Would you quit a job without giving any notice?

I have walked off a job. Since employers are under no obligation to give employees notices and dismiss them on the spot, I feel employees can fire them without notice.

I did when I was a teenager once because the owner told me she only hired me because I was white and she had to hire one white girl. She treated me like dirt the entire time I worked there so I did quit. Other than that, I have given 2 weeks notice before I left a job. That's the right thing to do.

How so irresponsible of her to not inform the company that she is quitting. Maybe she is thinking that if she informs the company, she cannot just go, but be made to at least train somebody for the left order. But that is how it should be. Here, if you will not inform the company that you are quitting, your company can inform the Dept. of Labor and Employment about what you did and be given a bad review that can affect your future employment.

No definitely, that would be AWOL and might affect the chances of finding another job.

She must really be going through something bad.

I would never leave without notice unless provoked by the company. My sister had given her boss a 2-week notice that she would be leaving at the end of the month at one job and once they found out she was quitting for a new job some of the other coworkers and even some of the manager/bosses got really rude with her. They got so bad that before her 2 weeks were up she just didn't show back up for the rest of it. Afterward, they called her some pretty nasty names because she "walked out" on them but the higher ups won't admit to what their workers were doing to her. Jacob starts his new job this upcoming Tuesday and his current position hasn't even being posted (he is just switching departments really in the same company). They were supposed to find someone to replace him before he could leave for the other department. They have known for over a month that he was leaving and they needed to post the job and find someone. His new supervisor at the new job informed his boss that they were taking him regardless of if they had replaced him or not since they had plenty of time to find someone new or start the process anyway.

Giving notice is definitely the right thing to do. It's a shame that she quit and hasn't contacted anyone.

@Happy2BMe Nope. That isn't good. I'd give two weeks notice.

When I quitted a Job it was always with notice and because I also needed to get paid as well. Maybe she has serious personal problems that she does not want anyone to know or something like that.

Did you ever hear from this girl Laurel or anyone hear from her?

She must be going through a very bad patch in her life. It's sad she wasn't able to confide in at least one person.

I did once, I didn't really like the job, but after a year things got to me I caught my boss in a lie and comforted him and he continued to lie - so I told him what he could do with his job. The company folded a year or so later. In my working life I had three 10 year jobs so I did stick with jobs!

It is inappropriate to quit without noticing co-workers and the boss of course. It will just give one a bad employment record.

That is very unprofessional. Even if I don't like the job or that is something happened I will give notice and make sure that my clients are all taken care of before I leave.

I guess there are things behind the scenes that she didn't let anyone in on. YOu don't suspect she was being abused do you? SOunds like quite an unfortunate situation.

In the past I have quit without notice. I get pretty severe anxiety about the idea of telling my boss I want to quit, especially if I don't have a good reason, such as a better job lined up or something. In the past I've always quit just because I was sick of the job.

She is obviously a very irresponsible woman. She should not quit without notice no matter what.

I still hope its not an abuse thing. Like he made her chose or something. Or her being really sick and just never said anything.. i hope shes alright. But yes id give a notice no matter what.

No, I won't. I always give a notice mostly a few months before I fly home to the Philippines. That way they can have a substitute for me when I am not at work.

I did this.....i quit a job without giving any notice