[blame space]

poison my network? i have norton.

[PigSpeakers]

Chances are, the retail company I'm working for right now is going under anyways. (see if you can guess who it is! All will be revealed tomorrow.)

[ReBurn]

poison my network? i have norton.

Good man.

[blame space]

there's just so many possibilities!

[AlimNassor]

Chances are, the retail company I'm working for right now is going under anyways. (see if you can guess who it is! All will be revealed tomorrow.)

Blockbuster or best buy or sears

[PigSpeakers]

Blockbuster or best buy or sears

One of these is partially correct.

[blame space]

are you in the geek squad pigspeakers?

[nomster]

You should if you can. You can poison your network if you walk away from a job with no notice, and that can mess you up down the line when you need a reference.

This is like saying you can't sleep with your coworkers at a shitty restaurant job. There are exceptions to rules.

[PigSpeakers]

are you in the geek squad pigspeakers?

I think that might certainly be better than where I'm at currently.

[blame space]

you would think so.. but what i learn about these jobs is that they are all awful in their own horrible ways. do you work at K-Mart?

[PigSpeakers]

you would think so.. but what i learn about these jobs is that they are all awful in their own horrible ways. do you work at K-Mart?

ding ding ding. While our kmart is nowhere near the horror stories that I've heard from other people, it is a hellish place to work with no joy at all.

[blame space]

at least with K-Mart there's probably like no expectations from customers at all. I could be wrong though.

[DR2K]

You found a new job, right? Run out of that retail job like your back is on fire. A retail reference will never amount to much of anything in the long run.

[TheAtomicPile]

You should if you can. You can poison your network if you walk away from a job with no notice, and that can mess you up down the line when you need a reference.

On the other side, there are the shittiest of the shitty companies, like Target, that make it corporate policy to not give references. You should try to find out what the company's policy is on this kind of stuff before you make your decision.

I recently left Target for a way better job, and for whatever reason I gave them my two weeks notice. I seriously regret it now. I could have waxed the floors by hand, or I could have burned the place down and would have got the same treatment either way. I should have partied instead of waking up at 5 am to go there and unload the truck for two more weeks.

If anyone at the store is willing to be a reference for you, you might want to stick around and give the notice, but other than that, who cares? I promise you, neither your current or future employer will care.

[PigSpeakers]

at least with K-Mart there's probably like no expectations from customers at all. I could be wrong though.

Sometimes. For awhile people would come in and ask us when we were closing down. That seems to have stopped. Some people think that because I work there, I know everything about every product in the electronics dept. To which I readily tell them "I was offered no training for this job. What I know is from my own time.

On the other side, there are the shittiest of the shitty companies, like Target, that make it corporate policy to not give references. You should try to find out what the company's policy is on this kind of stuff before you make your decision. I recently left Target for a way better job, and for whatever reason I gave them my two weeks notice. I seriously regret it now. I could have waxed the floors by hand, or I could have burned the place down and would have got the same treatment either way. I should have partied instead of waking up at 5 am to go there and unload the truck for two more weeks. If anyone at the store is willing to be a reference for you, you might want to stick around and give the notice, but other than that, who cares? I promise you, neither your current or future employer will care.

They barely care about my existence. For awhile they didn't even give me things to do until I started getting in trouble for not doing anything except standing there. Then I told them that I'd do things if management would give me things to do. I was never trained or told what to do in my department except clean and straighten which takes all of ten minutes since I have an average of ten customers during a 6 hour shift. Some of the managers like me. The store manager hates everyone.

[AlimNassor]

My friend became a manger of a radioshack by lieing on his resume. He applied when he was 18, lied and said he had experience, had his dad who owned a trucking company lie. he worked his way up, and in the end it was all for nothing as 2 weeks later the store closed down and he was laid off.

[blame space]

do you have people on your ass about upsale numbers? i'm glad you're getting out, man.

[Esnel Pla]

Just give all of your hours away, if you can.

The only time I ever just up and quit a job was Blockbuster about 5 years ago. I was a shift leader and they could never hire decent people to work below me. Between that and management changing around so much after I closed the store down one night, I just put my keys into the drop box. A month later the store closed.

[ReBurn]

On the other side, there are the shittiest of the shitty companies, like Target, that make it corporate policy to not give references. You should try to find out what the company's policy is on this kind of stuff before you make your decision. I recently left Target for a way better job, and for whatever reason I gave them my two weeks notice. I seriously regret it now. I could have waxed the floors by hand, or I could have burned the place down and would have got the same treatment either way. I should have partied instead of waking up at 5 am to go there and unload the truck for two more weeks. If anyone at the store is willing to be a reference for you, you might want to stick around and give the notice, but other than that, who cares? I promise you, neither your current or future employer will care.

