Is it bad to quit a job without giving a 2 week notice?

Question

i work in a small restaurant where the manager takes advantage of his employees. we dont get breaks if we work 4 hours or more. She takes half of our tips for her own profit. Now she is only left with 2 servers including me.

Answer 1

Theoretically its bad but people do it all the time.

Answer 2

First of all, taking your tips is illegal. I can't remember who to report that to, but if you contact your job services in your town they can help you with that. If you're being treated so harshly I would quit. I've been there too and I felt so liberated when I walked out the door. If you do walk out without notice and your next potential employer asks why you did then you have a very good excuse...No potential employer would blame you for walking out on a job like that. A serving job isn't that important in the grand scheme of things when it comes to work history, especially when the conditions are bad.

Again, about the tips...report it...she's stealing from you...and if there is documentation as to how much you've given her then she should be made to pay it all back. Get out of there while the getting is good.

By the way, I've never heard of any permanent record for work history; not one that employers consult when they're trying to decide to hire you or not. There are background checks and that sort of thing, but there isn't some sort of data base that shows you walked out on a job unannounced...

Answer 3

I NEVER leave a job without giving a two weeks notice. You don't want to burn bridges because it's likely your potential new employer will be calling this woman to ask how you were as a worker. Don't give her ammunition to paint you as a poor one.

Just because you offer a two week notice doesn't mean you'll be required to finish out the full time. Several times I've offered it and they were able to hire someone else in that window and I left before it was over with the ex-boss' OK.

Do make sure that you have a position lined up before quitting. If there's one consistent thing that seems to spook employers and HR folks on resumes, it's long periods of unemployment..for ANY reason.

Answer 4

No. this is a toxic work environment, and there's nothing worse than having someone stealing money from you. It happened to me and I found another job and filed a complaint with the state labor board, and got the money they took from me. I think 2 week notices even in the best of circumstances aren't necessary. I always think, mmmm if a company no longer needs any employee's service, how many of them give a person a 2 week notice!! It's usually more like "give me the cell phone, key to the building, here's a cardboard box and take your personal things...oh and don't let the door hit you on the way out. the traditional rules have changed and with it the 2 week notice

Answer 5

It looks bad on a resume. I help my company hire people and if they have a history of quitting on site w/o a two week notice, chances are we wont hire them and go for someone that is more reliable. If I were you, I would just give notice and wait out the two weeks. Or, if you have vacation time coming, take your vacation and give the notice the day you start vacation. That way you don't have to deal with the evil manager anymore but it doesn't look bad on a resume.

Answer 6

QUIT NOW. Rob the place on your way out. Managers should NEVER take tips. The break thing is debatable. But THAT'S YOUR MONEY! Normally I would say, two weeks is respectful under normal circumstances, but in this case, get out NOW. And take the other girl with you! Absolutely talk to the owner about what the manager has done. If she doesn't get fired, I would stake the place out and make sure no one took a job there. PROTEST. What an evil *****!

Answer 7

Get your severance, if you can, and shake the dust from your sandals and be gone.

When applying for another job somewhere, and if asked why you quit, simply state that your employer was engaging in unethical business practices and was usurping your tips.
That's all you owe anybody...the truth...and a brief divulgence of your reasons.
There's lots of real jerks in the world, other perspective employers and/or agencies will understand that if you state things simply and to the point.

Answer 8

i would quit in the middle of the shift...no notice at all ....and make sure to tell her why on your way out the door

unless............you want to keep your job....
then....i would call the OWNER and let them know what the problem is....and listen to what they plan to do about changing the situation

tell them that you will gladly take her job...no problem

If the owner wont do anything about it....quit over the phone
tell the owner that you have too much self respect to allow yourself to be subjected to this managers hositility and dishonesty everyday ...and wish them luck on finding someone to replace the manager

many times in these small restuarants, the management kisses the back end of the owner so much...that the owner really doesnt know what is happening in their own restaurant

Answer 9

Your work record follows you through life. If you want to jump out without giving the proper notice then you have reduced yourself to the level of your poor employer. Regardless of how you feel about them as management you should want a reference. You may think of them as poor employers but if you did your job well, you should expect a good reference from them for your next job. Don't burn bridges.

Answer 10

I think it is, I think you start to build a certain I can quit without being held responsible mindframe and not giving a head up towards your duities on others leaves them in unfair doulbe responsiblity because you couldnt pull your own.

Answer 11

Not if your boss is like you says, but first i would try talking to her and explain how you feel and if that don't work I would find another job first and then quit but would not quit until you do.