Is it okay to just stop showing up to work?

Question

I had an interview yesterday and they offered me more money than what I was making at this job I currently have, I also have an interview today that might even pay more than the last interviewed job.

My question is can I just stop showing up? the place I work at right now greatly undervalued me and did not appreciate my hard work, 6 months of showing up to work, never missing a day, and never being late (there is the odd 5-10 min lates due to traffic). To sum it up I hate this job now and i don't care about it anymore.

I was planning to stop showing up today for I know that I do have another job coming in. I don't really care if I get a bad record at this place because to be honest I'm not even going to use them on my resume, that's how much I don't like it.

P.S. I work in the restaurant industry.

Answer 1

I wouldn't burn any bridges.  You just never know about the future.  I would do the right thing and give them notice... maybe they will be kind and say no need to work out the notice.  That way you can always be clear that you did the right thing.

Answer 2

no you should tell the boss first before you do that.

Answer 3

you can do it but then u have to relaize that u can never work for that place again or that company and also u cant use them as a refrence then if u decide to not show up anymore i know what u mean i wanna quit my job now 2 cause i dont like how there treating me they changed my position in work and it drives me crazy and im gonna leave 2  

Answer 4

It's not the proper way to terminate, but it's your life, Do what you want.

Answer 5

It's kind of rude or even unethical to just not show up, but sure you can.  You owe them nothing.  If they were to fire you, they wouldn't give you two weeks notice, either.  

Be aware that they may try to say that you forfeited your last check by not giving them notice, which is baloney. You do not forfeit any employment rights or wages when you quit without notice.  If you have any personal possessions on the premises (in a locker or desk), you will probably not get them back if you quit like this.

You should at least give them a quick phone call and tell them that you quit and you expect your final check to be put in the mail immediately.  In California, and I think in all states, when your employment ends, they have 72 hours to get you your final check...but this is only when they KNOW that you have quit.  You should check on this issue by Googling the name of your state along with "department of labor" or "department of industrial relations."

Answer 6

When you securely have a job that you are happy with and enjoy, inform your previous boss of the new position and resign. You can also try and use your new job as leverage to get your boss to pay you more, but seeing as how you don't like working there, I'm assuming you probably don't really wanna do that.

But you definitely shouldn't just "stop showing up". Even if you don't like your boss, as a respectful citizen it's only proper that you inform them you're not going to be working there anymore. It's just common courtesy. Not to mention if you just stop showing up, your boss is gonna call you over and over anyway to find out what the h**l is going on. And so in the end you'll end up talking to him/her, anyway...so you might as well do it in a polite and respectful manner by going up to him/her one day and explaining what's going on.

Also, if you get fired for "not showing up for work", it can make it very difficult to get a job in the future. However, if you quit because you "got a better job", it won't look so bad.

Other companies like to know your previous employment history and figure out why you lost your last job, as well as why there was an employment gap between your two jobs.

You should also inform your boss just because future employers may want to call them as a reference to see what kind of an employee you were. It's good to leave on good terms.

But again - don't even consider quitting your current job until you have a new job that you can securely say "belongs to you" and you feel you are happy with it. Who knows - you may not like this job as much as the last one.

Answer 7

Poor plan.  There will be a gap in your resume.  Your next employer or the one after that will catch it and will ask for an expalination.  Never lie.  You will only hurt yourself by lying.  If you have an offer, accept anouther job, but tell them that you must give at least a 7 day notice (preferably 14 days).  Then go back to your old job and give your 14 day notice.  You may want to return there some day.  Be cool.  You never know who you will need, or what the future holds.