Quitting work on the spot

[Mr Kobayashi]

It’s a fair point, or maybe:

“Quitting Work on the Spot*”

*or come as close to achieving this as possible while maintaining your contractual obligations under UK law

English law*

Law of England and Wales.

 

[chris85mcfc]

I work a 9 - 5 office job in senior management. I will sometimes work outside of those hours either in the office or from home. That's my choice but there is an expectation that I will work if needed. I quite regularly come in to emails from the night before or early that day from customers/suppliers so it is a very normal thing to do a bit extra.

Night before/early morning I can just about understand, but if you're in a 9-5 (or for arguments sake, you work largely Monday to Friday), then receiving an email at 11pm on a Saturday night is simply not acceptable, and a sign of really poor culture.

That email can be sent at 11pm on a Saturday, but not land in your inbox until the Monday morning, had the sender taken a bit of care about your welfare, by scheduling it to send at 9am on the Monday.

Clearly they don't give a shit about when you're sat thinking about work. Some people can ignore it until the Monday, however, a lot will see the email on a Saturday night as an emergency, and either reply to it straight away, or sit worrying about it until the Monday morning.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

I understand you (and by the way, three cheers to you for not replying), but you see what that implies: in certain companies, for certain jobs, you are assumed to be available 24/7. Well, unless I was a futures trader, or something like that, pulling down a five figure bonus at the end of the year (or six?), and obviously in a job where markets are worldwide and shifting all the time, there is no way I would accept that. No way.
Certain doctors are, I believe, on call like that. That also, you can understand.
Otherwise, I think it's downright rude. Your ex-boss is clearly someone who doesn't have a life. Sad, in a way.

I totally agree with that sentiment. When I was young I felt it was a worthwhile sacrifice but these days I’m much more protective of my hours. It’s easier though now because I’m more senior and not so bothered about trying to impress.

The people we are talking about in my industry fit broadly in two camps:
1) people who earn six figure bonuses
2) people who desperately want to be promoted to be a person earning a six figure bonus

As always, it’s the money that makes people crazy. I would be surprised to see it happening in companies with no monetary incentive.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

I totally agree with that sentiment. When I was young I felt it was a worthwhile sacrifice but these days I’m much more protective of my hours. It’s easier though now because I’m more senior and not so bothered about trying to impress.

The people we are talking about in my industry fit broadly in two camps:
1) people who earn six figure bonuses
2) people who desperately want to be promoted to be a person earning a six figure bonus

As always, it’s the money that makes people crazy. I would be surprised to see it happening in companies with no monetary incentive.

Little story, which I think you'll like.
Good friends of mine have daughters (four of them!) The eldest married a guy who's a legal eagle, top, top lawyer involved in company law. Earning pretty good money, but doing all the hours God sends. When their baby was born, he just wasn't seeing anything of her.
He went to the company and told them he was handing in his notice. He told them why. They immediately offered a huge salary hike (or bonus, can't remember which). They simply didn't believe that he could genuinely want to see something of his child growing up. They thought it was a negotiating ploy!
He stood by his word, and left them utterly baffled…

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Little story, which I think you'll like.
Good friends of mine have daughters (four of them!) The eldest married a guy who's a legal eagle, top, top lawyer involved in company law. Earning pretty good money, but doing all the hours God sends. When their baby was born, he just wasn't seeing anything of her.
He went to the company and told them he was handing in his notice. He told them why. They immediately offered a huge salary hike (or bonus, can't remember which). They simply didn't believe that he could genuinely want to see something of his child growing up. They thought it was a negotiating ploy!
He stood by his word, and left them utterly baffled…

Good for him! People who care about nothing but money are often shocked when they find that some people care about things other than money.

For me, money has one purpose - It buys you time. Time to live your life and do what you truly want to do. Money for the sake of money never made much sense to me.

 

[west didsblue]

This is wear Trade Unions are a godsend.
To the OP, if you’re in a Union, get using them. If you’re not in a Union, get joining one.

I know I’m three weeks late but as it’s you - “where”.

 

[johnnytapia]

I know I’m three weeks late but as it’s you - “where”.

Ha ha. Standards must be maintained- however late!

 

[Chappie]

I know I’m three weeks late but as it’s you - “where”.

And he's supposed to educate us, I despair.

 

[heslops barnet]

My contract was 8.00 - 16.30 plus whatever hours deemed necessary in order to carry out your duties…….

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Little story, which I think you'll like.
Good friends of mine have daughters (four of them!) The eldest married a guy who's a legal eagle, top, top lawyer involved in company law. Earning pretty good money, but doing all the hours God sends. When their baby was born, he just wasn't seeing anything of her.
He went to the company and told them he was handing in his notice. He told them why. They immediately offered a huge salary hike (or bonus, can't remember which). They simply didn't believe that he could genuinely want to see something of his child growing up. They thought it was a negotiating ploy!
He stood by his word, and left them utterly baffled…

Working all hours god sends , and I mean all hours, 70/80 a week ( it was my own business ) cost me my first marriage. I had to fight myself just to get a weeks family holiday and even then I was thinking of work. I look at my daughter and her partner and the time they spend and the activities they are involved in with my grand daughter and I wish I could have wound the clock back.....