To Give Notice Or Not...That Is The Question.

There are many reasons to justify quitting a job without notice.

1.) Ongoing harassment
2.) Fear of physical threat.

But in either scenario, always try to preserve your job before quitting. Contact your supervisor, HR and call the 1-800 numbers, if available. Document, document and document. I can't emphasize this enough. This will help in your claim for unemployment benefits. Under these circumstances, quitting without notice is widely accepted. However, in order to collect unemployment benefits, generally, it is necessary to fulfill two criteria, 1) show good cause to quit and; 2) try to preserve your job before quitting.

Now, where there's no harassment or physical threat at the workplace there are two schools of thought. 1) Quitting a job should come with sufficient notice because it will give your employer a chance to make a competitive offer. But how likely is that, especially in today’s economic climate? If the new job doesn’t pan out, the employee would then call his former boss up and plead and beg for their job back. The employer would likely say, “Sorry, I’ve already accepted your resignation and/or I’ve already replaced you.” The other school of thought and preferred method is 2) to leave without notice. It goes like this: It’s Friday, you’ve got your paycheck and you leave. Now in this scenario, let’s say before you start your new employment, you receive a telephone call that the new employer has changed his mind and takes back his offer of employment. Now you want your old job back. If you haven’t given notice, the employer has no direct evidence that you quit. If you haven’t given notice, perhaps you can say I was sick, (wink, wink). At least you haven‘t conveyed your intentions to your former employer and collecting your unemployment benefits is more likely. Did you quit your last job without notice?

Turn Your Part Time Job Into A Full Time Job

In an article by Anita Bruzzese, CEO (Martha Finney) says, "You’ve got to demonstrate that even as a temp, you’re a great fit for the company. Smile, be friendly and treat the job like it’s permanent and you own it. Treating it with respect sends out the right signal.”

I disagree, smiling and being friendly isn't going to get you that full time job. Either your co-workers will think you just came from the dentist or you're some kind of a freak. Just be yourself.

Of course a CEO wants you to be dedicated, because they're paying more money for you to be there than the other full time workers. And Alexandra Levit, a business/workplace author and WSJ columnist comments, "make sure you've been doing a great job in the position".

If you're only there for a day or a week, with another co-worker constantly monitoring your progress, how much control can you have to show your employer what you're capable of doing for the company? (Of course, it depends a lot on what kind of job you have, but generally, the person who is monitoring you isn't the one who hired you.) Typically the other full time co-workers are watching you.

Now here's how a temporary employee becomes a full time employee. 1) Show the employer the numbers. Show the employer that you can save the employer money by keeping you on full time. Your presence reduces overtime by the other workers; 2) Show the other co-workers that you fit in with them, that your personality matches theirs. Make the other co-workers your disciples; 3) Don't be a threat to your co-workers, don't show them up.

Was there a full time job that you wanted after working for the company as a temporary worker?