Resigning Soon- With Immediate Effect!!

jobhunter123

I've been in a small warehouse job for almost two years, up until the last few months it was going OK, everyone friendly, helpful and buy me Christmas/birthday presents.- Although they have always been very pushy with questions about my life outside of work yet very cagey about discussing theirs with me and even more cagey about answering fairly basic questions about the company and how long they plan to go on for etc.

Only four of us work at the company- three are directly in charge of me so this has been very tiring at times. The year end figures were completed last month and the company was 18% down compared to previous years. Since then i have been getting a lot of hassle from the three people who work above me to a point where i have been feeling stressed and suffering from anxiety. They have been wanting me to work even more quickly than usual- i work quickly anyway to tight deadlines. They have been checking up on me a lot and have been made to feel bad if i cant complete the work in time.

The others work flexi- time and work on the office/advertising side of things while i process the orders and do the manual work. They pretty much do as they please and don't work normal office hours and when they do arrive there are many answer phone messages and emails to respond to before starting anything else. I feel like they are putting pressure on me even though, it looks to me, like they are possibly 18% down due to them not putting the work in to gain the customers or retain customers etc.

They are constantly leaving work to view cars, houses, to get there hair done, and various other non work related things. I have tried to talk to them about how i feel i cant work any quicker and i have told them i am no longer happy in the job.

To that end i am resigning from my job post with immediate effect after i have worked tomorrow. I have written a long letter along with my formal resignation letter to explain again why i am unhappy. I am supposed to give 1 months notice but this will make it so awkward and they will get to me even more.

Has anyone ever resigned with immediate effect and did you get into any trouble over doing this?

In my resignation letter i stated that i am leaving due to the circumstances of my recent negative work life and also that i am taking on immediate employment elsewhere. Does anyone think i should leave the second bit out about the new job?

I have another job all lined up to start on Wednesday and i don't need a reference from this employer for the new job.

Any advice/ideas would be greatly appreciated. :huh:

NewShadow

Given you've decided to do this, not sure what you want to hear.

Generally, you should be aware you're breaking your contract (even if it's not in your contract, you have to give at least a week after working a month).

They can sue you for breach of contract for any losses incurred during your notice period - being unable to fulfil orders or hiring short term staff.

They don't have to pay you your notice if you're not working it - but the should pay you any wages and holiday due to date (unless stipulated in your contract holiday not taken isn't paid).

That's unless they have a clause in your contract to deduct anything - sometimes it's an amount equivalent to what you would have earned during your notice, so if you didn't work a one week notice period they might be able to deduct one week's pay from your final wages.

I don't think you can demand to take any holiday in leu of notice without their agreement, but I think they'd find it difficult to blanket say it can't be used at all during the period - they can dictate which days are holiday and which you should work.

Good luck - Let us know how it goes.

globalds

I wouldn't mention anything ..Just resign if you want to.

Then if they say you have to work for a month just phone in sick ..

The worst that can happen is they fire you .

Don't expect any holiday pay ..

But honestly ..Less is more ..leave if you want ..But don't feel it is an opportunity to vent your spleen.

jobhunter123

Thanks for the info. I am not bothered about holiday as i dont think i have any to take anyway, the company leave year runs from the 1st of Feb to 1st of Feb but the tax year is april to april. Hopefully there is no complications as i am salaried so get exact same amount at end of each month regardless of how many working days there are in each month.

This is why i am making sure i work until the end of tomorrow so i can show i have worked every working day this month. Hopefully i wont owe them any money back.

Ive been totally miserable for two months with work related anxiety yet feel better already knowing im not going back after tomorrow, obviously i am a little worried about the financial consequences of what i may owe them but the feeling of moving on and knowing my anxiety is decreasing already is far better than staying there.

Gavin83

As already pointed out worst case scenario is that they can sue you for the losses your breach of contract has led to. Considering you are effectively the only warehouse member of staff this could potentially be a reasonable sum of money, well into the thousands. Out of interest what do they do when you are sick or off on holiday? Of course you won't get a reference either but you don't seem bothered by this.

So you have to weigh up if it's worth the risk. Personally I'd nearly always recommend serving your notice period but they obviously can't force you.

jobhunter123

Gavin83, thanks for the info. Well that is the thing when i am off on holiday they have to muck in together to do my work, and do what they can.

This is also how they used to operate before they employed me,( i was the first permanent warehouse person to ever be employed) they did say half a day in the office and half a day in the warehouse each day. So i know that's how they operated for many years before i started.

They did have 2 casual members of staff at 2 different times during the year before i started doing about 10 hours a week. One had an argument with one of the bosses and never returned and the other left to look after his wife who was ill but they say they didn't believe this. It seems no one has stuck the job out and also the management never seem happy with the people who have done this work for them.

Globalds- I have been to the doctor with work related stress so its on my record so this would probably help if i did need to phone in sick for the notice period. I don't want to vent my spleen- though my letter is three pages long but there is nothing rude about it. It states the facts and describes conversations with my line manager and why i have been unhappy.

getmore4less

No long letter just resign.

If you have it in you work the notice and just push back or ignore any BS.

You could try comebacks like do you want me to show you how to do the for after I have finished.

If the three are the owners then chances are there is underlying issues if numbers are down.

DKLS

getmore4less wrote: »

No long letter just resign.

Agreed scrap the long letter, just give notice, no need to offer an explanation or attend an exit interview they won't care and nothing will change, thank them for the opportunity and wave them goodbye.

[Deleted User]

You've got a job with no consideration for serving any notice or if you've delayed telling them do think why that might be?

The only time it will bite is if the new job goes wrong and depends entirely on your employer's view.

I knew someone who made a simple clash of holiday to seeing themselves 'managed out' fully on the governor, new jobs can be lost at day 5 - some have luck I guess so you could be pleasantly surprised so you should
consider being honest and seeing if it buys you an early release - talk rather then write though, it's far better for the sole than walking away without a word uttered.

Even if nobody has 'stuck the job out' it doesn't vindicate either party as much as I hate to say it how do you know it's not that it's a result of people jumping from the pan into the fire with no consideration soon to be yourself?

If you've worked somewhere longer than a month be polite enough to offer to work some notice.

jobhunter123

To be honest they will phone me up anyway for answers so thats why i've written it all down- else the phone call will last forever and they will want me to come back in to discuss things. Obviously they are going to phone me whatever but at least i've confirmed everything in writing too and i wont be so obligued to explain it all down the phone or by going back in.

Im definatrly not going to work any notice as ill get even more hassle from then on, plus new job starts on Wednesday.

I was trying to see if anyone has ever done this or knows of anyone who has so i can be prepared if they want to sue me. This doesnt appear to be very likely from what i gather but im sure i will know what there intetions are in the next few days.

Takeaway_Addict

jobhunter123 wrote: »

To be honest they will phone me up anyway for answers so thats why i've written it all down- else the phone call will last forever and they will want me to come back in to discuss things. Obviously they are going to phone me whatever but at least i've confirmed everything in writing too and i wont be so obligued to explain it all down the phone or by going back in.

Im definatrly not going to work any notice as ill get even more hassle from then on, plus new job starts on Wednesday.

I was trying to see if anyone has ever done this or knows of anyone who has so i can be prepared if they want to sue me. This doesnt appear to be very likely from what i gather but im sure i will know what there intetions are in the next few days.

So what if they call?

'I've decided to move on'

'any reason?'

'No'

'There must be a reason'

' Nope'

'you sure?'

'Yes'

Don't answer question openly, closed answers only.