Giving your two weeks notice

Question

I work at Subway and I am planning to quit because my supervisor quit few months back and everything changed. Now my manager is in charge. She cuts employees hrs back and dont put anyone in the middle to work. Making me and my coworkers work even harder. She is picky and demanding and writes warning for stupid reasons. I havent yet to receive one but I am afraid after I put in my 2 weeks notice what if I get fired or receive a warning. I am expecting the worst because recently an old coworker of mine already quit and we're 2 ppl short but I dont care. I just want to know what to do if something 'bad' happen how do I handle it if she makes me sign something. Yeah call me paranoid. But my manager is a b**** to everyone. I am one of the older employees there since a lot our workers come and go.

I live in CALI

I want to go back to school and maybe find another job if I can handle both. =)

I know she wont be really happy if I leave since I am an reliable worker.

Answer 1

Simply give your two weeks notice.  If she fires you before you can work out the notice, so what?  You will have more time to look for another job.  I wouldn't sweat the small stuff.

Answer 2

Be polite, put in your notice, keep your head down and your actions clean.

When you put in your notice, don't complain - but do keep a list for yourself of any specific problems which have come up.

Instead, cite your desire to return to further your education as your reason for leaving.  Be polite - and expect to get your hours cut on the way out (not that that should be a problem if the workplace is dysfunctional).  Do not badmouth them to future employers or around town.

If they make any serious trouble (You can't quit, I fire you?), contact the regional manager and talk about what happened.  Be as "Joe Friday" as possible - state the facts, if you absolutely need to provide an opinion be sure to phrase it as such.  A regional manager probably won't have a problem with her being picky, but pointing out that employee morale seems to be low and the shop seems to be understaffed might get their attention as it relates to the quality of customer service.

But if all they do is gripe a bit, let it slide.  I've seen more than a few poor managers, and this stuff usually comes around back to them without anyone else needing to help it out.  Regional managers tend to notice things like high turnover  (Hiring and training are costly) as well as lower profits (if a store is understaffed fewer customers are satisfied enough to come back as often, and more potential customers head off to places where they can get better service).

Good luck with your education, and with balancing work/school/life well.

Answer 3

My advice: Do not put in your two weeks notice until you have a new job - we are in a tough economic environment and there is no guarantee that you will find a job that is equal to or better than the one you have now.

Your boss cannot make you sign anything.  If you get written up for something that you did not do, do not sign the writeup.   Once you put in your two weeks, be the best employee that you can be, and leave on good terms.

Finally, your manager is probably under pressure from the store owner to cut costs which is why they are not hiring anyone, and why you should not quit until you have another job.

Good luck!

Answer 4

I always feel uneasy asking for time off or schedule changes so I understand your discomfort. But when it comes to leaving, I think back on the employment contract that I signed, and I don't know if you read it all, but it says something about the employer and employee both being able to initiate a termination of the contract without notice. So you are being considerate by giving a two weeks notice because technically, you CAN just walk away and say I'm done, but that wouldn't be considerate and you sound considerate, so I thinkn you shouldn't worry. Just leave a note (or say in person) that you need to leave for school.

Good luck!!

Answer 5

definately put in a 2 weeks notice and try to leave on a good note. use this job as a reference. every job that you have makes you look better. i have had 13 different jobs in 5 years and i can get hired anywhere  

Answer 6

Once you give notice, you have no control about what she does and it sounds like she will pull some sort of c**p to mess up your record.  If she chooses to do something that you know is just for spite, consider telling her that you will walk immediately - regardless of how short-handed the store is.  It may back her off.

I think you're in for a rotten 2 weeks.

Answer 7

Type a professional letter. Make sure spelling and grammar are perfect, as the letter is usually kept on your file in case you ever come back to work there! Just explain in the letter that you've thoroughly enjoyed your experiences on the job and the skills you've learned. Explain that you plan on continuing your education and that you cannot juggle both. Also, say you'd love to possibly work for the company again one day. (Bosses love that.) Make sure you give it to him/her TWO WEEKS before your last intended day so that he/she has plenty of time to interview potential new employees.

Don't be rude or cold in your letter. Be as professional and mature as possible, while still sounding sympathetic that you're leaving. You never know what the future holds. You may need to work there again one day or...you may need to call on your old employer as a reference for future possibilities.

She cannot get angry at you for resigning, as long as you're professional about it and you give a FULL 2 week notice. If she doesn't I'm fairly sure you could report her.

Good luck!