That's baller. She now has freedom and a job she loves.

I went to Europe for the first time a couple months ago and it really hit me that the US is way behind in many things. Health, mental health, work……

Fired because pregnant? In Germany that's not even allowed. Nobody can fire you when you are pregnant, unless they have a valid and extreme reason, like you stole or something.

Here in France it's even totally illegal and punishable by law to have your boss contacting you by any means outside working hours

Ask silly questions, get silly answers :) Fair play to you.

That is going in style!

"A heathen"? Is that meant to be a funny remark, or do they mean in literally? Because if it's literal, that's gonna be a yikes from me...

I quit a job because it was chronically understaffed. It was my second nursing job out of college. I've never been diagnosed with OCD but I have a tendency to force myself to complete things. I can't mentally rest until I get everything done. We were short two nurses and my boss kept interviewing people, even inviting me in on some of the interviews. Twist was, she never hired anyone. After I confronted her with it she said, "Why would I hire two other nurses when you are doing the work of three people?" I quit. All my complaints of being stressed and overworked and didn't matter.

Yay! What a way to get to quit! I wish I could've been so lucky! Lol

I stand by this.

Good for you leaving such horrible place!

Doors were open, they were off the clock.

Not wild or iconic way to quit a job. The dude just moved. Did he even quit his job? He could be remote or switched branches within the same company. A lot of these entries have nothing to do with the topic :(

I once worked at a place that had a 'Presumed Resignation Form' for those who hadn't called in or taken approved leave and were gone for more than a week. Imagine how common it was for this to happen when HR creates a form for it..

this is awesome :) I got laid off a few years ago & they offered me my old role back as contract for *less* that my old permanent rate. I said I'd do it for double; they said no; I said thanks but no thanks.

so true!

We had a 35-year Government employee (civilian military position) ghost us at HER retirement party. She did it as an FU to her boss, as he was the reason she decided to retire.

You missed the pure satisfaction of looking him in the eye and handing him your resignation.

What happend??? Love of his life??? Or????

Awesome!! :)

Right decision!

The tweets/stories like this make me wonder if maybe I'd find peace/happiness/a different outlook if I traveled anywhere else outside the tourist-trap American beach town I've lived in my entire life. I did HAVE a plan for my life... but that got derailed when my dad had an accident when I was 18... I quit college, never moved out, worked at the family business, and stayed to help care for him (I loved my dad). He died last year. I'm 40 now. Maybe it's too late :(

I'm reading many posts about how people found their job so stressful, they just up and quit. More power to them, but there are many people out there who are not in a position to just quit. Low income families or single parent families are responsible to provide for at least one child, and do not have that option. Sure, they can look for another job ... in between shift work and child care ...

Not wondering that this is what happens when people from the US come to Europe and realize how shitty their country is regarding work and healthy care.

If I ever find myself in another miserable job that saps my life and strength and destroys my physical health and mental health, I aspire to try and hang on JUST so I can put in my two weeks on April 1st. (btw - I wish that meant that I have a great job right now - but nope - got "let go" from my last job right after I put in an HR complaint about a co-worker for sexual harassment. For now, I have a puppy who is sick so I'm taking some time to care for him before I look for a new job.)

I’m not sure I understand this one?

2 days notice??? Which country are we talking about?

I quit by email. Yes, it was cowardly but appropriate - my boss almost never talked to me in person even though she walked past my desk 10 times a day. If she had something to say she would email me about it. I figured she deserved that. :)

A little bit about vacation days in USA. Besides being way behind Europe with 2 weeks being average for some, vacation days aren’t a guarantee in most US states. Once accrued, they’re also not guaranteed federally. Some have a “use them or lose them” policy and employers deny their use and they expire at end of year. Some have roll-over to next year or just have combined personal/medical/vacation as PTO ( paid time off) and some states guarantee access or payout for these dates, some don’t. Often times people without secured vacation or PTO finagle their usage to assure they get paid out or get the days off. It’s common people use vacation days prior to quitting or giving notice so they can assure they get the paid days off. A lot of Americans support states rights (to make laws) over federal right to make laws, so things like vacation and labor law are broadly covered federally but specific aspects are up to individual states. Which is why employment in the USA is so varied.