To just leave with no job to go to?

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I hate my job. In the past year it has become untenable. I reduced my hours because of caring responsibilities and was going to delegate out my 20% to a colleague who wanted to develop and had the capacity. But she got a new job and I recruited a replacement, she withdrew the day before she was due to start. Now my organisation has a recruitment freeze on and so I am doing both jobs for 80% of my previous pay. I cannot cope. My manager is new and I'm having to coach her and her manager is leaving next week leaving me as the only person left who understands my area of work in the organisation.
I've burst into tears on opening my laptop twice this week. I cannot go on like this.
I just want to walk away from it all. I have no rights as I've only been in post for 18 months.
I have no mortgage and savings that I could live on for a year if I had to. I cannot carry on like this, it's making me I'll.
AIBU to just leave, no notice, just go?

You might even find that your managers handed her notice in and they're consolidating the two roles and want to offer you a promotion.

Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst.

I did this a few weeks ago op, although I did work my notice. I am finding it harder than I thought to find another job that I want though. I do regret not finding another job first but I was thoroughly fed up with lazy , incompetent colleagues taking the piss.
To be honest though I'm enjoying the time off after working for 35 years solidly. I don't feel guilty for having a bit of time off.

I want to ask them why this has come up now and why my role has been selected, I think this is reasonable, or should I just go grey rock on them?

If I want to ask for PILON or gardening leave do I ask at this meeting or wait and put the request in writing? Given my age and niche skills I know it will take at least 3 months to find suitable alternative employment.

I have done some looking at the date of this meeting and the date of my commencement of continous service and it really looks as if this is a deliberate way of not making this a redundancy. So what is it if it is not a redunancy, is it a dismissal? I do not want dismissal on my employment record. I would like to agree a proper reference, as part of my departure.

I don't think I have any rights, they can dismiss at any point during my 2 years but they must adhere to my notice period which is three months and this would end one week before the statutary minimum notice period of one week would kick in and my two years service would be up.

I simply cannot bear to go back now that my trust in the employer has completely gone, the relationship has totally broken down.

I will spend tomorrow getting my handover document ready and emptying my inbox.

Sending you big hug. I was in a similar situation again started going into lockdown. It needed up being a pressurised 50 hour a week job with a nasty mirco manager. I quit with job as it affected my MH so badly and I had no energy to look for another job. I took some days of sick and updated Cv and linked in. Have been really lucky to get another job part time within 3 weeks. I will delay start as I’m honestly burnt out emotionally.
If you can afford to take a chance do it as I’ve lost several friends ti terminal illnesses before the age of 60. If you don’t have your health you have nothing anyway. Good luck xxxx

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Thanks everyone for advice and guidance so far. I would be really interested to hear from anyone in my age range (I am 60) who has faced this kind of issue. In particular to my latest post about how to respond in tomorrow's meeting (late afternoon).

No advice but good luck tomorrow

Can't you go to GP on Monday morning, and phone in sick again, get GP to sign you off for 2 weeks, then by the time the 3 months notice is over you'll be over the 2 year barrier, or am I being a bit simplistic? Totally get where you're coming from OP, as I was in a job that I hated so much that one night I got home, and when my DH asked how my day had been I just collapsed in the hall and sobbed until I had no tears left. He told me to go in the next day and give notice which I was really worried about doing, as although I'd started applying for other positions I didn't have anything lined up, and had never left a job without having one to go to, but I just couldn't bear it any longer. I gave my notice at 9.00am, and at 9.20am got a call from an agency offering me a job that I'd already interviewed for. Talk about timely! I went from one end of the emotional spectrum to the other in under half an hour. Good luck with whatever you decide to do, and don't forget to come back and tell us how the meeting goes if you decide to attend tomorrow.

That's an interesting idea @Speakuptomakeyourselfheard I'd not thought of that, you're right. I suspect they'd just send me a letter with a dismissal during my sick leave but I might just call my union in the morning to see what they think! Thank you! I can self certify this week and get doc to sign off next week. My sickness record will be crap but so what.

I do have the rumblings of another kidney infection, (genuinely, I need to find out why I get them every few weeks). I'll pop up the docs with a sample first thing and see if I can get a diagnosis by lunchtime, it's only a dip test after all.

I worked with a colleague who faced this type of stuff - to be fair she was the problem and I complained about her. I turned up for every meeting and got shafted by the HR dept.

She would just conveniently forget to to go to the meetings or say nothing and burst into tears at every meeting. She was flaky, slippery as fuck and non-committal in everything. She got to stay whereas I was moved.

With hindsight just go along and say nothing much of anything, grey rock and listen. It's a game of who blinks (talks) first. Don't let them win by drawing out opinions etc from you.

They have made their minds up about the meeting, they know what they want from it. Just listen and don't be drawn into any traps. Good luck.

So today, we have had an announcement of redundancies, it's pretty clear that my meeting today is part of that. But, there is a 30 day consultation period, which will, when added to my three months notice will mean that I go over my two years service (unless they decide to dismiss immediately which would be treating me differently to the others in the pool, I'm not sure if this would considered fair).

So, it's watch this space now... at least I know what's happening.

I have never burst into tears in front of colleagues or not attended meetings, my performance has been exemplary and I won an award for my work in the first year of this job.

Well at least you know what you're facing. It's not personal, it's just a shit time and you're part of it. Are you in a part of uk with jobs and options. It may not even be you they choose. Take comfort in the fact it's a process now and not personal.

So, it was as I expected. But I may have a loophole in that the policy states they have to consult for 30 days and they are only offering 14 days. Which takes me to the day before my two years is up…Also, there is a vacancy which my work will go to but they’ve not considered me for it. So far they have said I have to work my notice but I’ve not requested leaving as soon as I get the letter.
I’m going to take legal advice tomorrow…
Bunch of tossers. I want to go, but not with nothing.
Another meeting next Monday. 1st “meaningful consultation meeting”.

So, update. I'm leaving in two weeks with pay in lieu and redundancy pay. Such a relief.
Thanks to all who said hold off and no rash decisions. I got what I wanted and got paid for it. :)

Thanks for the update. Glad all worked out so well for you.