Can I just leave my job without 2 weeks notice to go into trucking?

It's because I only have to take care of myself. I don't have any kids or student loans. No girlfriend either. Don't need one right now, nor care for one. Only reason I am considering this is because I want something different. Making pizzas day in and day out gets old. Sure eating free pizza is cool, but it boring. Trucking is no problem for me as I like to be alone by myself all the time and not have to talk to people. I'm not a talkative person and I just don't care for people. Hell I'll even sleep in the truck the entire time if they let me. I don't do anything with the money anyways. It just accumulates into my bank account.

All I do all day after work is go home and read, read and read some more. If I can drive a truck while seeing the sights and during downtime read a few books and then go to sleep while while being by myself sounds like a great opportunity.

 

Before I started working for pizza hut, I joined the army when I was 18 and stayed until I was 23. I was a normal-average person just like anyone else until during my last year, me and others including some of my long time friends were taken hostage and killed in front of my eyes while I barely escaped.... My life is pretty much been upside down and I just don't want to talk to anyone anymore. My boss constantly telling me to smile once in awhile and try being social just gets on my nerves so much. That is also one of the reasons I want to leave without giving 2 weeks notice.

Being in a truck by myself without having to talk to anyone much sounds like the route for me to take right now.

 

Anyways, thank you all for your help and insight.

 

Bluejet, if that happened while serving uncle sam do yourself a favor and get some help. I know it's easier said then done. Check with veterans affairs office even if it was after serving. Good luck.
oh by the way 2 weeks notice is good idea.

 

I have been fired and left jobs including trucking jobs without any notice hasn't stopped me from being employed. Who ever says it matters has never done it. In trucking they don't care. They want safe and reliable drivers that's it. Companies could care less what you did before trucking. Companis just call up past employers to find out if you really did work for them that's it.

 

This is my pet peeve. Where of Where is it written that one must give two weeks notice? Does a employer give you two weeks notice when they are going to fire you or lay you off? Hell NO! give them the same amount of notice they will give you. I have quit jobs were the boss goes hey we want a two week notice. I looked him in the eye and asked if you were to fire me would you give me two weeks notice so I can get my life in order? Well no! was his reply. I told him well I don't have to give notice either.

 

your worried about giving two weeks notice?? Yet your going to a bottom feeder like swift?? You have bigger things to worry about my friend.

 

I am calling BS on that! sorry what you said happened in the Army would have been all over the news! remember stolen valor is a federal crime.

 

I understand what's going on now, why the consistent $8 wage, so ... take the above quote serious and this too - I second Hyweighman, if this happened as you said while serving, and you are having any effect of it linger because of a lack of treatment, it will get much worst for you later on in life with the isolation. Believe me I speak from experience.

 

You're choice of trucking schools makes me think you should leave the pizza industry with the best recommendation possible. Did you read anything on this site?