Quitting your job without having a backup

[Dollhouse]

2 hours there and 2 hours back?

I meant 1 hour there and 1 hour back. So in total 2 hours each day

 

[Cory]

Yup, same here with Kroger. I pretty much got in orientation at a very bad time when I had a kidney stone procedure done. The urologist chose to go another route with the stent, and let me just say sitting and walking was not easy. The HR manager/person was going on vacation soon. Sadly my schedule would not work out at the times given, so just no call no showed my second day orientation. I was going to call and say I had to quit due to unforeseen circumstances but went meh. I shouldn't have done that, but oh well.

My mom is pretty much the HR of our local Kroger and believe me, you're not the only one to just up and quit like that. It happens pretty consistently, she's always talking about no-call, no-shows, and people just quitting days after working there.

If I were a big, strong, young guy like you I think I would like to learn how to be a Farrier. Knowing that trade, the jobs would come looking for you.

Sounds like something I wouldn't really be interested in, to be honest. Thanks for the compliments, nonetheless!

 

[Kale]

My mom is pretty much the HR of our local Kroger and believe me, you're not the only one to just up and quit like that. It happens pretty consistently, she's always talking about no-call, no-shows, and people just quitting days after working there.

For sure have heard of people who just quit or no call no show a lot in retail and fast food. I don't feel bad about it and probably would not have liked it anyway.

 

[Dee]

For sure have heard of people who just quit or no call no show a lot in retail and fast food. I don't feel bad about it and probably would not have liked it anyway.

I guarantee this wouldn't be a problem if retailers and fast food places paid better or offered more hours. More often than not, when I was in retail, the reason people quit was because we didn't offer enough hours (at one point, our team was working on a skeleton crew and it sucked).

 

[Nebulous]

I meant 1 hour there and 1 hour back. So in total 2 hours each day

Oh, well thats still a lot longer than I would want to drive. My work is about 10 or 15 minutes away.

 

[Dollhouse]

Oh, well thats still a lot longer than I would want to drive. My work is about 10 or 15 minutes away.

Lucky you!

 

[Nebulous]

Lucky you!

Hopefully you'll find a job closer to you ...or maybe you could move closer to your job?

 

[Strawberry]

I meant 1 hour there and 1 hour back. So in total 2 hours each day

I know the feeling - I do a similar commute every day but I knew what I was signing up for and my fuel expenses are paid, so I suppose that doesn't make it too bad. It's mostly motorway driving too which makes it go in quick.

Back to the original post - I don't think I would have the guts to just up and leave my job without a backup, too many financial commitments. I could probably afford a couple of months unpaid, but I do have the fear I wouldn't find something. I've seen that a lot of the younger generation are quite big on just quitting your job if you hate it, and that's fair enough. All the best with your job search (if you haven't already found something!).

 

[Nebulous]

I've seen that a lot of the younger generation are quite big on just quitting your job if you hate it, and that's fair enough. All the best with your job search (if you haven't already found something!).

They can do that because they still live with their parents. The rest of us don't have the same luxury.

 

[Progrumz]

I've done this a few times. It's always worked out in the end.

 

[Nebulous]

I've done this a few times. It's always worked out in the end.

Disclaimer: individual results may vary 😛

 

[Dollhouse]

I've done this a few times. It's always worked out in the end.

You're one of the lucky ones...

I almost resigned last December but I didn't do it because I was scared of not securing another job in a few months. I'm still working at the same place and still don't have another job lining up. Imagine if I actually did resign.

 

[Nebulous]

I think we should still be entitled to unemployment benefits even if we quit a job. Its horrible that they don't allow this. What if you were being abused at a job and quitting was your only option?