Need a creative way to quit a job...

[Aurel]

I wish I was in a position where I can quit my job on my own terms. But I am not. My job automatically quits me if I do not bring in enough research contracts. My appointment contract duration is always based on how much funding I have ahead of me, and automatically ends without further notice. THAT is one $hitty situation...

[s_morrison57]

I totally agree with the above post but I saw 1 guy who came into the office and we were all hanging out BSing and he hands the boss a paper bag with a rubber penis in it , the boss looks at him and he says "go F yourself" . We just about peed ourselves laughing it was too funny

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Don't ever burn bridges - much as it might be satisfying.

So very true. It very well might come back to bite him so would rethink this one...

[Icemaster]

So here's the irony that you guys dont see - there is no bridge. His "bridges" and connections are what allowed him to get out, his reputation in the business essentially had people knocking on his door weekly and resulted in this much better opportunity.

What he's leaving is similar to what Mikester is going through in a separate thread. When I left and offered them 2 weeks, the CEO said nope. Went through the exit interview with the HR poseur, he called me about 3 hours later and ripped into me wanting to know why I would say such things about him, his company, and his leadership. It was an interesting conversation.

Come to find out after doing considerable networking that he's got a very bad reputation in this area. Not just in his specific industry, but also as a businessman in general. Company is hemorrhaging cash and people, he's also a lawyer and litigation happy. Likes to threaten people for speaking ill of him or his company, even if its based in fact, has started legal actions against a lot of folks, somewhere north of a hundred for perceived slights. They never seem to go anywhere though.

The irony of the whole situation is that makign the statement not to burn bridges is valid, however from this creeps perspective, leaving his company - regardless of how professionally one does so - is burning a bridge. He's made a point of publicly trashing everyone who's left over the last 2 years. It's now to a point that the indistry hears, or sees the company name on a resume and pretty much congratulates the person for getting out.

Point is, my buddy leaving in a creative and entertaining fashion would be viewed as a positive.

Thanks for the feedback though.

[Icemaster]

I did pass on the dildo in the paper bag suggestion. That's pretty funny.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Please don't rationalize this. Yeah, the stories above are funny and there are some real jackoff bosses that deserve no better, but as you get older you'll realize just how small the world really is and that you really can't put a price on reputation. What seems like a funny prank today on a seemingly insignificant "McJob" might end up being regretted later. Don't kid yourself - word travels, people talk and you'd be surprised who just might know someone else even years later.

Take the high road. That's the best way to deal with idiots who don't. People notice. You can't put a price on your reputation.

[GH85Carrera]

When I left my last job I knew that industry was going away due to new technology. I gave two weeks’ notice, trained everyone I could and left as a friend. There were over a dozen times I took a long lunch from my current job and went over to the old place to help solve problems at the old job. My former boss would buy me lunch for helping. My decision to move on was a proved to be a good decision when the former company closed. The owner of that company is still a friend that I respect and I know if I needed his help on something he would not hesitate to help. He has started another company in a new occupation and is doing quite well.

Don't burn bridges.

[911cabby]

Tell your friend not to quit but rather just go MIA and stop showing up....by the time they catch up to him he'll have already been working at the new place for a month and enjoyed double-paychecks!

I quit my last job on a friday- it happened to be April fools day- my boss thought I was joking which made it just that little bit more satisfying!

[Icemaster]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Please don't rationalize this.

Who's rationalizing?

[A930Rocket]

I've never been one to just up and leave. Courtesy calls for a proper notice to give them time to regroup. If they keep you to stay for the two weeks fine, if not, you'll be asked to leave then. Just depends on how anal they are.

[Hugh R]

Over 30 years, I can think of at least 1/2 dozen people who were my boss with different companies more than once, or where we were on opposite sides of a case as expert witnesses.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by Icemaster

Point is, my buddy leaving in a creative and entertaining fashion would be viewed as a positive.

Thanks for the feedback though.

I disagree. It isn't a positive, he is stooping to their level and showing the world his character flaw.

If I were interviewing a prospective employee and found out he or she had done a drama queen quit, the interview would be over at that second. I don't have room in my department for children.

Like I said before, class and dignity. Be better than them.

[PRE-H20]

tell your buddy to walk away with his chin up........ if the CEO is a knucklehead then THAT is why he has such a bad reputation overall....... if your buddy acts like a knucklehead HE will be viewed/judged by the same standard. hope he decides to keep his dignity as a man, not a boy.

here is some unsolicited help, hope he chooses to use it.


Sample Resignation Letter



Date

Former Manager’s Name
Title
Company

It is with mixed emotion, yet with firm conviction that I write this letter of resignation from (company name).

My association during the past (#) years with this excellent firm and its many fine people has been a wonderful part of my professional and personal life.

