I am quitting a job I have hated for six years. How should I do it?

just go away.. from your job.. and here.

C. Ya wrote:

I never said I am not a cry baby. I am a cry baby. But I keep my cry-babying private. In person I am stoic to an absolute fault.

So act like a professional and give them notice and go. You just aren't that special.

It's not clear to me if you are working the next job or what, but grow up. You are going to die of old age soon enough and have accomplished "I don't like to work." Good job.

Just be a MAN and drop a deuce on the hood of his car!

civil and polite. don't burn bridges.

unless everyone, and i mean every person in your company, knows you hated the job for so long, what's the point? for all they knew you were okay with the job, despite you hating it.

so, the real question here is...what's wrong with you? 6 years at a sh*t job? I've always been told if you wake up 3 days in a row hating your job you should think about leaving. you are either incredibly unable to make change, or have a huge tolerance for suffering. i wouldn't last a month at a job i hated, just move.

so, maybe tell the friend you are going into business with that you like to stay on sinking stinking ships....and let them know what they're in for working with your personality.

how's that for civil and polite, C.ya?

p.s i reread your message again, and think you're a huge idiot. psychological damage? you stayed?

Sounds like you need to 1)get laid and 2)grow up a little. You hardly worked for 6 years, apparently made a ton of money and now you want everybody to notice you walking out the door?? Resign already and get on with your self-absorbed existence. One day you'll realize what an immature ass you were in your 20s.

Warren Buffett's Yard Boy wrote:

Sounds like you need to 1)get laid and 2)grow up a little. You hardly worked for 6 years, apparently made a ton of money and now you want everybody to notice you walking out the door?? Resign already and get on with your self-absorbed existence. One day you'll realize what an immature ass you were in your 20s.

Like most people with a functioning genital, I always need to get laid. And I don't want anyone to notice me going out the door. I want everyone to forget I was ever there. And I want to forget too.

You're too late on the last point. I realised that a long time ago.

New idea: instead of the simple resignation letter, I'll write in from my own email address under the guise of my father, saying that my son (me) recently perished in a sail-yachting accident and thus won't be able to return to work.

That way, if down the road the shit totally hits the fan and I need to go back, I can just pop back up like nothing happened. When they say "we were told you were dead" and show me the message, I can just say my email got hacked. I don't plan on ever going back, but this keeps the door open just in case.

Thoughts?

A quote from Stephen King's Dark Tower series comes to mind here: "Fault always lies in the same place, my fine babies: with him weak enough to lay blame.”[/quote]

Fine babies? Hardly a classic line. Will skip that book

You actually think like this?

Tell them that youre leaving to work for Oiselle

Oh wait youre not trying to elicit laughter, carry on.

C. Ya wrote:

Short version: Quitting job I hate. Should I do it hollywood style, or do it civil and polite?

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I'll join the large group that said civil and polite is the correct answer.

I'm not plowing through this whole thread, but one obvious question is how will you explain the 6 years of employment and/or gap to future employers? With this in mind, just expend the least amount of energy and leave "quietly."

Dude, the Schindler's List quote is creepy. I thought it was real until I just googled it. Probably wouldn't bust that out in conversation if I were you.

As you're about to exit the office, turn around, face your coworkers, unzip it and go !!GOBBLEGOBBLE MOTHERF***ERS!!!!!!!!!!! and walk away with your head held high.

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Shit in one of the sinks in the bathroom.

How you resign is up to you. However, it is a reflection of your character.

I wrote:

"How you resign is up to you. However, it is a reflection of your character."

But I had not read the whole thread, including your responses.

Clearly, you should hate quit. The more public, the better.

If that's not your style, then maybe string them on, then when it's getting late for them to get a suitable replacement either quit or just stop responding.

Or, pretend to go back to work, but don't actually do anything. Cash any paychecks you can, make all the excuses you can. Force them to fire you.

Dude got 3 pages out of this. not a bad troll work buddy.

Are you a porn star by any chance?

Or is that your new job?

What does this have to do with running?