Hypothetically, how bad is it to quit without notice if one were to say....work for the devil? Would it help that I work in an industry people already consider to be inhearently Evil? If I were applying for jobs and someone asked why I left company X, and I told them the company was morally bankrupt; would that fly as an excuse for no notice?

 

Sure it would. I think if you're working for "the devil" then screw two weeks notice.

 

Unfortunately, UC, in this day and age, they'd laugh you out of the interview. The almighty dollar has replaced morals in our society.

 

Bashing your previous employer when applying for another job isn't a good thing to do, it will come back to bite you. You may be working for Lucifer Incarnate, but it still ain't a good idea. Leaving without notice, well, that's all on you. I've worked some lousy jobs before, and when leaving I still filed a two week notice. I don't like burning bridges no matter how badly I want to.

And who says you have to note who you've worked for in the past on your resumes and applications anyways?

 

Just wondering. My GF might walk today and I'd be tempted to walk tomorrow. Unfortunatelty Tech Jobs can be difficult to find.

 

If asked why you left your previous job, use an open ended answer, like "looking for better opportunities." Don't cite things like personal or moral problems with them, don't paint yourself into a corner with an answer like "morally bankrupt."

 

Try living here in Havasu...

If I lost my job today, I'd be SO screwed... I work for the biggest employer in town. I would have to say that we are the most tech savy company in the county... Other than MAYBE the Ford Proving Grounds in Yucca, AZ...

 

Even though it might be tempting, DO NOT walk from your job without giving the proper notice! You have a very good chance of living to regret it someday!

Plus, in several past jobs that I have quit, once they found out I was leaving they told me that they would just pay me for my final two weeks and that I didn't need to come into the office any longer. (Many companies don't want to have a "lame duck" person walking around the office for two weeks talking about their great new "opportunity" and bringing everyone down.) If I had just walked in these past circumstances, I would have lost the extra pay, as well as burned a bridge with someone who may have at least a small hand in whether I get a future job!

Take the high road and do the right thing by your current employer -- no matter how awful you think they might be!

 

I agree, always do the right thing, it pays off in the long run. One other thing, if you are involved in the computer systems, they should want you out immeddiatly to avoid risk.

 

"I decided to quit due to irreconciable personal differences"

"I felt that my growth professionally was being hindered at company X"


there are plenty of ways to tastefully say "They were fooking crazy"

the only reason you give 2 wk notices is to make sure that you do not burn any bridges....but if you feel that your current place is not giving you the respect you deserve....no reason to give them theirs....

 

In my case, they would have to let me stick it out. I'm a 1 man department and all the knowledge would die with me. MUAHAHAHA.

 

sounds like you have a VERY good hand in which to deal with........

 

It depends on your company's policy.
My company states:
This means that the 2 week notice is not required. It is a professional courtesy thing. If you feel your employer deserves no such courtesy then jump.

 

Here in Tx, the Texas Workforce Commision states that a 1 week notice will suffice. 2 weeks is just a courtesy.

 

Find another job, tell your new employer you need to weeks before you can start. Once the ink is on the paper, march into your soon-to-be-former employers in your boxers and a wife beater T. Tell them they all going to rot in hell, and pop open a bottle of beer like it was a bottle of Crystal, shooting it everywhere. Screw employers... nearly every place is "at will" and can fire your **** without notice... and the same goes for you - leave without notice. If they suck that bad, stick it to them so long as you have another job ready to go. Enjoy those two weeks off.