'Gave notice, got fired instead': Employee quits job but offers boss to stay until they find replacement, only to be told to leave effective immediately

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Mar 15, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

There are a lot of unexpected things you should expect when you decide to quit your job.

What we mean by that is that you cannot predict how the process of quitting your job might go, so the least you can do is expect to be met with at least a few unexpected scenarios.

For example, your boss's reaction to your resignation. You might expect them to be disappointed, sad, or even mad at you, or they might surprise you and be happy for you and wish you the best of luck. But there are endless other reactions you might never expect to get, and you can never know what exactly would happen until it happens.

The same can be said about your coworkers' reaction, your family's reaction, and about the general atmosphere on your last days at the job. You can't really know what will happen until you are fully experiencing it.

The employee in the story below definitely did not expect the reaction they got to their resignation.

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  • When they handed in their notice, they expected their boss to try to hold on to them for as long as they could. The employee even offered to stay until the company manages to find a replacement.

    Instead, the boss decided to not only accept the resignation, but to do it effective immediately. Completely unexpected. 

    Keep scrolling to read the full tale.

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    "Gave notice, got fired"

    I've seen this phenomenon. discussed in social media but didn't think it would happen to me. I gave notice to my direct supe and offered to stay until they hire my
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    replacement. It took the company months to find me, and I know the economy is about to collapse, so I'm not in a rush to be jobless. Anyway, I offered to stay,
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    thinking I'd have a month or two to job hunt and wind things down. But later that day my supe says the company has
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    decided to accept my resignation effective immediately. Feels good to be done, but still, uncool.
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    ETA: my spouse makes a good living, and I'm really fond of my children. When my employer would not allow me to reduce my weekly hours, we agreed I would
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    need to choose between the job and my family. Easy choice. I don't regret giving notice. It was just odd to be living the meme.
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    I don't have a ton of savings, per se, but what I do have is a very particular set of recession-proof skills.
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    Hedgehog-Dapper What job did you have?
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    Opening Watercress56 OP A management job I would've kept for 25k more.
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    cmhopkins7443 Yeah...they don't do "notice" anymore. The job market for employers is spectacular, so they think they are going to easily find your replacement.
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    Opening Watercress56 OP I wish them good luck. You should see the changes they made to the job description for my replacement. Changes based on all the stuff I brought to the position.
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    BoogerSugarSovereign Why would you give notice before getting a new job? You exposed yourself to a predictable risk and got burnt.
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    Opening Watercress56 OP Without getting too specific, childcare.
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    dgeniesse Since you resigned will you be able to get unemployment?
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    Opening Watercress56 OP I think so, but I had an interview yesterday that sounds promising. We'll see.
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    Earth Sorcerer97 It's a sign.....a very good sign you resigned. Hope your next job treats you better.
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    Sufficient_Tooth_949 I think quitting on the day of, has become alot more normalized this past decade, my last two jobs I just kept quiet worked my normal shift, then clocked out and sent a text to the manager it would be my last day
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    Id only give notice if i have a genuinely good connection with management and I enjoyed my time with the company
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    Muskratisdikrider this is why it should be normalized not to give notice. they don't offer you a severance or give you two weeks when they fire you.
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    flxcoca Turned in my two week vacation notice on a Friday afternoon for the following two weeks. Attached with a memo that said my vacation notice also serves as my two weeks notice and I would be retiring immediately
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    after my vacation. My boss looked at me and said, so, when is your last day? I looked at my watch and said in 20min, after I say my farewells to some of the staff.
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    themadnader If an employer doesn't let you work out your notice then you should be eligible for unemployment, and I would HIGHLY recommend you do SO.
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    Mojojojo3030 Tell your colleagues so they know to quit without notice in the future
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    defythevenu It's a phenomenon that only happens with rly c.....py companies that don't value their employees. Hopefully your next role will be at a company that isn't as unprofessional as this company was. Glad you left!
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