Update: Guy tries to quit his job and gets told 'No'

There's often a lot of anxiety that comes with the decision to quit your current job and start a new one. We're creatures of habit and comfort by nature, so thrusting yourself into the unknown isn't easy. So many uncertainties come with a new job that you can't help your imagination wander into wild territories. Will the new job be worse? What will my new boss be like? Will I be any good at my new job? Will I fail catastrophically? Will I regret leaving? 

It's safe to say that, despite these fears, if you're unhappy with your current circumstances, then it's always worth venturing out into something new. Who knows? Maybe it will blow up in your face, and you'll have to come crawling back, but at least you can say that you tried.

But to start your new job, there's one thing you must do first: quit your old one, which is not an easy thing to do. It's a tough conversation, and there's no telling how some people might react. Generally, you'd expect your employer to ask you to consider staying on or just an amicable split; some less professional and more volatile managers might take it personally and lose their cool, but what do you do if they just say "No"? 

That's what happened when Redditor u/WorthlessFloor decided to quit their job and received a response from their employer that they had committed to a required minimum of 1 year with the company. They posted their situation and screenshots of the email to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit in order to seek advice. After some clarification from the poster, readers advised them to check their employment agreement and become familiar with the laws of their state; the reader sent an email to their employer advising them of their rights, returning to the subreddit to share an update as to what had happened since their original post. 

Keep reading for this combination of the two threads. For more, check out this worker who was fired and asked to repay money to their employer.