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OILFIELDTRASH

OILFIELDTRASH

Lifer
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This sucks. Put in my notice and I'm not finding the satisfaction I found with the last job I left. Last job I told them I would finish this one job then I'm leaving. I was there maybe 2 hours then left. Sure that bridge is burnt but the satisfaction I still get from that was well worth it. Even today it gives me a chuckle.
Your thoughts or experiences?
 
OILFIELDTRASH

OILFIELDTRASH

Lifer
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onza said:
This is an assumption, you move jobs every year?
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I was here for 5 years. Even the oilfield can have a little stability but not much. Luckily things are popping off a little further down the road. Cha ching$.
 
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blackdogdeek

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I've never had the experience of leaving a job that was so terrible that I was desperate to leave. It's always just been finding a job that I liked much better so I've always managed to leave on good terms.

Anyway, congrats on the new job, OP.
 
Imp

Imp

Lifer
Feb 8, 2000
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Can't do what you do in my province/state:(. Apparently, we have a law saying that employers have to give the employee notice after working a certain length of time, and the relationship is reciprocal. Quitting on the spot could get me sued.

... Didn't stop me from quitting a shitty job through the summer where I told the guy repeatedly that I could only give him about a day or less:).
 
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Mxylplyx

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I moved to Atlanta years ago to take a job. After moving there, they fired my boss who recruited me there for BS reasons, and it turned out they lied about the financial health of the company when hiring me. I decided to move back to my hometown, and once I got a firm offer and accepted I walked into my bosses office and quit effective immediately. Best feeling I ever had. Atlanta wasn't for me anyways.
 
highland145

highland145

Lifer
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Left my last job after 17 years, gave a 2 week notice. The owner and I talk regularly. He's going to retire in the next couple of years and I get 1st dibs on his office....the one I built for him.
 
rudeguy

rudeguy

Lifer
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Imp said:
Can't do what you do in my province/state:(. Apparently, we have a law saying that employers have to give the employee notice after working a certain length of time, and the relationship is reciprocal. Quitting on the spot could get me sued.

... Didn't stop me from quitting a shitty job through the summer where I told the guy repeatedly that I could only give him about a day or less:).
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wait...what?

You can't just up and quit your job in the hat?
 
TwiceOver

TwiceOver

Lifer
Dec 20, 2002
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I've only burned one job, probably shouldn't have. Satisfaction from it, maybe, they didn't have anyone to wash the dishes that night.

15yr old, washing dishes in kitchen until midnight every night.
 
PliotronX

PliotronX

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What was satisfying was filing and venting the resignation letter at my last job. Once I found something I actually enjoy and pays 39% more and reimburses certifications I pass, I was so outta there
 
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s0me0nesmind1

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OILFIELDTRASH said:
This sucks. Put in my notice and I'm not finding the satisfaction I found with the last job I left. Last job I told them I would finish this one job then I'm leaving. I was there maybe 2 hours then left. Sure that bridge is burnt but the satisfaction I still get from that was well worth it. Even today it gives me a chuckle.
Your thoughts or experiences?
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What exactly do you mean anyways? To me, 2 week notice was always just saying "Hey boss, I need a meeting - lets go in the side room... *walk to sideroom* I'm going to be leaving my position, this is my 2 week notice"


/Shrug. Then again, I have yet to do this. I got laid off instead, which is MUCH more satisfying when you get 4 months of pay + start your next job in 4 weeks :p I was primed and applying like crazy way before the layoff, 1 week after the layoff I got my offer for one of the one's I was interviewing with. Sweet victory.
 
boomhower

boomhower

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Sep 13, 2007
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I've only up and quite one job. Managers got screwed up and hired two of us for the same job. Other guy started a day earlier so he got the job. They stuck me in the warehouse until another management job opened up. After a week of loading trucks I said to hell with it and quit, I wasn't doing that for two more weeks. Weird thing is a couple months later I got a nice bonus check in the mail, apparently we did something good during that week.
 
clamum

clamum

Lifer
Feb 13, 2003
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Zeze said:
WTF did I just read.
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I'm not sure if I deciphered it correctly:
- He gave basically a 2 hour notice at his last job before quitting
- He just gave notice (I dunno if it's 2 hours or weeks) at his current job and doesn't feel the same satisfaction as he did while doing it at his last job

I think.
 
OILFIELDTRASH

OILFIELDTRASH

Lifer
May 13, 2009
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clamum said:
I'm not sure if I deciphered it correctly:
- He gave basically a 2 hour notice at his last job before quitting
- He just gave notice (I dunno if it's 2 hours or weeks) at his current job and doesn't feel the same satisfaction as he did while doing it at his last job

I think.
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2 hour notice at last job. Week notice this job. 2 hour notice much more satisfying. Not really sure why we kiss butt on the way out. I'm a sheep all the way to the end. Pathetic really.
 
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unokitty

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While working in the computer industry, (late '80s) my best friend and I quit our jobs on the same day.

We worked in a small department so it was a good percentage of the department walking out the door at one time.

It was a real guilty pleasure!

Enjoyed it much more than I should have...

Uno
 
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