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Not showing up isn't screwing the company as much as it's dogging your workmates. I wouldn't do it, even if you're not worried about your reference.

Just tell your boss flat out that you can't and won't work it. What's she going to do, fire you?
 
I've never done a no show at work but I've made up my fair share of bullshit excuses to get out of jobs I didn't like.

These were mainly in temp/contract jobs here and in the UK. Quitting those types of jobs is easier than quitting a permanent job but I still found it hard to tell the truth and just say I hated the job or the people.

Usually I just told them I'd been offered a better job elsewhere or was going travelling, which in some cases was true and other cases not. It was probably the easiest way to cut your ties without too much hassle or guilt but it can be a bit awkward if you say you're going travelling and you then run into them a couple of weeks later.
 
had a mate that worked at maccas during high school.....after school finished he was too lazy to get a real job or go to uni and was living at home working 20 hours a week at maccas.......when he finally realized he needed to get a proper job he just stopped showing up to his shifts at maccas.....about 6 months later went back into maccas to ask why he wasnt getting any shifts.....i was with him at the time and the look on his bosses face was priceless.......wanted to kill him
 

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kwame said:
had a mate that worked at maccas during high school.....after school finished he was too lazy to get a real job or go to uni and was living at home working 20 hours a week at maccas.......when he finally realized he needed to get a proper job he just stopped showing up to his shifts at maccas.....about 6 months later went back into maccas to ask why he wasnt getting any shifts.....i was with him at the time and the look on his bosses face was priceless.......wanted to kill him
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Sounds like George in this episode of Seinfeld.

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Always use personal/family reasons when quitting the job.

I've quit 3 jobs and every time it's been something along the lines of "Thanks so much for the opportunity but I just need to be there for so and so, and I wont be able to work at my best while I have these issues going on so it's better for the company if I move on"
 
5 days left of my job I've been in for 12 years. And they are paying me to leave. I am a god.:thumbsu:
 
Freakie said:
5 days left of my job I've been in for 12 years. And they are paying me to leave. I am a god.:thumbsu:
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Did you post this in the moments of win thread?

Had your resignation letter to hand in that day then got given a massive redundancy payout.
 
Caesar said:
Not showing up isn't screwing the company as much as it's dogging your workmates. I wouldn't do it, even if you're not worried about your reference.
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Yes it is, but if you don't like your workmates, go for it :thumbsu:

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The tricky thing is putting your boss down as a referee when you don't really want him to know you are thinking of leaving.
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My dad has recently found a new job, whilst he left on good terms he was job hunting before he had quit. He was pretty pissed off that he wasn't able to use one of his bosses as a reference, considering the boss has a senior management role or something along those lines at Rio Tinto

I have never actually quit a job. Had a part time job where I told them what I was doing (ie had a new job) but didn't want to quit in case it didn't work out or I wanted extra shifts. Never happened like that, pretty sure they terminated my employment because I received some money a while back but I don't really know or care.
 
Depends on how you're leaving but i like to keep it nice and simple, the letter itself should just be a formality. I usually do it verbally to whoever my superior is then hand them the letter to give to the HR department or whoever handles the paperwork.

Dear Mr/Ms/Mrs XXXXX,

It is with regret that I write to you to tender my resignation from my role as XXXXX at XXXXX

I have enjoyed my time at XXXXX very much and will always have fond memories.

As required I am giving you two weeks notice, my last working day will be XXXXX

I wish you, the team and everyone at XXXXX all the very best for your continued success.


Yours sincerely,


XXXXX
 

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