Should I Quit or Get Fired?

[gouch]

Classc question I know. But I've been wresteling with the idea for sometime. So, I thought I would come to the friendly confines of MadJacks to post the question and get some answers.

Little background-

Working at the same job for 2yrs.
Small employer.
Have gone through 3 managers in 12 months.
The company has no HR dept or company policy.
Already conversated with owner of company, and expressed desire to grow etc, he "empathized" but had nothing availible for another year or so...cant make it that long.

Side note:

I have a week of personal days left...should I take a week off before resigning?

or should I just try and get fired? Thanks all.

 

[MR. LOCK]

Get fired and then you can collect unemployment for 72 weeks:00hour

If u quit u get bupkis

 

[no pepper]

tell them you will give them two weeks, three weeks, whatever they need to transition. They will pay unused personal days right?

Do you have anything lined up yet to move to? Jobs are like chicks, don't quit one til you have the next one lined up. GL

 

[SixFive]

don't 'try' to get fired. They'll fight unemployment if they are in the right and probably even if they are wrong too.

I would definitely get that personal time used though. IF you do leave, you might lose it.

 

[BuckwheatJWN]

Never a good idea to try to get fired. you have to have some friends or at least people who know you outside of work there. You'll look like an asshole. One of those things that people possibly will always equate you with.

 

[BobbyBlueChip]

Maybe look for another job? :shrug:

 

[vinnie]

?Quit your job, sell your house, and go to Las Vegas.? :shrug:

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

I was in pretty much the same scenario you were at my last job. Only difference was I had the same manager the whole time. They were a small company that promised me the moon when I started, but 2 years later I was in the same role that I started at (which was supposed to last 3-6 months) and I was doing the work of 3 people since 2 others in the department got laid off. I know some people prefer them, but I HATE working for small companies. They seem to take many liberties that big companies won't.

At any rate, I agree with the others. Try to get another job lined up before you quit your current one. You can use your time-off to go on interviews, but there are only so many "dentist appointment" excuses you can make and with many companies wanting to do at least 2, and possibly 3 or 4 interviews, it's VERY hard to look for another job while you're currently employed, IMO. Don't burn any bridges with your current employer because you may need references...

GL

 

[gardenweasel]

?Quit your job, sell your house, and go to Las Vegas.? :shrug:

"f#ck!!"


:rimshot

 

[gouch]

Thanks for the insight guys! this is greatly appreciated. I have been putting applicaitons in around my area and have got some things lined up, nothing set in stone yet.

I do not wanna burn any bridges so this is how I plan on handeling it. Let me know what you think.

I'm calling in the week and telling them someting personal came up and I'll be back on next monday. This way I know I'm getting my time that was alloted to me. During that week I'm gonna pound the pavement and put in as many apps as I can. When I get back on Monday, hand in my resignation letter with a weeks notice. What do you guys think? Agian, thanks for the coments!

 

[hedgehog]

find another job before quitting:shrug: definitely don't get fired, burning bridges is never a good idea

 

[kegray1]

I am guessing that you would use this job as a reference since you were there for 2+ years.
I would lay down an ultimatum to the owner in a nice way telling your needs or else you will be turning in your notice at that time.

If you are on good standing then why burn a bridge. Might need them as a job reference if you are not already locked into another job.

 

[BuckwheatJWN]

Two week notice is overrated unless a business needs you. Many small businesses might just tell you to hit the road right away. So just ask if they want you to stick around and just because they are a jerk, don't be one. Sometimes they are glad you improved yourself or even have someone waiting anyways.

 

[smurphy]

Be a man and quit. How can a guy with testicles even ask this question?:shrug:

 

[bleedingpurple]

I don't know what you do but can you get hired right away and is what you do something of a "niche" that not many others can do? :shrug: I mean is there a high commodity for your talent? I would never encourage anyone to just quit...

 

[StevieD]

Are you sure you can get a job in a week? I would keep working and use my days off to go on interviews. I would not quit in this job market.

 

[layinwood]

My advice is to get another job and then turn in your notice. You may not think it matters now and it might not but in 10 years you could be trying to get a job were it matters to them. I know most of the employers I work with think it looks fishy when candidates leave a job before they have another one. I'll promise you that no matter what you tell them that they'll be thinking you got fired but the old company is being nice by saying you quit. I see it everyday and it always puts you behind others that haven't had this problem.

 

[dawgball]

Be a man and quit. How can a guy with testicles even ask this question?:shrug:

http://natebloch.com/

 

[VaNurse]

Please heed the advice others have given. Don't quit your job unless you have something else lined up. I quit my job without notice back in October and I've paid the price ever since. The savings account is almost dry and I'm no closer to anything concrete. I never thought, as a nurse, I'd ever have trouble finding a job. I was wrong. Don't make the same mistake.

 

[layinwood]

VaNurse, what kind of nurse are you? I can't believe you can't find something. I have clients here in DFW/Houston/Austin/Denver begging me for nurses.