Irish goodbyes

[Boarmaster]

I always managed to move on before it came to that. If I wasn't happy then I got looking for another opportunity right about when I figured nothing would change. Saved myself a lot of grief the few times this happened. I learned my lesson the first job I had out of college. Best to leave under your own terms not theirs.

 

[ColoradoV]

Hard to Irish goodbye yourself..

Or since I was 18 I pretty much have only worked for one person or yours truly.. Positives and negatives to it I guess..

Can’t imagine having a boss the idea is completely foreign to me as I would never give up that type of control of my time/life much less plan it in….

 

[longrangelead]

I'm glad some have figured out their time, sanity and personal peace is more important than a shit job.

At 19 I got my first real job with a big construction company, 3 months in, two guys of the same crew asked if I wanted to hunt the duck opener with them. I said sure...

We were working 6-10's so we'd have to take Friday and Saturday off. we asked a week in advance.

When asked, the foreman said "if you take Friday off, don't come back monday"

All 3 of us said "ok" and just looked at him. He backpeddled pretty quick...

Irish Goodbye averted...

That has been my attitude towards employment my whole life. I work to live, when someone tried to upset that balance, I reminded them they need me more than I need their job.

 

[Ryan Avery]

So basically what you do with DM's too huh.

Exactly!

 

[MO-CHSPKE]

Not necessarily an Irish Goodbye, but definitely in the spirit.

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[fngTony]

Not necessarily an Irish Goodbye, but definitely in the spirit.

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I don’t know what’s more impressive, the handwriting itself or that the tp didn’t tear from the pen.

 

[bucksnbirds]

I've worked on a drilling rig in various positions the majority of my life. An Irish goodbye in this industry spreads fast, but can't beat it. Good pay, 7 days on, 7 days off, rig is 20 minutes from my house so no staying in bunk house with the rest of the crew, and its easy to take a full month off if you have someone to cover your hitch.

Now I did work in wind energy for 5 months and gave them an Irish goodbye while I sat in a duck blind because I knew that was an industry I'd never go back to.

 

[KsRancher]

I should have done it on my last job. I went self employed Jan 1st of this year. Was there 10yrs running heavy machinery and driving heavy haul truck. In 20yrs of business the owner only honored 1 guys 2 weeks notice. Everyone else he let go on the spot when they put in a 2 week notice.


I put my 2 week notice it. And even told him that I would work another week if it helped him get time to find someone else. He went off on a rant about how bad it was going to screw him over. He wanted to make sure that I would work the 2 weeks for sure. I was making $29.50/hr and he offered me another $10/he to stick around. I told him I would think about it. 3 days later I told him that I was still going out on my own and the 2 weeks would be it. He sent me a text that night. "I dont I need you anymore, let's just call it quits here".

I should have just walked out without a notice.

 

[Pharmseller]

In my business if you give a 2 week notice they check you out immediately then pay you the two weeks.

So you schedule your start date and give notice the day before so you double dip for 2 weeks.

When I pop smoke I’ll give notice. My company treats retirement differently than leaving for a new job.




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[tony]

What is the exact purpose of an exit interview?
Seems like you tell an outfit how shitty they are, they are not going to believe you or change anything
Heard many times an employer can only say you worked there and the would or wouldn’t hire you back

 

[fngTony]

What is the exact purpose of an exit interview?
Seems like you tell an outfit how shitty they are, they are not going to believe you or change anything
Heard many times an employer can only say you worked there and the would or wouldn’t hire you back

To gauge and de-escalate the likelihood of any legal or physical ramifications a person might bring against the company. To make sure all properties and access permissions to the company are squared up. To see if there are underlining issues that the company needs to investigate, could be the reason you’re leaving such as some kind of discrimination or illegal activities that you were not comfortable bringing up while working there. You might be the 50th person leaving and they would like to stop the bleeding.

 

[chasewild]

In my business if you give a 2 week notice they check you out immediately then pay you the two weeks.

So you schedule your start date and give notice the day before so you double dip for 2 weeks.

When I pop smoke I’ll give notice. My company treats retirement differently than leaving for a new job.




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All the smoke!


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[ZeeGermans]

So you blew the place up? Probably not the best idea to post that online. Kidding.

I was laid off a few weeks ago with a nice severance package and frankly been happier since then. Had a temporary job lined up with 30 minutes and then enjoyed a quiet 10 days in Montana. Old employer would have been bothering me nonstop if I was still on their payroll.

