r/Askreddit What Made You Quit Your Job on the Spot?

r/Askreddit Today, users answer the question, "What made you quit your job on the spot?" We've got stories of abusive managers, insane customers, and absolutely ridiculous working conditions. Some of these employees even walked out of their jobs in spectacular fashion, leaving their bosses to panic. If you like this content, subscribe for more daily Reddit videos!

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[RWAsur]

"for the next two weeks you're gonna notice I'm not here" fucking power move, I love it

[jeffklaubo]

I always love it when managers think they own you. "You'll quit when I approve you can quit"

[fancifulbread]

I was sexually harassed when I worked at Walmart, when I reported it to my team lead he reported me for gossiping. I was pulled into a meeting about it ( which was really a reprimand ) and I quit on the spot.

[ericainspace]

I work for a legal 420 store in Canada. When I started, my manager told me, "If someone comes in and tries to rob the place, let them take whatever they want. Get them out as quickly as possible and lock the door behind them. Your life is more valuable than anything they might take from the store." Which should be the policy and literally any and all stores and banks. I would never work somewhere I was expected to needlessly endanger my personal health and safety, and no one else should either.

[superprincessgem]

“A bachelors degree in fast food. Does this person think someone goes to college… to get a degree in burger flipping”

*Nervously sweats with my culinary arts degree*

[CommanderBroShep]

Thieves: Rob store
OP: Calls the cops like a normal person should in that situation
Karen: wHy WeRe YoU oN yOuR pHoNe?!

[ral]

My boss treated the death of my grandpa as an annoying inconvenience for him. I first had to leave early when my grandpa was in his last hours, but my boss just groaned at suddenly needing a replacement for my shift. When I got back, the same day grandpa died, the very first thing my boss did was lecture me for several minutes about forgetting to wipe the barstools. Any acknowledgement of my grandpa was a brief, "I'm sorry about that, " followed by more lecturing. I knew right then that this boss was too toxic to work with. No wonder his place eventually went out of business.

[wakeangel]

As a left handed person I gotta say I wouldn't have just merely quit if my boss smacked my hand when they saw me writing left handed. I would press charges for assault and sue for discrimination, see if we could have it charged as a hate crime too

[michael_johnston]

A friend of mine in high school used to work at a fast food restaurant and requested a reduction in hours so he could focus on his homework. His manager said that him flipping burgers was more important than him getting his diploma. He quit on the spot.

[josephhurst]

My prayers go out to the woman who quit her job because THE MANAGER told her to ignore Child Molestation. we need more people in the world like you, thank you for your Brave sacrifice and sense of Duty.

[NEPAAlchey]

The worst thing about these stories are the people NOT reporting things to the police / authorities. The best way to get back at your boss is through their wallet, plus you protect all your fellow and future employees.

[theycallmeashe]

My mom died at 715. I called my job at 730 to tell them and before I could finish saying I'm not coming in for my night shift my manager said that 3 hours was enough time for me to get things done. I said I wasn't coming in, and she said if I don't make it in the next day, she might not have a job for me. My dad was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer a week later that was over his entire body eating it away. I walked into my work, looked my manager in the eye and said I quit an hour before my night shift. I wasn't going to lose my dad and stress about work. Screw you north Seattle always open fitness club.

[KarbonYaddy]

"For the next two weeks you'll notice I'm gone" is now my favorite resignation line ever

[toddharms]

My first job as a nurse, The person training me. -who the Head Nurse gushed over just the day before- was fired two hours into my orientation and I was thrown out onto a 30 bed floor by myself. Then I learned that several employees on my floor were going to be suspended for mis treatment of a resident who no longer was there. The Head Nurse told me I would be suspended as well even though I had never known this resident. When I tried to point this out She told me it was “out of her hands”. At the end of my shift I told her I wasn’t returning and she begged me to reconsider but I would still be suspended. I called the State board of nursing the moment I got home and within a few months that facility was closed down for multiple serious violations

[Alsoloading]

The last story the manager is just a sick monster who tell someone do not report it when it's as serious as the situation is

[JLee-gmjx]

When i worked fastfood
-constantly calling me in to show up on all my days off
-giving employee month to the lazy employees, while the hard working employees are never acknowledged.
I ended up quitting after 3 months of seeing the oldest employee (whom I became good friends with) work diligently and not getting acknowledged. It made me realize there was no possibility of advancement. After I found a better job with better pay and better hours, I contacted my old friend from the restaurant and told him of an open position at my currently workplace. He left the restaurant, which made the manager angry. The guy holding the whole shift is leaving, making her shift actually do their jobs. My friend is happy where we work now.

[jennya]

Two instances come to mind:
1. I got a second job at a vintage/costume store because it was fun. With travel to and from work, I was working there for free. I was fine with that because I had the time/money and loved talking with customers about vintage products. I also enjoyed helping them pick out costumes for events. The owner yelled at me for spending too much time with customers and said that time spent with them was money out of my wallet (I worked hourly). I quit the next day.
2. I worked as a bartender until the owner of the bar took me off to the side and asked me what we should do with all our sexual tension. I was 26 and happily in a relationship. He was 49, married, and believed the moon landing was a hoax. I quit the next day, which happened to be Saint Patrick's day.

[PinataFreaks]

That last story: What the hell? There are plenty of things that can be done about that. It's not like there's a restaurant-customer confidentiality. Just fucking call the cops.

[raidernation]

I had a supervisor that threw me under the bus several times. The company has a deal with supervisors that if they kept profits up, they'd get bonuses. His way was to make sure nobody in his department got raises. The final straw was he directly defied the owner & blamed it on me.

[jackinelson]

I worked at Taco Bell when I was 15. The first day I gave the wrong change (handed out a $20) and the customer noticed and gave it back. The person training me saw and told the shift manager when she came in. The SM rudely took me off register and told me to clean the lobby she took my drawer and counted it then after called me to the office to scold me even though my drawer was perfectly balanced I quit because of her attitude on my first day I was NOT taking that