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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:35 AM
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If you suddenly found yourself financially able to quit your job
What would you tell your boss? What would you tell your fellow co-workers? How would you go out?
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:36 AM
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1. I'd stay
I like my job and like the people I work with.

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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:39 AM
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2. I'd have to say respectfully and quietly.
My job's decent, and so is my supervisor. Sorry; I wish my exit could be more exciting, but I have no beef with my company.
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RagingInMiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:41 AM
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5. Both you guys are lucky
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:39 AM
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3. I would work as I have for ever, then one day when the
place got crazy and the idiots are all knocking on the door, I would look at them all and say I don't need this and walk out.
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FloridaPat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:39 AM
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4. I'd call in well and say I won't be in for several years.l
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fertilizeonarbusto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:41 AM
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6. I hate my job, but my bosses are nice people
So, I would give them two-weeks notice and go after it.
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:42 AM
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7. I like my job, boss, co-workers
and would probably stay on part-time, but if I had enough money I would go for a master's degree in journalism.
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:42 AM
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8. Great question!
I have no ties here at this office but one, and would tell her the truth. Everyone else I would probably tell I was moving back to California. On the off chance that I ran into anyone after that, I'd deal w/ it then. I'd give two weeks' notice. I'd try very hard to stop anyone from giving a party.
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vi5 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:44 AM
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9. I would stay on part time probably....
I really like my job and the people I work with. Even if I quit I would do so respectfully and with much thanks and gratitude.
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BigMcLargehuge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:45 AM
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10. LOL... my fantasy!
I'd give them exactly as much notice as they gave all the friends of mine that they laid off, about 1 nanosecond. I'd wait until we were in the midst of a production crunch and I was needed. I'd 0-out the HD on my work laptop, reload the OS and set it to play "Take this job and shove it" (the Dead Kennedys version) upon startup. I'd mail it back using the cheapest, slowest service the US Postal service offers. I'd mail a post it note, in an envelope, to the owner of the company with following written on it:

See ya, and I wouldn't want to be ya!

I'd shut off my office phone service.

I'd send gift certificates to the few friends I have left employed at the company (there are two of them).
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eleonora Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:46 AM
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11. errr
I wouldn't say anything because I'm unemployed ;b
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achtung_circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:48 AM
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12. The letter is already written to my boss.
I like to write letters to people that I never send. It's very cathartic.

I just tll him that I'm gone, and I'll think of the place occasionally but I'm done with the political bullshit that is inherent in non-profits.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:50 AM
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13. I'd tell them i was going back to school which i would be
and leave on good terms, no need to burn bridges.
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 09:56 AM
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14. "So long suckers!"
I would be gone so fast heads would spin.
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Ganja Ninja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 10:01 AM
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15. I would give him 6 months to find my replacement.
That's about how long it would take for me to train somebody.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 10:03 AM
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16. I'm starting back to a job I quit 5 months ago
My new boss was an idiot. I warned his bosses that he was a potential "nut" and alienating his staff. I quit because I suspected he was stealing. They fired him 3 weeks ago. I got offered a better job in the same company. I start Monday.
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Zenaholic Donating Member (158 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 10:05 AM
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17. To quote Half-Baked...
"Fuck you.
Fuck you.
Fuck you.
You're cool.
Fuck you.
I'm outta here!"
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 10:06 AM
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18. It Would Be "Buh-Bye"!
If anyone needed me, i'd be on the golf course, or running my own guitar store.

My money; my time; my schedule. Buh-Bye!
The Professor
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mondo joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 10:07 AM
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19. What would I say BEFORE or AFTER I mooned everyone?
Actually I have a great boss and wonderful coworkers.

I'd give decent notice and I'd explain that it's just about my owm opportunity.

But the truth is I'd want to scream BYE BYE SUCKERS not to boss or coworkers, but to the idea of work itself.
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 10:18 AM
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20. I Like My Job
I get to work on what I want to, and they pay well.
I'm not in any hurry to leave.

I figured I'd travel a bunch when I retire,
but Booosh** has put the kibosh on that --
How welcome will Americans be anywhere after Booosh** is done with us?
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 10:20 AM
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21. I like my boss, and I love my job.
End of story.
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Uben Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 10:21 AM
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22. I've done it!
I quit five years ago after inheriting 1.5 million dollars. I am 50 yrs old, and have worked in the gear manufacturing industry for 25 years. I gave notice before I left. I actually spent 1 1/2 years training someone to do my job because a replacement could not be found. My boss, the owner of the company, offered me a job for life, and gave me a nice bonus when I left. Never burn a bridge! Shit happens. I now live at a lake resort in Texas with a PGA rated golf course. Life is good. I figured with that kind of money, I had no reason to continue making someone else rich. I think I was right!
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-23-04 10:21 AM
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23. Tell them the truth - that I want to see the world
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