 

[Poser]

Never actually done that for a job, but most any social event, that's my move.
Went to the company Xmas party, ate my plate of food, went to the bathroom just before the speeches started. I had my jacket strategically placed by the door.

 

[Jimmy]

As an employer it's been done to me quite a bit. It is what it is.

There's worse things than irish quitting. Had one employee this spring, cussed out several customers at multiple stores, ran into one of their trees, told them to unload their own order out of the truck(its his job), made a girl cry, yelled at one of their customers to get out of his way. All in one day. When I spoke with him he denied everything. Said he couldn't believe how everyone was lying about him. He didn't do any of those things. He said how unchristian I was treating him. Then he quits and demands his money. And some extra money for hours he 'forgot' to put on his time card. Later he calls up all our customers and yells and swears at them again how they cost him his job. Proceeds to text me and another person all night long, ranting about the situation.

 

[Fitzwho]

Closest to an Irish Goodbye I have done was my last job. I was a manager and had all the required paperwork for somebody leaving the company. I printed out my own copies, had them filled out and ready to go. Boss came back from lunch and I heard him complaining that he had left his phone at the house. I walked into his office and said "you're in luck, you can have mine." (company cell) and handed him all the signed paperwork, etc. Definitely not a full IGB, since I walked around the entire facility and high-fived a couple people I liked before I left. Should have left sooner because the president of the company was able to catch me on the phone before I got out.

Have had a few shop hands just ghost out, but in general I try to keep any place I work, NOT a toxic environment. At least for people below me, even when it is a toxic work environment for me with the upper management.

 

[Yoder]

Only a fast food job. I just graduated Tech School and I got a job offer making twice my wage, with full benefits and a relocation package. I stopped by the place that night and said I quit. They actually asked if I could stay and work that night. I wasn't even scheduled. I started laughing and left.

 

[JeffRaines]

Two-week notices really need to be a thing of the past. Terminations/layoffs from the employer are typically immediate. It should be a 2-way street or not at all.

I'm not saying I disagree with you(I dont), but to play devils advocate for a bit...

In a lot of termination situations I've seen, the person had it coming. Their work was subpar, they had attendance issues, there was some factor they were in control of that affected their termination. In these situations, they were written up multiple times. If that's not notice I dont know what is. I feel like if it were me in that situation, I'd either consider another field altogether or at least start looking for work as soon as I got that first write up. Chances are they're not writing you up for fun, they're looking to get rid of you.

Another layoff situation I seen was during the beginning of covid. The shop I worked for at the time got DEAD. I mean they were having guys deep clean the whole shop because most stuff was either waiting on parts or just wasn't coming in the door at all. Some guys got laid off because of it. This is another situation where I felt the writing was on the wall, how can a place keep paying you when they're not making any money? The only reason my butthole didn't pucker was because I was on a crew that serviced and kept "essential" things running. While our work was also slow, it wasn't nearly as bad as those guys.

Now on the other hand, in the case of things like corporate layoffs and whatnot... I agree with you. It's totally a double standard - they expect you to give them a 2 week notice when you're leaving, but they can just lay you off with no notice whatsoever.

 

[wind gypsy]

When you have a team around/under you made up of people you care about it's pretty easy to justify a 2 week notice to help those folks transition. If one doesn't work in a small industry where a slighted name may impact future work or if you dont have good people that are going to be negatively impacted by no transition, sure it seems appropriate.

My last job transition when leaving for a competitor they let me go a week earlier than the end date I gave em.

 

[Fowl Play]

I did the complete opposite on my last job. Worked there for close to 15 years. I gave management a 3 MONTH notice as everyone was overworked, I knew it was going to take a while to replace me, and it’s a small industry (did not want to burn any bridges). Even with the heads up, I was still pulling 60-70 hour weeks till the end to make sure all my projects were properly handed off.

A week before I leave, I’m sitting in a large meeting with all the project managers and exec staff giving updates. One project manager just begins trashing me — blaming her wildly over budget and over schedule project all on me. I stand up from the back of the room and she just goes white. I proceed to say something along the lines of “if you’re planning to lie and use me as a fall guy, it would have been good to double check my exit date — so I wasn’t here to defend myself!” That meeting and the last week were UGLY. She was caught in a blatant lie and went nuclear to defend herself. I went nuclear in return with clearly documented emails to preserve my respect at the company. Overall, anyone that really mattered to me I’m still good with and they respected the fact that I gave them so much time and still worked like a dog all the way till the end.

But overall lesson was some people just suck and maybe the Irish goodbye would have been better