That's why I said if you can. Sometimes you can't. Nobody should take abuse from an employer.

[PigSpeakers]

do you have people on your ass about upsale numbers? i'm glad you're getting out, man.

Not as much as when I was a cashier. They want us to get a credit card app a day, but I'm lucky if I actually have more than one customer ring up back in electronics. They're really brutal to the cashiers now. They make them fill out a whole paper and sign it, and if they don't meet their quota on something, they have to talk to the store manager to explain why.

[SnakeswithLasers]

Do what your heart tells you.

Also, unless you feel that you will need a reference from KMart, it doesn't much matter for two weeks notice. We aren't talking Goldman Sachs here guys...

[nomster]

On the other side, there are the shittiest of the shitty companies, like Target, that make it corporate policy to not give references. You should try to find out what the company's policy is on this kind of stuff before you make your decision.

Pretty much all large companies have similar policies. Even non retail ones. They will give out your dates of employment, that's it.

[megamerican]

When I left my retail job in college I typed a formal resignation and gave two weeks notice. The manager thought it was funny, and she even told me it was cute that I took it so seriously. I wouldn't sweat it.

[Speevy]

I've been working in retail for a while and all of my bosses would tell a future employer I hung the Moon.

So it depends.

[Ingueferroque]

You should if you can. You can poison your network if you walk away from a job with no notice, and that can mess you up down the line when you need a reference.

Like a reference from a crappy retail job is going to do him good. Nuke the bridge from orbit.

[SpectreFire]

Most companies don't even give full references these days because they don't want to be sued for possible slander.

It's mostly for confirmation of employment now and that's it.

[Eiolon]

Unless you own your own business or are part of the management, chances are no matter who you work for you are going to hate management and its decisions at any other place.

One thing I have learned while excelling from the rank of peon to overlord, was:

1. Money is what matters. Don't do things that lose money. From a peon perspective, you believe management decisions are bad because they don't affect you positively. From an overlord perspective, management decisions are good because they make the company money, which means greater results, which means more promotional opportunities.

2. Nothing else matters. Anything else is smoke and mirrors and things to make HR happy and satisfy laws. Don't kid yourself, running a business is all about money. If you have shareholders, then money is more important than the air you breath.

In short, tough it out, find another job, give notice and repeat the process until you can get to the point where you are an overlord.

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Especially for a crappy retail job.

I know, rite? The guy that quit on us at Halloween City during a major rush on October 30th was totally in the right, yah? He walked in the store, looked around, and walked out. Totally legit!

[Amory]

I'm gonna guess the retail store you work for doesn't really give a shit if you quit without giving notice. They can hire someone else in a heartbeat, and there's bound to be another employee looking for extra hours to cover them in the meantime.

[Surface of Me]

I have a friend with some stories from K-Mart, crazy place it would seem.

[mooooose]

Be honest and don't be a dick.

[hillsighed]

I was on the "always give two weeks notice" side for a long time, but I had a job that changed my view on that. Never thought I would have to just walk out on a job.

Was employed at a place for 7 years which was acquired by a new company, and the job became immediately intolerable for various reasons. The biggest reason was it just embarrassingly chaotic and unorganized. Nearly half the employees (including all of the managers; the new company brought in their own) were let go. I was also let go and immediately rehired. 3 days after I was re-hired, I stood there as I was about to leave for the day -- exhausted and late because I was trying to do multiple peoples' jobs -- took a look around at that mess they called a company, and called my boss in the morning and told him I would no longer be working there. I was not worried about burning bridges, as the managers who all knew me had been let go just days before anyway.

I felt amazing after I quit. Luckily I had some cash saved up and I took a month off before I found a new job.

[Yaboosh]

How often does a company give two weeks notice when they are firing you?


If you like the people you work for, give them a heads up to make sure you aren't screwing them. Otherwise, do what is best for you, the company would do the same.

[xJavonta]

I wish I had a job to quit.

But yeah, by the looks of things you should definitely quit. Fuck em.

[MasterOfPastures]

I have a friend with some stories from K-Mart, crazy place it would seem.

Regale our ears with your rapacious tales!

