How to quit from a company?

I've personally never quit from any companies either. Sad to say, I've mainly been either fired for any given reason or let go after the company folded. After seven years with the same company and nothing getting any better here, I'm not sure how to go about it. Do I just put in any notice at all? Or do I just accept the best job offer that comes my way and then ghost the current place? My issue is that I'll most likely have to relocate in order to get the other job and much of the staff that I deal with lives not too far away from me.

 

To me it depends on a couple things.

1. Do you need your current employer as a reference, or will they do anything to sabotage your work history there.
2. How were you treated as an employee

I realize most here think that you should give notice no matter what, but in my opinion, an employer deserves respect only if they've respected you as an employee. I'm saying this as a person who hired more than 100 people over 30 years. I had some people with me than entire time, and very few problem employees. Nobody ever left my employment without notice, but I treated them well to deserve that respect.

If you need them as a reference, suck it up and give at least 10 days notice. They may decide they don't need you for 10 more days and let you go immediately, but at least you made the effort. And make sure you give notice IN WRITING. Document who you gave notice too, and take notes on their response so there is no question later how it went down.

 

I just quit an employer after almost 9 years. I gave notice, to make sure I would get paid unused vacation time, etc.

 

That is not even relevant. You must disclose all trucking jobs for the last 10 years when applying for a new trucking job. It is required by law

 

I ALWAYS give notice. How advance the notice is depends on the outfit. Decent? 2 weeks. A-holes? About 5 seconds.

Of course, the 5 second notice comes when my belongings are out of their truck and my due pay is in my bank account.

 

Of course you need to disclose previous employers. But if your current job calls your previous employer, how you left that job (good or bad terms) will determine what he/she tells the new employer.

 

Dunno how long you stay out, but if 2 weeks or less, could give 2 week notice while at the yard, JIC they were funny about things. Seems the safer way to go than phoning it in. Gives you chance to talk face to face and you have your personal vehicle nearby.

 

That's not a universal thing. In almost every situation the old carrier is going to send 3 things back. Dates worked, the reason for leaving, and rehire status. With the way carriers are begging for drivers I would not worry much about being blackballed. Most carriers are going to go by what's on the DMV and if they can insure them. Dac and the other stuff is not as important as those two things.

 

All good advice and such. I'm just fearful of employers being too clingy. I mean no contract was signed stating that I have to remain indebted to this job forever. But they definitely act like it no matter how long you've been there.

It's one thing if you've been with a company for only a couple of days. But if you've already been some place for five years or more, management should just abide by your wishes and refrain from trying to stop you from leaving in any form.

Some of us have other fish to fry aside from bringing in a paltry income with your company. So stop thinking it's "all about you". I gotta go, I gotta go. Can't find someone else to haul the moo-juice in short order? That's not my issue. That's a larger problem that the hauling companies and the stingy farmers have to fix.