I am about to quit my job...
 

And by about, I mean here within the next hour. I am not the kind of person who just walks out on a job, but I feel like I can't even last the rest of this day. I feel physically sick because my anxiety about this job and the man I work for is so bad.
I plan on giving him his key back when he gets back from lunch. I am so nervous. Then I plan on going home and taking the Texas Alchohol and Beverage Certification so I can go back to waiting tables. I have been a waitress for over 8 years, and when I moved to TX this fall I switched to cell phone sales. And I just can't do it anymore. I can be TABC certified in a matter of hours, and can apply at a restaurant starting Monday.
Financially I have over a month before I need to have another job, and my boyfriend is very supportive of it. he says if I am not happy, then I should quit. I am just so fed up with my boss, he is a dishonest man, he judges people, and is racist on top of it! I have been offended by him on many occasions, and have felt unsafe in my working environment many times.
I do feel bad for walking out the door, but really, I don't want to be paid by him in 2008. I want to get my W2 for this year and wash my hands of the whole job.

I guess I'm just looking to my YT friends for support. I'm very nervous, this is very out of character for me, but I have been pushed over the edge.

I'm sorry you've been put in this situation. I can't imagine how nervous you must be! We're here for you! Wishing you the best of luck. :)

Thanks so much Megan! I knew YT members would give me the pats on the back that I need. I'm just so nervous because I'm such a loyal employee to others, it seems so awful to do this.

But to be honest, it has been more than awful working here.

Sounds like you are making the right decision for you!! Good luck and let us know how it goes!!

Dawn

Oh I'm sure once I get home I'll get on YT and let it all out! I know I'll need someone to talk to once it is all over. Shoot, obviously I need someone to talk to about it now, or I wouldn't be here!

Go for it Girl :)
I wish I had the guts.
I have been wanting to tell my boss where to put the key for many years and still can't. I even got a new job and still haven't.


I wish you well. ..

My sister just did the same thing 2 weeks ago after being there for 15yrs, I will tell you what i told her, It does not matter how much you make or How much time you have been there, If your not happy, none of that matters, It sounds like you boss was just like hers, a real jerk:mad: She was getting phisically & mentally sick day after day, finally she had enough and walked out, now they are fighting her on the unemployment. I wish you the very best, with what you decide to do..but be happy doing it:) HUGS

Oh no, I'm so sorry you are going through this. :( But hun, you know we support you and will be here to listen. I would just be a little concerned about having a new job before I left one...that's all. Hugs!

-Judy, John and Gizmo :animal-pa

I know you are nervous!!!! There are so many people out there that hates their jobs but they have to stick with it. Good luck and keep us posted!!!

I retract what I said. If he's making you ill...quit. No question. More hugs.

Yeah, I understand that concern. the BF and I have talked about it many times, and he has a good full time job, so we aren't going to be in a pinch.

And to be perfectly honest with everyone, my BF is independently wealthy. He was hit by a semi when he was a senior in highschool, luckily lived, although he has 3 titanium vertibre because of it, and got a settlement from the insurance company. We don't worry much about money. And please don't think I tell you all of this as a way to brag or hold my nose in the air, I just want you all to understand my situation. We aren't frivilous, but we don't have to make ourselves unhappy just to feed our family. And I also feel that at 25 years old with no other obligations like a morgage or children, I can take bigger risks than most are willing to take.

Just do it. Life is too short. You will feel so much better after it's done. I've been in that position and felt I needed to "do the right thing" because I too am an honest & hardworking employee with "old fashioned work ethics". Well, sometimes the person you work for ISN'T. Just because they are your boss doesn't mean anything. When I quit that job I hated I waited around suffering along until I had another job, then typed up a letter of resignation, then was going to just leave it for the "boss" but I saw her on the way out so thought I'd do the right thing and go tell her face-to-face. She made me feel like less than dirt for quitting including speaking mockingly in front of another employee about me quitting. So I was sorry I didn't just stick with my initial plan of leaving the resignation letter on her desk and walking out. Its all about how you feel, honey. Go for it. You deserve to feel good about what you do for work & deserve the best.

Thanks Judy! You give awesome hugs, I know from experience, so I really appreciate those. :p

When I quit my university job...I sent letters to the appropriate people w/ a two week notice. I couldn't stand the thought of staying there any longer because the way things were done up there, etc. AND the thought of staying there TWO full weeks after giving notice made me soooo sick because there were lots of higher ups there that were very spiteful....I just dreaded having to deal w/ them for TWO weeks......well, they didn't give me two weeks...they hired a temp to take my place, and had someone from the main office come to train them. So, I was out of there! I have never looked back.

