“We Accept Your Resignation”

[badnewsbruner]

Did this once, they wanted to fire me, and the district manager kept saying "you are resigning", I kept repeating, "no, i love my job (which i really did) and refuse to resign."
I said that about 10 times before he finally said, "okay, you're fired."
Old me is so proud of young me right now.

[KellyDVance]

I was asked to "resign" or be fired. When I asked what I was being fired for, they said I mis-used equipment I had been trained on. Equipment I had never used or been trained on. They weren't thrilled when I asked to see the signed document saying that I had received training. HR manager panicked and said, you know we don't have records like that. I said, so you are going to fire me without cause? Should I start looking for an employment lawyer now...?
They gave me a severance package and didn't fight me on unemployment. I hated that company.

[faithmgw]

This happened to me once. I told them no I was not resigning. Came to work the next day as usual. They sent in two top people from the main office to continue telling me that I had resigned I continued to say that I did not. They then sent me an email saying we accept your resignation effective immediately. I sent them an email back saying that I had not resigned. And we went back and forth for a few hours. When they decided to call the police to escort me off the property. I called legal aid and they gave them a call. Got full unemployment and it was extended an extra 5 months. Screw that place.

[JRandaII]

It’s funny because I had a bad boss that did the opposite of this. I resigned, and told her that it was due to her bad treatment. She immediately fired me. I got my full unemployment and a couple of weeks off…

[kymberBee]

I had a manager who did everything possible to make my job miserable while not firing me, in an effort to make me quit. I did and still got unemployment because the state office spoke with HR from the company I worked and concluded that I was coerced into quitting. Haha!

[Theproclaimed]

“Get everything in writing” is something every school should teach students

[Tandran]

Also never fall for the “Well you can resign or we will terminate you”

Make them terminate you. Next employer doesn’t care how or why you left the last job these days. Get that unemployment bag.

[tadomifu]

I did this, knew they wanted to fire me as the manager hated me but I just kept working until they gave me the papers, then I thanked them and they were surprised, I told them they did me a favour as I wanted to quit. They tried to backtrack and say it was illegal as I wanted to leave so they weren't firing me, told them it was too late, again thanks and walked out. Her expression turning from satisfaction to oh fck MADE MY FREAKING YEAR. Still makes me smile.

[LOTW]

Another things is if you get suspended. They have to tell you the moment you're suspended for how long you are being suspended. They can't tell you "go home and will call you to tell you for how long" or "we'll call you when you can come in". I was suspended in a job once and they told me "we'll call you". I called the department of labor that same day and they told me I could collect because whern you are suspended, they have to give you a time frame. If not, it's considered wrongful termination. I collected for 52 weeks.

[julietteoscaralphanovember]

Very true, I worked in an office and it was the worst place ever. I worked in billing and they canceled my Hawaiian vacation so I could fill in for a receptionist because she put in for vacation before me. We NEVER EVER have covered for a receptionist, not even for lunch break. She did this because she knew that I knew how our new billing system worked better than her and I discovered close to a million dollars was gone, just gone, in a one year period and she was afraid I would say something. I really could have cared less because I didn't like any them. So I found a new job that would let me start after I got back from Hawaii but I wasn't giving my employer 2 weeks notice. I told her I WAS going on my vacation and she told me I had to resign. This place has never paid out unemployment for anyone, ever. She had the papers all typed up. I told no, I'm not resigning, they said I HAD to, I said, no I don't. We went back and forth until she finally said I was fired, 3 hours later. I smiled a big sh*t eating grin because I knew they didn't want to pay unemployment. I already had my personal things packed up. I opened my closet, grabbed the box and left. I still had 2 weeks before my vacation so I filed for unemployment, I wasn't due to start my new job for a month.
Sorry so long, but I did send an anonymous letter to the big boss with proof of all the money that was gone and also reported them for insurance fraud!!!

[adamlone]

Correct. Last November it became very obvious that I was about to be let go, and I made it known to my supervisor, in writing, that I would like to resolve our issues and keep my job. During the actual meeting in which they fired me, the supervisor and HR manager kept trying to bait me into an emotional response, like they were hoping I'd tell them to shove the job because I quit. I never took the bait, even when he made a false accusation with ZERO evidence. The longer this went on, the more visibly they squirmed, and I loved every second of it. By the end, they were practically begging me to give them something: "Isn't there ANYTHING you want to say?!" And my reply remained "No, nothing I say matters because you've already made your decision." The HR lady was PISSED and it was hilarious. I walked out with my head held high, got to keep my sign-on bonus, and was hired for another job (with a much better work environment) within 2 weeks. Screw those insignificant little dipshits 😂

[edwardjmayer]

I work at a job once where the boss would fire you, they would tell you to your face that you are fired, but would leave you on the schedule so when you didn't show up for your assigned shift for three straight would claim you quit.

[chrisl]

I once resigned from a job with a months notice. The boss gleefully accepted the resignation and wanted me to leave so badly (she had personal beef with me). But her bosses pulled me aside and offered me a huge raise to stay. I still didn’t take it I wanted out. But then after I quit they fired her and people told me that her making me quit was the final straw.

[lindsaytoussaint]

Friends this is 1000% true. I once sat in a “meeting” where they intended to fire me but instead started off with a long list of wild claims which I countered point by point (shoutout to my manager who gave me warning of their shenanigans) and eventually I asked what the intent of this meeting was. Essentially they tried tooth and nail to get me to resign. No ma’am Pam. I got fired properly (for no reason, along with other colleagues as they swept the department one by one), and collected my unemployment until I found a much better placement. Don’t fall for this trap and do not get excited with the “u can’t fire me! I quit!” nonsense. They love that!

[spenceroconnor]

"Get it in writing" is probably the best work advice ever offered

[mrm]

JUST went through this. They conveniently gave me a "2 week notice" that I was being laid off due to over-staffing and refused to give me anything in writing. I quickly realized they were trying to pitch it to HR that I had given notice. It totally backfired once I got HR involved and refused to communicate outside of email. Excellent lesson learned - always have written correspondence! If you have a verbal conversation, follow it up with an email stating what was discussed. Employees have WAY more rights than employers let on.

[legendslaboratory]

Dude tried to get me to resign at my job years ago. Told him if he didn’t want me there he was going to have to fire me. 10 years later I still work there. Point is he had no legal reason to fire me and knew it so he tried to get me to quit.

[somethingelse]

Never quit if you are being intimidated. Shut off your emotions if you can, show up, do a reasonable amount of work and collect your check until you have a backup.

[benjiespinosa]

An ex boss of mine said this exact thing to me. It was after being written up. My boss asked me while “writing me up”, “what’s going on? Talk to me.” I said I did feel like I belonged there anymore. Cut to next Monday they pull this on me. She said we accept you resignation. I didn’t want to resign. I tried to get my unemployment and YES they tried denying my unemployment but I filed a protest. You can talk to an unemployment rep. I explained I wasn’t trying to resign. I felt she was firing me and I didn’t have a choice. Which was true. My ex boss even went as far as contacting an ex employee to try and dig up some evidence so I wouldn’t get the unemployment. Anyways I ended up get my unemployment.

[debragorni]

I had my last employer fire me. They also tried to pull a fast one by suggesting they change the date of termination to April 1st. It was March 31. As it came to light, April 1st 2010 rules changed for Cobra, health insurance employees pay after termination. I told them leave it be the original date. If I hadn't done that I'd be responsible for 100% of the cost. They were responsible for over 50% of cost which came to about 750.00 per month for duration of over 1 year! Know your rights. Also had to pay my unemployment!