Didn’t turn up to work

[LanaT92]

Please be nice, I feel awful as it is!

I started a new job around a month ago, struggled to settle in and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. There is a reason why I’m not happy there but I won’t go into detail. I haven’t got a contract so there is no notice period.

Anyway, the mere thought of having to go in today was making me ill so I text my manager saying my car wouldn’t start and I’d be in as soon as possible. Basically I switched my phone of and didn’t turn up. I feel awful as she’s been lovely to me but I just haven’t settled and it’s making me depressed. I don’t want to go back and I’m pretty sure if I did she would of sacked me anyway for my little stunt today.

I want to send her a message just saying how sorry I am but tell her why I don’t want to carry on (not go into detail but just say I haven’t settled), I would like to thank her for the opportunity and send my sincere apologies for what happened today. I’m also due to be paid tomorrow and need my payslip and P45 so I’ll need to ask nicely if I can collect them in the next couple of weeks. I know it was really irresponsible and silly to just not turn up but I just couldn’t face it. I’m awful at typing messages so does anyone know what I could put, how I could put it?

Thank you

Not sure just wanted to sympathize and say they can't get to arsey with you as you weren't on contract!

Be brave send the message and feel the relief.

You’ll feel better once it’s all sorted. Talk to your manager.

You need to put on your big girl pants and go in tomorrow with your written resignation and confirm when you can collect your paperwork.

If you're old enough to work then you're old enough to deal with this in a professional manner. If you're not under contract then there's nothing to worry about. You're not the first person to quit a job.

By law they have 2 months to issue you a statement of particulars so they haven’t actually done anything wrong. Statutory notice of resignation is one week once you have 1 month’s continuous employment so technically if you’ve been there a month you should give that although you wouldn’t be the first person not to do it.

Either give your boss a call or put it in writing and just tell her you are resigning. What you’ve proposed saying is fine.

Incidentally the comments about not being under a contract are not correct. Even if they haven’t issued a written contract yet there is still a contract between you, an obligation on them to give you work and pay you and for you to carry out the work. Not having a written contract doesn’t mean there’s no obligations of employment.

Thanks for your replies. I did send her a text earlier as I hadn’t spoken to her since I switched my phone of this morning and I felt I should let her know what’s going on as she’s probably clueless as to what’s wrong.
She hasn’t replied as of yet. I’m not in tomorrow as I’m in my other job (work on a Wednesday for someone else).

In regards to payment, does she have to pay me for the hours I’ve already worked this month or can she withhold it?

You should be paid for what you’ve worked plus pay for accrued holiday.

Your handling of this is unprofessional and immature. Get those big girl pants on and give your manager who you say has been kind to you the courtesy of a face to face chat and formal resignation rather than telling lies, hiding behind texts and switching your phone off.

It's not a comfortable conversation to have,but once done it's over with, everyone knows where they stand and can move on from it instead of dragging it out and worrying about it.