I admit...I was nervous about quitting, but knew it was the right thing to do...and the longer I thought and worried about it, the sicker I made myself.
Do it..........and don't look back.......it will be a great turning point in your life! :hug:

That makes it an easy decision then. Do what you need to do. :thumbup: :)

I say go for it! He sounds like a terrible person to work for. You shouldn't have to be scared at work. Let us know how it goes, good luck!;)

There is no job worth your sanity or your health!! I was stuck in a job like that for over a year, I was mentally burnt out & when I would come home I was so taxed I didn't want to talk,eat or think.. my husband & kids were suffering & one day I just couldn't take it I went to lunch & didn't come back (not like me at all) it was the first time I think I breathed in over a year, I did go back for two weeks to train who was taking my place but I never regretted it or looked back & now I'm doing what makes me happy!!

I am fixing to quit also.....probably today. My boss called, but I wouldn't talk to her ( she has made SO sick of everything about her and a job I once loved that all I have to say at the moment are mean things....true facts, but mean so that is why I didn't take her call ) My husband told her I was trying to get in touch with her supervisor...I am trying to find his # without going through her, but so far no luck. I don't want to stay stressed or mad about a job, but before I leave I want her supervisor to know the " dirt " on her and I can either work under someone else or find another company.

Good Luck to you, sounds like your doing the right thing.

Angie

When you hand him the key, just imagine the huge group of YT cheerleaders behind you cheering you on!:cheer:

You know what I say "Congrats!!!" and I wish you the best!! and working where there is too much stress is not the best!!!

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do! Sounds like the right decision, but I think I would let him know why you are quitting, just so he'll have something to think about, unless of course there could be serious repercussion from it.

Thanks everyone for your support. I really appreciate it.

I don't want to delve too much into the story, just because I'd make a huge post and it would all be so negative about the man and the way he does business, and about the Sprint corporation, and I just want to put it all behind me. He went to the bathroom, and I walked out the door and drove off. I feel so cowardly and like such a bad person, but I'm just trying to tell myself that he is the one who should feel bad, not me.

He's not a very bright guy, and I feel like if I would have tried to talk to him about the situation, it would have just made matters much worse.

SIGH!!!! I have very mixed feelings. I feel great knowing that I am going to go back to a job that I love, waitressing/bartending. I feel great that I don't ever have to go back to that job. I feel bad that I stuck him in a bind. I feel bad that he can't ever keep an employee. But those really aren't my problems. Doesn't mean I don't feel bad about it though. It was kind of now or never, because I got paid today and was completely paid up, and if I would have waited then he would have had to pay me in 2008, and I'd rather just wash my hands of it and start fresh. I guess you could call it a new year's resolution.

Yay! You're free! Congratulations!:)

I finally made the decision to quit a job I had been unhappy at for 13 years. It is hard to do, but I look back now and wish I hadn't waited so long. You shouldn't have to feel scared or sick at your job. Sounds like you have a good plan in place.:)

GOOD FOR YOU ! No one should have to work in a place they feel unsafe and I personally am glad you're out no matter HOW you did it - it sounds like he deserved to have someone just leave without a discussion - that shows you just don't care and I hope you don't feel too bad about it. He drove you to that decision and if he's dishonest on top of it then now maybe you can report him to someone too ! I wouldn't want you to get in trouble but a person 'in power' sure doesn't need to act like such a JERK....

So - here's to your new start in 2008 - I just know you did the right thing

Like V said, I'd report him and WHY you walked out. If you felt unsafe, I'm sure that the next employee would too:( Someone like that shouldn't be in a position of power.

BTW, I hate Sprint too:laugh: But from a customer point of view:p

Congratulations, you're free:D!!!!!!!!!!

YOU GO GIRL. Take it from one who has been there. It is not worth the stress and anxiety for getting up and going in to work someplace you hate. I did it myself for way too long....and like you...it wasn't like I had to stay. One day I just walked in and said...I quit. Felt like the world was lifted off my shoulders. I'm glad you had the guts to do it.

Thanks again ladies. You all are great.

I'm taking the TABC now to get a waitress job next week. Did you know that men metabolize alcohol faster than women, even at the same size and weight, just because thier bodies are made up of more water than ours?
Also, did you know that the week before your period, you absorb alcohol faster into your blood, therefore raising your BAC? Same for women who are on the pill.
Hmm...

Is that done online somewhere? I know I take Defensive Driving online (to reduce my insurance). Let me know. Not that I'm gonna take Tabc too, but I like to file away info like that in my mind for "just in case". Who knows!:)

Way to go! I wish I had the courage to do the same thing!