shortest notice ever given at a job

AuroraRN · Jan 30, 2004

I always give at least 4 weeks notice. You could say that I do not want to "burn my bridges". I live in a very small town and the options are very, very few, so I must make sure that I will be able to go back to those places if necessary. You never know when a great opportunity may arise at one of the places you have left, and not leaving a 4 week notice would look very unprofessional. When I leave a place of employment I also worry about the people I am leaving behind, and I want my employer to hopefully be able to find a replacement for me asap. I've also found that future employers look very favorably on someone who does this, as it is a good indicator that you will not leave them "high and dry"!! Also, most employers are more than happy to wait for you if they really want you!!!

bonjovigirl · Jan 30, 2004

I showed up for work one day (at a bar and grill type place) took one look around, realized I hated my life there, and walked back out. Manager chased me out into the parking lot and as I was getting into my car I told her I wasn't coming back. Burned that bridge down (it was a small town too) and I never felt as good as I did that day:)

Does that count as notice?

blueyes2004 · Jan 30, 2004

Originally posted by bonjovigirl
I showed up for work one day (at a bar and grill type place) took one look around, realized I hated my life there, and walked back out. Manager chased me out into the parking lot and as I was getting into my car I told her I wasn't coming back. Burned that bridge down (it was a small town too) and I never felt as good as I did that day:)

Does that count as notice?

:chuckle

live4today, RN · Jan 30, 2004

Can anyone top "five minutes"? :chuckle :roll :chuckle

weezieRN · Jan 30, 2004

Love ya cheefuldoer, wish I had half the guts you do! Could you give me some tips.

Tina CTICU RN · Jan 30, 2004

I cannot top 5 minutes but feel like quitting the job I am at now. I am a new RN. I graduated in May 2003. I have worked since June, but am on my second job. The first one lasted 5 1/2 months. Don't get me wrong, I loved it! I could not stay awake long enough to drive home after night shift. I had a 55 mile commute. So working a 12 hour shift, I would get home about 8:50 a.m. I had close calls and was afraid of falling asleep at the wheel. So, anyway, I took a job 6 miles from my house. I thought it would be great. I would continue to get critical care experience but closer to home. I am treated absolutely horribly on my floor by my coaches. I am made to feel stupid every day I am there. Instead of giving constructive criticism, I am put down. I use to be called the "star orient" by my preceptor at my first job. I had the job down pat. At this hospital I have not received organized training. It has been mishmoshed from the beginning. I was told last night that they were extending my orientation one more week because I need to work on my organizational skills and prioritizing. The thing is, I am the most organized person in the world! I feel like I am in the twilight zone. My husband is so supportive, he told me I control my own destiny and do not let them get me down. I told him I am likely transferring to the CCU if someone does not get it with more seniority, or I will go back to my job 55 miles away (if they will take me back). Okay, sorry for rambling ...

Tina

Tweety, BSN, RN · Jan 30, 2004

I never burn bridges. So the last nursing job I left, I told them a month ahead of time I was moving out of state.

I walked out during one job where I worked a month, non-nursing and never went back.

It's a good thing there's this mandate about patient abandonment, because I might have done the same thing in nursing. LOL

kats · Jan 30, 2004

I was in high school. I had been applying over and over for a job at The Limited (the clothing store). I finally accepted a job at Taco Bell. The day I was to start, I stopped by The Limited one more time and they told me that I could start working there. I went into the Taco Bell, returned my uniform, and walked right back out. I couldn't very well turn down a job that I tried to get for so long that also gave 30% discount to employees, could I? It was also my favorite store. Of course, most of my pay went to buying clothes but like I said I was in high school so it wasn't like I had any bills.

blueyes2004 · Jan 30, 2004

I thought patient abandoment was only if you had a patient assignment. If you just quit, and you don't go in, you are not given an assignment. Is there something I am missing here?

Please enlighten me because I am truly curious.

Are you trying to say that everyone else in this country and society can quit their jobs at a moments notice. But we can't just be at home and decide THAT IS IT and call up and say I won't be back. How can this be considered abandonment? Please respond and thank you for your input.

ava'smomRN · Jan 30, 2004

check my track record... i never gave two weeks notice and i regret it so much i cant explain it. i now know that it is sooo imporant to be considerate and professional about your leaving a company. i have to take that never back, when i was 16 i worked at a daycare and when i got hired at a fast food resurant i gave them about 1 month and i balanced working the two jobs.

i am now 19 and every since that job (daycare) i just went downhill. maybe the older i get the MORE irresponsible i get..... dunno?

Ruby Vee, BSN · Jan 30, 2004

I was working as a "salad girl" at a Holiday Inn. The manager called me into his office just before lunchtime and told me that his neice wanted the job, and therefore I would be out of a job at the end of the week. (This was Wednesday.) I walked out of his office in a haze and just kept right on walking . . . past my table full of half-prepped salads and right on out the back door.