Please understand that I have made my decision after considerable deliberation. An outstanding opportunity presented itself that will significantly enhance my career and assist me in achieving my goals.

I am therefore resigning from (company name) effective (date). This will allow sufficient time to complete current commitments prior to commencing with my new employer on (date). In the interim, I will work with you and the staff to provide a smooth transfer of my current duties.

I hope that you will understand and accept my decision. I will support you in making this change as easy as possible for the staff and department.

Sincerely,

[MT930]

Originally Posted by aigel

I would also advise to anyone to be super friendly on your way out and do it professionally and properly. Even if you change industries or leave the country. The world is a very small place, especially in the digital age. There is nothing to be gained by being nasty leaving, aside from some short term satisfaction. You will not just alienate your boss and his peers, it will also affect your coworkers who have to stay behind. For example if people do not give decent notice, it will only be taken out on the backs of their coworkers. The boss sure won't be the one picking up the work left behind or doing the training that could have been achieved in the 2 week notice period.

A lot of people think their boss is an idiot. But usually the manager knows why someone leaves and if there was friction, they know it is what was ultimately the issue. It does not have to be brought up and it will achieve nothing if it is.

George

You can't have enough friends in this economy, even if they are morons. Keep the emotions out of the exit. The satisfaction of a fiery exit is short lived.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by PRE-H20

tell your buddy to walk away with his chin up........ if the CEO is a knucklehead then THAT is why he has such a bad reputation overall....... if your buddy acts like a knucklehead HE will be viewed/judged by the same standard. hope he decides to keep his dignity as a man, not a boy.

here is some unsolicited help, hope he chooses to use it.


Sample Resignation Letter



Date

Former Manager’s Name
Title
Company

It is with mixed emotion, yet with firm conviction that I write this letter of resignation from (company name).

My association during the past (#) years with this excellent firm and its many fine people has been a wonderful part of my professional and personal life.

Please understand that I have made my decision after considerable deliberation. An outstanding opportunity presented itself that will significantly enhance my career and assist me in achieving my goals.

I am therefore resigning from (company name) effective (date). This will allow sufficient time to complete current commitments prior to commencing with my new employer on (date). In the interim, I will work with you and the staff to provide a smooth transfer of my current duties.

I hope that you will understand and accept my decision. I will support you in making this change as easy as possible for the staff and department.

Sincerely,

Can't people just say, "I don't want to work here any longer so I'm leaving in 2 weeks or at the company's preference."

Why all the eloquent yet hollow rhetoric?

The story about the mechanic leaving his boots on the thunder mug is pretty funny. There are a lot of differences between dirty jobs and professional ones. I guess I've never had a professional job, so I've only seen the f-you type of exit.

Take H2O's letter and revise it to read that "we are letting you go" with as much of the current wording and sentence structure. I'd like to hear some stories about any company that used a technique like that.

I'll start: "It is with mixed emotion, yet with firm conviction that I write this letter terminating your position from (company name)......Please understand that I have made my decision after considerable deliberation. We at (company name) hope a future outstanding opportunity presents itself that will significantly enhance your career and assist you in achieving your goals.....I hope that you will understand and accept my decision. I will support you in making this change as easy as possible for your friends here and your family at home."

Doesn't work quite that way.

[Jim Richards]

Milt's right, the letter too wordy and rings hollow. Tighten it up and make a clean no-drama, no-childish-BS exit. The only reason to do the "creative exit" is to impress strangers on YouTube. Yeah, that's worth a lot. Makes "I just cut my sack" kind of sense. WTF anyone wants to live their life on-line like it's some kind of freakin' reality show is beyond me.

[PRE-H20]

milt/jim

fair enough!
i didn't really think of if from another perspective and i see your point for sure....... im not a blue collar guy, i have a recruiting firm and we deal with senior level accounting and finance people (cfos, vp of finance etc etc white collar people) so maybe my sample letter is not one to use in a different work arena......

funny that it was perceived as wordy and empty because in the context it has been used, it is super bland short and to the point...... you guys should see some of the wordsmith gems i get to see, BOTH in hiring and resigning........

boils down to perspective i guess.....

[Icemaster]

This was how it ended.

Apparently it was crazy hat day at work, I kid you not. He did ask if he won as he walked out...



For the record THIS is the type of creativity that I was looking for, not frigging HK postal fertilizer bomb ending like ya'll seem to have assumed he was going to do.

Lighten up people, life's too frickin short to be that constipated.

[KFC911]

Download, and turn the volume up to 11 at the end of the day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBzJGckMYO4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBzJGckMYO4

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by Icemaster

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For the record THIS is the type of creativity that I was looking for, not frigging HK postal fertilizer bomb ending like ya'll seem to have assumed he was going to do.

Lighten up people, life's too frickin short to be that constipated.

Funny, that thought never crossed me mind.