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What is your most memorable co-worker quitting story?

Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:33 pm
Posted by Circle K Beggar
Somewhere in the lower 48
Member since Feb 2011
6155 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:33 pm
This lady at a client I used to work for was completely whacked out.

She had the role of manager but then got demoted during the project. After the demotion she completely checked out.

During the team meeting (one day before her last day), she fails to show up to the meeting. The boss calls her on the conference room phone and asks her to come to the meeting. Her response, "Nah, I'm good."

On the day she did quit, she did the following:

wrote vindictive quotes about team members on her office dry erase board

stole the office-provided plant in her office. We all just saw a mini palm tree weaving it's way through the cubicles.

she also changed the combination to her laptop rope (something to keep a laptop in place) thus causing IT to come in and literally cut the cord.

She also had a hate-hate relationship with the IT department, and I heard that when IT found out she quit, they went and had a big Happy Hour.
Posted by I Love Bama
Alabama
Member since Nov 2007
37703 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:34 pm to
This one crazy bitch put in her two week notice and then left after a week and a half.
Posted by tigerbutt
Deep South
Member since Jun 2006
24576 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:36 pm to
Co-worker got pissed off and came in the next morning and shot and killed everyone. Glad I took vacation that day.
Posted by 337tigergirl
Houston
Member since Jan 2012
6556 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:39 pm to
When I worked at fox sports grill in Houston, a coworker quit and set her apron on fire in the lobby of the restaurant. Haha

I liked her. She was nice. I heard later on she made it pass the first round of the voice or one of those talent shows; she went to celebrate, got too hammered, ran over some people. She's in jail for a long time.
Posted by bbeck
Member since Dec 2011
14559 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:39 pm to
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Co-worker got pissed off and came in the next morning and shot and killed everyone. Glad I took vacation that day.

Posted by TechME
The AP
Member since Oct 2011
71 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:41 pm to
At a previous job, watched a butch lesbian walk into the boss's office and, loud enough for everyone in the surrounding cubes to hear, told him "I quit. You can take this job and shove it up your arse, and while you're at it you can suck on my strapon." Then she just turned around and left the building.
Posted by Traveler
I'm not late-I'm early for tomorrow
Member since Sep 2003
24261 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:41 pm to
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set her apron on fire in the lobby


Awesome and very original too
Posted by ZZTIGERS
Member since Dec 2007
17074 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:44 pm to
Employee went out on Short Term Disability to have surgery. You're eligible for 100% pay for 6 months in a calendar year.

Employee walked into HR @ 5 months and 2 weeks, and put his 2 week notice.

Employee was paid for 6 months @ 100% pay while he didn't work, and in fact, used his time to find another job.

It was fricking glorious, because it was and still is a horrible place to work, and they've fricked over countless other employees. It was great for them to get a small taste of payback.
Posted by LSU1NSEC
Member since Sep 2007
17243 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:46 pm to
I've seen some strange ones. Best had to be when 30 to 40 technicians walked out the facility after a sociopath manager humiliated the entire company in an open-floor meeting. They said "f'k it" and just left. Manager was calling them 30 minutes later begging them to come back. Company basically shut down when they walked.
Posted by ZZTIGERS
Member since Dec 2007
17074 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:52 pm to
I heard a rumor about one similar to that. A tool pusher got a new job and took his entire crew with him. When shift change came, no one was there.

Probably just a rumor though...
Posted by LSU1NSEC
Member since Sep 2007
17243 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:54 pm to
quote:

I heard a rumor about one similar to that. A tool pusher got a new job and took his entire crew with him. When shift change came, no one was there.

Probably just a rumor though...


that manager was in deeeeep shyt after that stunt from what I heard. Think he was transferred to some dumpy facility in Oklahoma soon afterwards
Posted by diddydirtyAubie
Bozeman
Member since Dec 2010
39829 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 7:58 pm to
Some dude didn't come back the next day.

He gone.
Posted by Love me some Les
Member since Mar 2014
185 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 8:03 pm to
Guys job that I got. Told the boss that his twin brother was in a car wreck and he had to take off a few days to go and see him. Few days later guy calls boss and tells him that's it's really bad, he is going to have to donate a kidney to save his brothers life. The office was taking up a collection to send flowers. Well they tried to call the guy to get an address as to where to send the flowers. Well someone in the office knew the parents. Through a friend of a friend. They called and got the twins company that he worked for. Boss called company to get an address offering his condolences, that's when the company that other twin worked for wanted to know what was going on. They said he's right here at work. Guy sent in his resignation a few days later
Posted by TROLA
BATON ROUGE
Member since Apr 2004
12325 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 8:15 pm to
Wife had an employee quit via text while in labor in delivery room.. Fully aware of where we were located..
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 8:17 pm
Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 8:22 pm to
A guy gave his two weeks notice along with a list of demands. He was walked to the door.
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 8:22 pm to
quote:

You're eligible for 100% pay for 6 months in a calendar year.


what policy is this?
Posted by The General
Bossier City
Member since Nov 2003
541 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 8:32 pm to
One of my fellow associates finally had enough of the a-hole Junior Partner in the firm. The JP was a total dick and we hated working with him. The associate had pulled an all nighter working on some research the JP said he had to have for a client meeting. The JP tells him that the "client meeting" was put off but he wanted him to finish anyway so he didn't tell him. Dude losses his mind and they start yelling at each other. Within one minute there are several secretaries, lawyers, etc that can hear everything.

My boy yells "I'm tired of your bullshite and everything about you. In fact, I'm tired of fricking your daughter! I quit!" He storms down the hall to his office, grabs his personal stuff and goes off the radar with the firm. About year later I run into him in DC. After a couple drinks I finally get him open open about that day and ask him about the daughter sex. He says, "I wasn't doing her, but he didn't know it at the time. It let me get the last word."
Posted by CajunAlum Tiger Fan
The Great State of Louisiana
Member since Jan 2008
7871 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 8:48 pm to
An older coworker of mine had a feeling he was getting canned so he took the time to write a full page exposing all of the skeletons in the closets of the senior management. He laid out details of sexual escapades among the staff and every piece of dirt he had. He had his laptop open and the email in front of him and as soon as he was fired he hit the send button to the entire company. It was only on the network for 20 minutes or so but I was online so copied and pasted it into a word doc for all to see.

It was glorious.
Posted by ZZTIGERS
Member since Dec 2007
17074 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:01 pm to
Short term disability.

ETA: It's a benefit.
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 9:02 pm
Posted by Big_Al_316
Mobile, AL
Member since Jan 2005
3137 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:16 pm to
Had one guy worked with us about 8 weeks and left his resignation at the front gate with the guards.

When we hired another guy to replace him, we told him he would have to out do that.

After about 6 weeks he called me first thing on a Monday morning. Told me to go tell the boss to check his in-box. The guy had sent his resignation through the company mail, so that it was in the boss's inbox Monday morning.
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