If so did you write a formal letter and if so what was the process. How does the process play out in HR.
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Call in sick. Never come to work again. They will contact you. Remember. Quitters are losers per Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi.
Ya, get off your butt, one foot in front of other. Amazingly you will not fall on your face. Like a cat you'll land on you feet. Before you know it you will have another job and people will forget about you and end the end you'll wonder why you waited so long to make your life happier.
Go on leave. Never come to work again. Have the Hale’s wonder.
Couple of lessons I learned
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take pictures of everything in your cubicle down to the tags on your monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Why? My coworkers pillaged by cube after I left and they tried to claim I had taken office equipment.
They wanted it returned or for me to pay for it. Also insist that your supervisor walk thru your
cubicle and verify all equipment is present - download all your paystubs, w2, contact #s, 401k and hsa materials. BEFORE you resign.
Your supervisor should download a lengthy offboarding checklist and go thru it once you resign. But mine didn’t until weeks after I had left.
Couple of interesting things that happened when I resigned:
- I was hired as an experienced employee and given extra vacation time. That extra vacay time grant is rescinded for the entire year in which you resign. So if you take more than the standard amount of vacation time before you resign, Ford attempts to bill you for unearned vacation time that was previously paid to you under the grant.
- Any monies you paid out for purchased vacation time are gone and not recoverable. So you are out of luck and likely unable to use the purchased hours before you leave.
Just things to keep in mind when plotting your escape.
Letter saying I quit?
Yes just write a letter give it to your boss and kick back for two weeks until your next gig.
Was not aware of them pulling back the last deposit for incidentals. I to am leaving later this year (retiring).
Yes. Letter not required. Just be graceful in your exit. As previous poster said, HR is not there for the good employees, so don't expect any exchange with them; your former boss will have to deal with them. Have your personal belongings together and out of there before you inform your boss you are leaving. If you are going to a competitor, that is your last day. Recommend you close your current bank account because they will pull some bs about pulling back the last direct deposit for "incidentals." You will get it back, but screw em anyways close that account
HR is mostly s myth and they really do not exist, there have been very few sightings of actual HR humans. They will not care or or will they know as they live in a remote Borg Cube. Just go to Life at Ford online and follow the prompts on how to quit, notify your boss pack your things enjoy a better life.
When I was at Ford, a buddy of mine had enough of the Ford BS and our terrible manager. He got a new job, out of state, and spent about a week clearing out his cube. He came in very early Friday morning (6:00am), slipped his resignation letter, badge, and lease car keys under the managers door and left - his wife was waiting in the parking lot.
Best laugh I had was the look on the managers face when he came in at 7 :)