If you quit your job on the spot and bridges are burned what do you do?

Answer 1

It's very gratifying sometimes to respond to disrespect by walking out the door. The moments that follow are particularly delicious. The torture of that job is gone. It's a thing of the past. You never have to deal with those people again. But then, later, the dread of unemployment, the question of job history and employment references settles over you and you panic. It would be great if you could plot the exit. First find a new job and tell the new employer you can start in two weeks. Wait until about five days from your first day on the new job to find a pretext to say to old mean boss, I'm fed up with this c**p, or, "and would you like pickles with that?" and quietly gather your things and disappear into your future. Alas, I've never been that designing. In some jobs you can turn around and get another one tomorrow. It doesn't matter that you walked. And if it's work history that you're worried about, I think that employers are only allowed by law to confirm the dates of your employment. Certainly in larger companies, you would be insulated by those rules, and your next employer would be talking to the personnel department. They aren't going to say anything bad about you. The only thing they might say is that they would not hire you again, if your next prospective employer asked. But most prospective employers will just call to verfiy your employment, and I think most probably don't even do that. They might call references for information about your character, your work ethic, etc., and hopefully, the one job you walked out on was a glitch -- you're usually a passionate worker bee and have old bosses who'll say so. If you haven't worked that much, you just have to couch why you left in positive terms. Assume the new employer won't find out you walked out. In service industry jobs, you probably won't be questioned in great detail about why you left. It will just be a note on the application. "Ever seeking more challenging opportunities." or "Got on my nerves and had to walk." If pressed for detail in an interview, frame the answer in a way that doesn't reflect poorly on your character or on the ex-company. You can say it just wasn't a good fit or something like that, and then try to steer the conversation toward your good qualities or why you like th company you are applying at. You might say they hire X kind of employee (butt kissing) and I am Y -- if it is something that highlights a value that the current employer wants or needs -- but that's treading on kind of shaky ground because you don't want the new employer to be thinking, hmmmm I wonder what he or she will say about us to the next guy. It's best to just keep the explanation very generic and coded. If they like you and have a good feeling about you, they don't care what some bozo at some other place who didn't appreciate you thought. Be positive. Be energetic. Be enthusiastic. Be prompt to the interview. Dress conservatively for the most part -- use everything you can to create the impression of an ideal employee -- it's seduction without the sex. Don't vent about the previous employer, even if they chum up to you and get you to want to spill your guts. If you weren't at the bad employer long, you can try the old trick of glossing over, eliminating the whole experience from your appilcation. But then you have to account for the time -- not by lying about the length of other jobs (they check that), but by embroidering on the truths of your life. If you have an EBay business, you can say you wanted to devote full time to developing it or to launching it. You lived for six months in Greece when you graduated from college two years ago. I don't think it's a problem to fudge the turth and say you just returnd from six monhts in Greece (unless there are people in the new company who saw you somewhere three months ago -- but usually it's all new people) because you have to find a job and the man holds all the cards. If a relative was sick and you spent some time caring for them, you can say family is really important to you so you decided to take some time off work to care for sick relative (It might be bad karma to lie about that, and I wouldn't do it, but you could make up a sick grandma if you think the whole thing is going to bite you in the ass and prevent you from pursuing your life's work. You might consider immediately volunteering for a cause that is meaningful to you. Answer any interview questions succinctly, change the subject by saying something cogent about who you are or about the job or the company you want to work for and move the conversation on. Or you could try applying for a bunch of jobs and if all things are equal tell the truth in some interviews. The atmosphere was poisonous. If was gratifying while incredibly impetuous, but one day when I was being reamed by the Swamp Ape, I walked out. Who knows, maybe you'll get hired by the person you're truthful with if they think you are dedicated, conscientious, hard-working, independent thinking, ethical, honest, creative, smart, talented, brilliant, a sharp dresser, have nice teeth, are a good conversationalist, advocate for abused children and build housing for the poor in your off time -- we think you'll fit in well here. Hired! When all else fails, enjoy your freedom. Being unemployed can be wonderfully liberating. You will be tied to the millstone again having your soul ground out of you. Don't fear. Few escape. Okay that was the worst answer I've ever heard. NEVER say anything negative about ANYTHING on a job ap, OR during an interview. EVER. You worked at a particular position for X amount of time, and now you require a position with growth potential. That is your reason for looking for a new job. Are you employed now? "I'm freelancing with XXXXX for the time being as I find the right position for my CAREER." Your freelance position is helping a friend who is a marketing consultant. Why marketing? Because no one really knows what those people do. As far as the new employer finding out that you just quit: There IS a dastardly organization called the FRICK company which many employers subscribe to, and there are literally hundreds of little boxes on a nasty little form for an employer to check when an employee leaves the company for any reason. Some of those boxes say "terminated" and reasons can be listed. Some say "quit without notice" with even more boxes for explanations to be checked. If your "new" employer uses FRICK, they'll find out all about you if your OLD employer sent in the form. Before you apply to a new company, make a phony phone call to their HR department, as well as your old employer, claiming to be a background/employment verification company looking for business. They'll tell you why they don't need you, and you can say "Oh, are you using FRICK?" This is the best way to find out if they have that mutual connection. If one uses it and one doesn't, GOOD FOR YOU! In all honesty, you will say nothing to a new employer, and see if they find out. If you get hired.... you'll know you're fine, obviously. Sorry this was so long!!!!!!!!!