My resignation was NOT taken well. I had to leave early due to a bad situation. Please advise? ?

Question

I resigned on Monday from my job. I gave notice to my immediate manager who was NOT receptive to my notice. It was hostile, she got personal and very unprofessional. I will say this interaction made me physically ill with a migraine and I have been nauseated since. I didn't want to leave my job but I was offered a higher salary and on that I based my move.

My illness and thought of more harassement from my boss was too much. Under medical advisement it was suggested I quit immediately and notify my office. Which I did. I told them due to personal reasons I would not be able to full fill my job requirements for the next two weeks..

The big boss over my boss emailed me and asked me to elaborate on my comment of "personal reasons" and under advisement of our HR dept she wanted me to report my managers hostile remarks. SO I emailed a very well writte outline of the happenings.. full details, and my feelings as a result of the interaction including naming one of my colleagues who saw me in uncontrollable tears after the "attack".

I have NO idea what this will do for me, HR stated I needed to inform the higher ups of this incident so they "wouldn't think badly of me". Does she think my attacking manager was in the wrong? What can they do about since I already quit?

Answer 1

I think you're placing too much importance on what some middle manager thinks. You're entitled to quit your job when you please. Everyone knows that, and I would take the opinion of anyone who flies off the handle at exercising that right, with a grain of salt. You did nothing wrong.

If you're concerned that your previous employer will say bad things about you when you apply for another job, take solace in the strength of your colleague and character references. If you've got 4, 6, 10, 12 people that worked with you or have been friends with you, saying about you, "So-and-so is a clever, energetic, brilliant person with seemingly intuitive learning capabilities!" and such things, the potential employer isn't going to give a rat's *** about what some aberrant individual with no substance to back up his/her claims as to why you weren't the best employee in their mind, says.

You're fine. Move on, move on. : ) Enjoy the better $

Answer 2

They will now be aware why you had an obivious nervous breakdown and why you had to give up your job before the required 2 weeks and will see it most likely with more leniency..  as she was in the wrong. All you need to do is provide them with the doctors note now that you are ill . he should give you a written note and you send it to the company. then you have a legitimate reason for not being able to fulfill your commitment to stay on the 2 weeks after having handed in your notice. They will understand and that will help you in the future to get a reference from the company if you should need one.

Ok I rephrase that... if you had stayed the 2 weeks your stress level would have gone up and continued stress and a bad work atmosphere can lead to anxiety or depression.

Answer 3

Of course the manager was in the wrong.  That was completely unprofessional and unethical.  You have every right to better yourself in your career and that manager should be ashamed of herself.

I would definitely recommend talking to the HR department.  It's nice to leave bridges unburned sometimes.  Maybe they'll try to offer you the managers position, because it seems as though they didn't make the best choice with the current manager.

Answer 4

you should be fine and hr will put that you gave proper notice, on the other hand they will investigate the manager and co-workers who were there that day and once they come up with the answer they needed to support the evidence you provided that manager will be deciplined up to including termination