Walked out of job yesterday, what to say if other employers ask?

[Andhereweare5]

Posting for traffic and looking for some advice.

I'll try not to ramble on.

I walked out of my job yesterday after 3 years of pure hell. I sent my manager an email resigning with immediate effect, couldn't even bare to work my notice period. It was working in an HR office which was completely toxic. I have no idea how I lasted as long as I did, some people couldn't even make it past 6 months. She's given me until next Thursday to reconsider but I've made up my mind. This job has had a huge impact on my mental health as the last few months have been particularly bad and I've been so stressed and fed up recently. I've already applied for a few jobs and have had a couple of voicemails left this morning, but I have no idea what to say if they ask me why I left, or why I left without having another job lined up first. Any ideas? I don't want to lie but I know how bad it will look if I slag off the company to a potential new employer. My previous employer only provide generic references and basically list dates of when people worked for them so I doubt a new employer would find out that way either.

I have savings so not too worried about paying the bills or anything yet.

I was completely honest with my new employer when I left an old job on bad terms. The manager had it in for me completely& I actually took them to tribunal and won.

I told my new employer the full background and was still took on based on my skills ☺️

Exactly.

There is no issue re. not working notice periods, just why you left. I’m barely asked that and I quit with nothing to go to.

This. Whatever your reason it will need to align with what the company you left says on your reference. They can only state start date, leave date and reason for leaving, but they can also add that notice was not worked.

@BankOfDave there are some really odd views on this thread that are like something out of a Victorian novel. The OP has worked in her previous job for 3 years. Generally the incompetent or lazy wait to be pushed ime, they don’t walk.

What does look dodgy is when someone has had a string of jobs that weren’t FTCs that they didn’t last in with gaps in between. Regardless of if they gave notice like obedient little wage slaves should.

Just say you were made redundant? I would go with an agency you never know what it might lead to and you can suss out other workplaces.