’s really unprofessional to present the act of quitting as requiring 2 weeks’ notice, particularly in a place that might also allow the employer to fire someone for any reason at any time with no notice.

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        10 months ago

        it’s really unprofessional to present the act of quitting as requiring 2 weeks’ notice

        If it’s part of the contract then it’s not unprofessional at all to bring up the terms that you’ve agreed on. My job requires a month’s notice and it wouldn’t be unprofessional for my employer to bring that up if I tried to quit on the spot.

        That being said, I don’t live in a place with “at-will employment”, which is a fucking travesty and should never have been allowed in the first place.

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          8 months ago

          Mine tend to ball out to a month’s notice (on either side) for every year employed at the company…but i do business critical shit. I do not get the impression this is what is in the text conversation depicted.

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          10 months ago

          I’m not from the US but I always assumed “at-will employment” works both ways. You’re telling me it doesn’t?

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            10 months ago

            It’s not typically written into the contract for most jobs I’ve seen, but it’s still considered very unprofessional to leave without giving the company time to find a replacement. It doesn’t just mess with the company or your boss; it messes with your coworkers, too, who now have to pick up the slack.

            Basically, while it’s not written into your contract, it’s still considered socially unacceptable not to give a two week notice barring any unusual circumstances.

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              8 months ago

              If it’s considered ‘unprofessional’ then that is a raging misconception. At will contracts also mess wirh the company and your coworkers, demanding a courtesy you won’t give your workers is horseshit.

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              10 months ago

              Na my dude, as long it’s not considered at least as unprofessional for companies to let people on the spot they can go an fuck them self.

              Want a mandated notice period? Put it in contract for both parties. That’s how it works in countries with sane worker laws.