Two Weeks Notice

[Turgon]

Is it internally considerate to quit a job outright without two weeks notice? I just received a phone call from my second weekend job and they want me to start work again. I didn't answer, but a feeling of dread crept up at the prospect of going back after taking the last 3 weeks off.

It was the same feeling that I got when I first accepted the job, which I shrugged off as just old fears of working 7 days a week. I think my boss is pretty straight forward, which I respect, but I find some of my co-workers to be extremely overbearing and chauvinistic and this job to be an energy drain and not worth the money anymore.

I'd rather spend my weekends doing things of interest or finding a second job where I can learn some sort of useful trade.

My options are to quit outright (that's what I want to do, even though it may be inconsiderate), or give two weeks notice (I'd rather not go back anymore).

Any feedback is appreciated.

 

[dugdeep]

It's definitely the considerate thing to do to give notice. That way you give your boss time to find a replacement for you rather than sticking him in a tough position being short-staffed. Two weeks is not the end of the world. You'll probably find the job a lot easier to deal with knowing your days there are numbered. Also, I've found that sometimes bosses won't even ask you to stay the full two weeks if you don't want to, although this isn't always the case.

 

[Turgon]

It's definitely the considerate thing to do to give notice. That way you give your boss time to find a replacement for you rather than sticking him in a tough position being short-staffed. Two weeks is not the end of the world. You'll probably find the job a lot easier to deal with knowing your days there are numbered. Also, I've found that sometimes bosses won't even ask you to stay the full two weeks if you don't want to, although this isn't always the case.

Thanks Dug! I just had a conversation with him right now and he really appreciated the fact that I gave him two weeks notice rather than just up and walking away on short notice. I got the impression from his response that's it's normal for employees to just up and quit (the job has a very high turnover ratio). He even said I could come back anytime I wanted in the future, which I hopefully won't :P but it's nice to know that the option is available if I ever need to.

 

[Voyageur]

It's definitely the considerate thing to do to give notice. That way you give your boss time to find a replacement for you rather than sticking him in a tough position being short-staffed. Two weeks is not the end of the world. You'll probably find the job a lot easier to deal with knowing your days there are numbered. Also, I've found that sometimes bosses won't even ask you to stay the full two weeks if you don't want to, although this isn't always the case.

Thanks Dug! I just had a conversation with him right now and he really appreciated the fact that I gave him two weeks notice rather than just up and walking away on short notice. I got the impression from his response that's it's normal for employees to just up and quit (the job has a very high turnover ratio). He even said I could come back anytime I wanted in the future, which I hopefully won't :P but it's nice to know that the option is available if I ever need to.

You did the externally considerate thing as dugdeep suggested. You also see from his response, as well as from your impression, that many just think of themselves foremost and don't consider the ripples that result upon others. Good call.

 

[loreta]

Two weeks it is very good to give a notice. As Dugdeep said, it is considerate with your boss and your job to do it. Than you can give a reference and the boss will say good things about you. :) But it is not just with the boss, this consideration. It is also with the others workers that you are considerate.