To not return to work on Monday?

[JustWantCake]

Agreed with my employer yesterday that it's best I hand my notice in, as I'm in my probation period I've only got to work 1 week. But my mum has said she doesn't understand why I am staying and should just hand the company car back Monday morning and get a taxi home (I do actually need the car over the weekend otherwise she suggested today).

Am I allowed to do this? I'm not worried about a reference as this company only gives 1 line standard references anyway. Also I have no intention of ever working for these people again.

It’s only one week of your life. You should always have pride in what you do even when others hold themselves to less exacting standards. Where is the gumption these days?

My husband worked for a company that will ring the persons new job and say they haven’t completed their last day/week and so technically haven’t left. The person is often let go from the new job because of this.

If you want to leave, leave but I think you're a CF to wait until Monday because you want to use the company's car over the weekend.

It may be difficult for a company to give a negative reference but it's perfectly possible to indicate negativity by omitting certain things. I both wrote and received such references before I retired..

Bad references are given all the time. Our company takes verbal references and written ones before confirming a job offer. The verbal ones are generally pretty accurate. You can also never be sure that you'll never be working with old colleagues again - they can change jobs too.

Either work your week, or talk to them.

Do you have any annual leave days owing that you could take next week?

Otherwise I would be inclined to just work out the 5 days to not risk your future employment prospects. They may only give simple written references but a verbal one could tell your next employer that you just walked out without working your contractual notice period - which makes you sound unreliable.

if I interview anyone who says they will leave existing job without full notice I don't offer them a job

oh well you wouldn't have employed me then. I had a three month notice, waited until I had signed a contract with my new employer and then handed in my notice. I asked to leave after two months (it was Easter so it provided a natural kind of threshold to leave at) and it was granted.

Thanks for the feedback! Interesting to read. Think the general view is to stick it out.

That was always my plan but the shit is really hitting the fan and then mum suggested I just walk. My mental health is being seriously drained by how this company operates but just a week to go.

I haven't another job lined up as my intention is to be a SAHM for a while which is another reason I'm not bothered about the reference.

Stick it out - as you said it's only a week and you know you won't have to go back after that.

So leave, then. But don't take the piss with the car.

Im gonna stick it out but i am a bit confused about how to some MNers using the car is taking the piss as it's something they would have already paid out for as it's a lease vehicle and I'm allowed to use it for personal use?

Because you'll be finishing work on Friday (without having the manners to actually tell them that)?!

Ah I suppose! Although I could turn up to work and just do Monday then haha.

Got a meeting with my team in a mo so I'll air it

References are one thing, word of mouth another... i wouldn't do it.
The difference is between "worked here and was amazing", "worked here and we decided it wasn't a fit, but she's good" and "worked here, left at date x". if you hire, you know there are alarm bells for the third option