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I'm quitting

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Quittiana · 19/07/2024 22:39

I'm handing my notice in at work next week, I've only ever done this once before so I'm feeling really nervous about how the conversation is going to go 😬

Tell me about what happened when you last handed in your notice? I'm not sure what to expect.

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HouseofHolbein · 19/07/2024 22:41

I emailed my notice. It wasn't acknowledged. The manager only mentioned it on my last shift when he said he supposed he needed to give me an exit interview.

I left because I didn't feel valued there 🤣🤣 that summed up the way they were really.

Hope yours goes better than that!

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Quittiana · 19/07/2024 22:55

That's awful that you weren't acknowledged but at least it confirmed you'd made the right decision!

I'm leaving because the senior managers are absolute ghouls and give me anxiety.

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MeinKraft · 19/07/2024 22:58

You'll panic for days and sit them down and tell them you're handing in your notice.

They'll say aw that's a shame, we will miss you, where are off to?

You say wherever and they'll say well that's a shame for us but a great opportunity for you, what date do you want to leave?

And soon it'll be as if you never worked there at all

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Quittiana · 19/07/2024 23:17

MeinKraft · 19/07/2024 22:58

You'll panic for days and sit them down and tell them you're handing in your notice.

They'll say aw that's a shame, we will miss you, where are off to?

You say wherever and they'll say well that's a shame for us but a great opportunity for you, what date do you want to leave?

And soon it'll be as if you never worked there at all

😂I think you're probably right there. The last time I handed in my notice the director at the time actually asked me not to leave and that was a really awkward conversation

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FluDog · 20/07/2024 00:05

I can find it quite upsetting!

My last one, my manager wasn't great but I liked him. I mostly work from home so I did it on a video call. No attempt to get me to stay, just asked why and wished me luck. Then I sent written notice to HR who haggled over my leaving date, saving themselves a day's pay.

A couple of jobs ago I handed in my notice as the company was going bust. I had accepted a new job and handed my notice in on the Friday. On Monday we heard the company was being bought. I had a chat with the new owner and their plans sounded good, so I asked if I could take back my notice and stay on. They accepted that, I went back to the job I had already accepted and said I'd changed my mind. Awkward. Six months later the new company wasn't what I thought it would be so I left anyway. That was a bit of a mess.

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