[undrtakr900]

I've never quit a job before. My previous two jobs I was let go for both non-firing reasons (I was seasonal and they didn't keep me, the other was as a school tutor and I graduated so I was no longer allowed to be employed). I work a crappy retail job and they've already made my schedule for the next two weeks. The new job I've managed to land wants me to start this monday. I told him I wasn't sure what my current managers would want me to do, and that I would get back to him tomorrow. Am I required to do a two weeks notice even in a retail job? I really hate the management and the company, but I still would feel kind of bad about just quitting without someone to replace me. On the other hand I don't care that much and someone else can take my hours, although there aren't that many associates in my dept to begin with. I also have 11.54 vacation according to my paycheck. I don't know whether this is days or hours or what because it doesn't actually say. I've heard that the company may require me to pay those back or something ridiculous like that. What do I do GAF?

Actually, if you quit your job then the company has to pay you:

11.54(hours) x [current pay rate] = $$

which will show up on you last paycheck.

[Autumn Wind]

Just give all of your hours away, if you can. The only time I ever just up and quit a job was Blockbuster about 5 years ago. I was a shift leader and they could never hire decent people to work below me. Between that and management changing around so much after I closed the store down one night, I just put my keys into the drop box. A month later the store closed.

Man! That is just so smooth... like Cormano himself.

[bkfount]

Sometimes. For awhile people would come in and ask us when we were closing down. That seems to have stopped. Some people think that because I work there, I know everything about every product in the electronics dept. To which I readily tell them "I was offered no training for this job. What I know is from my own time.

Ahh, good times. Customers also expect you to know where everything is on Black Friday and how much it costs. Not only is it the busiest time of the year, but management just throws employees to the wolves with little to none of that information.

[bud23]

at least with K-Mart there's probably like no expectations from customers at all. I could be wrong though.

Maybe,but it´s a bit excessive for me.I had no problem so far.

[Redux]

I had a government job lined and gave 2 weeks, when the managers knew I was quitting they started treating me like shit, so I said fuck it and I didnt show for one of their bussiest weekend. So basically I gavethem 1 week. I had a friend that told me they had to get 2 managers to cover my shifts. I felt satisfied.

Well they probably expected a low quality of work from you.

I'm currently at a seasonal position, ends in Oct. but I know damn well they wont take me back next spring.

1. I fucked up work equipment.

2. I'm also moving to another country.

But they NEED me as they fired two other guys, and we only have two months left.

[CiSTM]

Why the fuck are the retail jobs so horrible in US? It's not glorious work path here either but you don't hear this much complaining around here. It's just an another job around here, nothing fanc but gets the bills paid.

[Diablohead]

I would give notice even if the building is crappy to work for. I work for a store which over the last year has more or less doubled work for everyone and fired half the staff because of cost cutting, it's a pain in the arse now and I will be glad to get out of there but I would still give them notice.

[Zulithe]

If you know you'd never want to work there again, I'd just quit. It's retail... they can fill your position in a day if they needed to. No sweat off their back.

If there's even a remote chance you might have to, say, go back to that job for some reason, give two weeks notice. It's always possible they could re-hire you. While I've never needed to do that, I know people who have and it saved their butts.

[Yasae]

I already have another job lined up. The guy told me he needed me monday, and if it wasn't a possibility they'd have to get a temp for those two weeks. Should I still put in the two weeks notice? Also, is it generally acceptable to flip the bird at the store manager and shout "eat a dick" as you're leaving?

Temps are expensive - he doesn't want to do that. He also knows it's a retail job and a two weeks notice is unimportant. If your manager implored you to give notice, that's different. Otherwise just pick up and leave.

You don't exhibit the signs of a quitter, either. You don't have a string of jobs you hopped around to and left after two to six months of working. That's what a real quitter is.

[jasonng]

Just quit. The only downside is that if for whatever reason shit hits the fan and you lose your new job, retail job won't take you back because you guys ended on bad terms. Even then it's just a retail job, you can find another anywhere. Win win.

[DoctorWho]

Do what is best for you.

[brianjones]

i quit target without 2 weeks notice .. they told me i could never be hired there again lol

i thought itd end up biting me in the ass but it turned out i got good referrals cause my mangers liked me.

[bkfount]

Why the fuck are the retail jobs so horrible in US? It's not glorious work path here either but you don't hear this much complaining around here. It's just an another job around here, nothing fanc but gets the bills paid.

Customers are conditioned to be entitled assholes and people with degrees that failed elsewhere are micro managers.

The positions themselves are barely above minimum wage at best and you are easily replaceable.

[Omegasquash]

Give two weeks notice, but don't give a real fuck for those two weeks. Show up late, leave early...

What are they going to do, fire you?

[mackattk]

Fuck em, if you need to leave for a new job and they want you now, do it. Don't let the new job temporarily hire someone for two weeks, because chances are, they might like him and keep him, thereby leaving you stuck where you are at.