Is it absolutely necessary to give a two weeks notice? I work at a Baskin-Robbins franchise as the lowliest wage-slave you could imagine. Is it really necessary that I give a two weeks notice? Could leaving in a few days damage my chances of getting a new job? I've been a relatively helpful employee, never doing much wrong besides not having doctor's notes. (I can't afford to go most of the time.) But I need to quit immediately because working late is causing my grades to become unsatisfactory. I'm really torn between enduring the two weeks and just going ahead and quitting.
What should I do?
2006-09-13 11:17:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Give as much notice as you can but your grades are your future. Take care of you.
2006-09-13 11:25:41 · answer #1 · answered by LAUGHING MAGPIE 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you should give 2 weeks notice. explain your situation and ask them about scheduling you as few hours as possible. remember you're not the only who works there and 5 years from now you may be looking to start a real job in your chosen career field and the person just above you at baskin-robbins is the person interviewing you for your dream job. and they say hey didn't you work at baskin=robbins and walk out without any notice? yeah i remember you i got stuck working a bunch of extra shifts because of that. you never know when your paths will cross again.
2006-09-13 14:23:05 · answer #2 · answered by kristen t 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it really is necessary to give two weeks notice. If you don't, you're not going to get a great reference from your employer, because you left them in a lurch, trying to cover your shifts. It also puts strain on the other employees working there. In my last part-time job, we got a new manager, who suddenly quit two weeks later, because she didn't have to give two weeks as she was still in her probation period. It meant that everyone else had to pick up extra shifts, and I was already maxed out at that point. Talk to your employer and maybe ask if you can have earlier shifts until your two weeks are up...a lot of them will be really understanding about this, since school comes first.
Btw, if you're within your probation period still, you don't have to give two weeks...I would just give as much notice as possible, and then walk out.
2006-09-13 11:34:42 · answer #3 · answered by heaven_angels 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend presenting your two weeks notice asap, and during that explain your situation to your employer. You have to think of his side. If you quit without two weeks notice and no reasoning, in the back of his mind, he will judge you poorly. This employer will probably get a reference call from your next hopeful employer. I suggest never burning any bridges. Instead of quitting, see if they can scale your hours back dramatically. And or do your homework while you are work.
2006-09-13 11:28:11 · answer #4 · answered by Happy H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you intend on going back to that job one day, then give a two week notice, but if not then quit that low paying sob, im going through this same thing right now, i gave a two week notice because the job did pay good, and im so glad i did because im having to go back after eight years of being gone, in fact i will start back tonight because now im able to work it better now that my child is ten,see at the time she was sickly, and lord knows i need the money,so i hope this will help you out.. good luck!
2006-09-13 11:25:55 · answer #5 · answered by uimblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not necessary to give two weeks . and you will still be able to find a better job in the long run
2006-09-13 11:21:08 · answer #6 · answered by socal_bunnies 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't necessary, but treat your employer nicely just in case your next employer wants to ask them how you were as an employee.
2006-09-13 11:25:45 · answer #7 · answered by waplambadoobatawhopbamboo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look at it this way,
If they were going to fire you, they wouldnt give YOU a 2 weeks notice.
2006-09-13 11:26:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just do it; do whats right for you.
2006-09-13 11:37:40 · answer #9 · answered by macmac 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