‘There’s even an At-Will clause in my contract’: Boss refuses to accept employee’s resignation, threatens to sue him for quitting

Knowing you can leave anytime is one of the best things about a lousy job. Sure, it might not be advisable to quit your job the second something bad happens, but at least you’re not an indentured servant in 1700s America who cannot leave until their mandatory contract is fulfilled. Quitting can be intimidating because …
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Ex-Employees Spill Tea on Why They Quit on the First Day

There are a few important ground rules we should remember when entering the workforce… The first rule is to NEVER allow someone to take advantage of your inexperience or lack of knowledge. I know, pretty obvious, but you would be surprised by the number of people that I personally know that have experienced this. I …
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Movie Theater Makes Teen Work Exorbitant Hours For Thanksgiving Weekend, Her Parents Make Her Quit

If there’s one group that is easy to take advantage of in the workplace, it’s teenagers. Sure, there might be some pesky child labor laws keeping bosses from treating them like late 19th-century factory workers, but the ethos of that era often still rings true.  I remember the first day of my first job. I …
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Boss Chews Out Employee For Quitting With Little Notice, Employee Leaves During Lunch Break After Agreeing to Work Two More Weeks

I understand the function of giving your employer a two-week notice. It can be difficult to replace valuable employees, and even though two weeks usually isn’t long enough to do so, it’s long enough to get a good head-start. That being said, I’m aware of the Reddit adage, «If my employer fires me, they won’t …
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Boss Plans to Fire Employee After His Father’s Passing Because She ‘Didn’t Know How Responsible He Was’

Family emergencies are one of those things that can really show a company’s true colors. When you’re a diligent hard worker who always shows up on time and rarely calls off, it’s easy to feel like you’ve earned the good graces of the company. After all, you’ve put in so much hard work for them, …
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Boss Plans to Fire Employee After His Father’s Passing Because She ‘Doesn’t Know How Responsible He is’

Family emergencies are one of those things that can really show a company’s true colors. When you’re a diligent hard worker who always shows up on time and rarely calls off, it’s easy to feel like you’ve earned the good graces of the company. After all, you’ve put in so much hard work for them, …
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Nightmare Jobs That Made Workers Throw in the Towel Mid Shift

Quitting a job is usually a long, premeditated (at least 2 weeks) process with steps to follow and goodbyes to say. We may daydream about walking out on a whim on a particularly stressful day, but the vast majority of us don’t actually do it. When I worked at a coffee shop and had to wake …
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Overworked Junior Employee Quits Without Notice, Leaving Lazy Boss Hung Out to Dry

There comes a point in many low-level employees’ lives when they need to throw in the towel. If you’re inexperienced or don’t have a college degree, it can be easy to put up with a lot of mistreatment for a while because you know that you might not be able to find opportunities elsewhere. Even …
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‘I quit my job and there may be a massive domino effect’: Manager causes ‘domino effect’ when they quit their job

Sometimes all it takes is for one person to pull the plug and quit to make others realize they have other options as well. When that happens, the entire team can turnover within months, with the last of the team practically sprinting to get out of there before the building collapses on them (—will the …
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‘Just got passed up for a promotion’: IT employee denied promotion by CEO because HR says he’s part-time

We’ve all had the experience of being overlooked by an employer, but this guy had it rough. He had been working at his company for over a decade and had been clocking in over 40 hours a week, and yet somehow, he has been plagued with the status of being a part-time employee despite everyone …
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