For miscellaneous reasons I no longer wish to go. How do I tell my boss? Do I tell?
I am more than happy to continue my professional development (as such)... just less intensively and more cheaply! In fact, I'd happily work through a Diploma (we're in Australia) either in a very related topic (ethics, politics, legal) or the original field.
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posted by jrobin276
on Apr 19, 2013 -
6 answers
I am planning on leaving my company in late spring to go to grad school in the fall. Am I employing the ethically right approach here?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 15, 2013 -
8 answers
I hope this will be my
last job-related question for quite a while. I want to give two weeks' notice today or tomorrow at
this job and I'm not sure how to go about it.
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posted by trillian
on Jan 31, 2013 -
7 answers
I recently started a new job that is a big career opportunity and looked great on paper, but six weeks in and it has been a total disaster -- I have a terrible boss, don't like the corporate culture, and am unhappy about the hours I've been working. In four weeks I am due to be relocating overseas for the new job. Should I cut my losses and quit before the move?
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posted by kramer1975
on Sep 11, 2012 -
16 answers
A little more than a month ago, I started a full-time telecommuting job that I thought was my dream job. When I took it, I was working part-time (and had been since my son was born two years ago). This is my first full-time job since becoming a mom. I now think I made a big mistake.
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posted by trillian
on Aug 14, 2012 -
21 answers
I'd like you to tell me if I should quit my job (I'm a member of the "ugh, I.T." chorus), but the snowflakey part is that it's not just my job. It's my small business. And to some degree, it's all I've got right now.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 16, 2012 -
23 answers
Would you leave a well-paid but badly-fitting job to do something you really cared about but for less money?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 4, 2012 -
24 answers
I'm a software developer in my early 30s, working in the defense industry. I'm pretty happy with my job, but wondering if I should move on. I would be looking to move to the San Francisco area. My question is, how do I know when to leave a pretty good job?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 1, 2012 -
11 answers
What do I write on my resume when I'm looking for a new job after being at my current employer a short period of time (a month)?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 23, 2012 -
8 answers
I really dislike my current job. I have a job offer from a company that would love to have me and is willing to accommodate all timing logistics. However, I still feel guilty about quitting my current job, for a myriad of reasons. Give me permission to quit.
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posted by Be cool, sodapop
on Feb 14, 2012 -
40 answers
Did you quit your job with nothing new lined up? How did it work out for you? And what do you wish you'd done differently, in retrospect?
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posted by croutonsupafreak
on Feb 1, 2012 -
37 answers
I have a job interview next week. Meanwhile, my current supervisor is anxious to start the work plan and budget process for 2012. I feel dishonest committing to projects that I have no intention of carrying out. I need my supervisor as a reference and I can't burn this bridge - how do I tell my boss I'm interviewing elsewhere?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 23, 2011 -
10 answers
I am terrible at quitting jobs. Please walk me through how I can actually quit, frame my quitting, and how to act in the meantime.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 16, 2011 -
16 answers
The environment at my office is toxic and barely tolerable these days. I'd like to leave sooner than I had planned, but I'm unsure if it's wise. I could use some outside perspective.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 29, 2011 -
10 answers
I made a big mistake, and took a job I now realize was an extremely poor fit. I'm having a hard time keeping out of tunnel vision of despair - help me think of more options than I can by myself.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2011 -
11 answers
Want to leave for a new job, don't want to soil reputation with old job. Need guidance from managers.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 26, 2011 -
14 answers
I'm about to quit the great job I've had for the past 6 years for personal reasons. I'm in charge of a lot of projects and I'm stressed about the transition with my future successor. I'm looking for advice on how to handle this situation.
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posted by kag
on Dec 22, 2010 -
15 answers
I just quit my (bad) job and have no new job to go to. I know I need to be proactively seeking work but I'm suffering from confidence problems and bad personal circumstances and finding it difficult. Any tips or similar stories?
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posted by Franny26
on Dec 8, 2010 -
14 answers
I quit my job. Do they legally need to pay me until the last day I state, even if they choose to have me leave sooner?
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posted by archimago
on Sep 24, 2010 -
10 answers
I'm having trouble dealing with dissatisfaction with my first post-college job, which makes me feel more than a little over-entitled. My frank impression is that the workplace is in shambles and that I'd been lied to in the interview process; more charitably, I'm wondering if perhaps this particular posting just isn't for me. Given the details, what's the best way for me to go about readjusting my mind for the position, readjusting the position for my mind (i.e. closer to what I was told it would be), or giving up the ghost and going for something different?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 17, 2010 -
13 answers
Anxiety Filter: I took this job knowing that I would have to leave it after only a few months. Now I must give notice, and I feel overwhelmed with anxiety about it. Advice?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 3, 2010 -
19 answers
I need some unbiased feed back....I went on job interview on a whim. Turns out the hiring manager liked me a lot and I got a job offer the next day. The offer included a hefty pay raise with bonus potential. The job is similar in scope with some more responsibility and the potential for good growth. But the health insurance/dental/vision benefits are not great, but all other benefits are similar. The new position is salaried, my current is hourly.
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posted by burlsube
on Mar 25, 2010 -
17 answers
Which is worse -- the stress of being unemployed and not eligible for employment insurance and burning through your savings, or being stuck in a job you hate?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 12, 2010 -
32 answers
NYC big ad agency creative director with art background is considering quitting his job to look for another, in this economy. Would really appreciate some advice...
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 11, 2009 -
9 answers
How do I find a new job when I'm required to give three months notice from the old, unrelated one?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 1, 2009 -
16 answers
I (Mrs. Crapmatic) accepted a job 7 months ago, thinking it was a great opportunity. It has turned out to be a toxic situation. I am miserable and want to quit, but I am afraid I will be scapegoated and end up with a (very much undeserved) bad reference. Can you please help me figure out the best exit strategy?
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posted by crapmatic
on Nov 25, 2008 -
17 answers
What can an overworked English BA do now that he has realized Medicine was a ginormous mistake and he wants out of his residency?
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posted by adoarns
on Aug 9, 2008 -
20 answers
I've come to understand from co-workers as well as things that have gone on this past week, that I will be getting fired on Monday. How should I handle it?
Much more after the jump.
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posted by blackout
on Jul 13, 2008 -
45 answers
Been wanting to quit my job. A unique situation has popped up which might allow me to do so which might give me severance/unemployment. Am I correct?
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posted by BecauseIHadFiveDollars
on May 20, 2008 -
12 answers
Is it crazy to consider quitting my job? I'm giving myself a deadline of four months so I have time to prepare.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 16, 2007 -
7 answers
I'm looking for personal anecdotes and advice from the hive mind to deal with quitting a job at a company I helped build, with friends who I hope to remain close to. (Slightly long post inside)
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posted by finitejest
on Sep 18, 2007 -
4 answers
I am being pressured to make travel arrangements for a conference in October, but I plan on resigning sometime next week. How do I stall or get out of it without blowing my cover? I've already been stalling for a month, it's becoming more and more difficult to put it off.
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posted by yeti
on Aug 15, 2007 -
16 answers
If you give two weeks notice and your employer asks you to leave immediately, are you eligible for unemployment in Oregon?
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posted by peep
on Jul 24, 2007 -
16 answers
I desperately want to quit my job. Right now. Unfortunately, this is complicated by the fact that my boss is going to be out of the country for more than a month...
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 1, 2007 -
21 answers
How to deal with hiring new employees when you yourself are no longer satisfied with the company/thinking seriously of quitting?
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posted by anonymous
on May 8, 2007 -
15 answers
