This is such non-sense "my opinion"

[wildtech]

The company I currently work for has been laying me on and off for a while with alot of other guys do to a lack of work. Altough I'm going to be quiting soon and haven't told them yet. I start my new job the 29th. Yesterday they called me up and asked me to work "short notice". Well any ways today I had a trustworthy fellow co-worker, tell me there not moving me up because I'm young and I talk alot. Most of my talking is asking technical questions and standing up for my self. All I hear from the bosses is we'll move you up. I don't plan on telling them I'm quiting till the last minute and the place I'm going to isn't compietition. When I first started I didn't speak up and I would just take garbage from co-workers until a couple of guys told me "We know your not a dumb kid but man you got to stand up for yourself,they also told me you gotta do whats best for you and don't let anybody talk to you like your a dog not even the bosses". One guy also told me learn what you can. One of the guys since has unfortunatly passed away and the other got fed up and left. In my eyes this is unfair treatment from my employer but I'm also wondering if should have just kept mum. As far as moving up goes I know for a fact they moved up less experienced guys.

What do you guys think. Would you let your co-workers know that your not going to put up with there non-sense.

[coolwhip]

What sort of nonsense?

[edward301]

If you are leaving soon, I would say nothing.

[wildtech]

What sort of nonsense?

being cussed at. One example boss want you to carry stuff that will damage your personal truck and you saying no and having the boss get pi^^y with you when hecould fit it into his comapny truck. Another getting yelled at for not picking up my personal cell phone when in roam because I didn't want to pay for roam charges. In the past I picked up but then it became habit of his.
Saying I didn't want no part in a crane lift because the rigging was in cr^p shape

[mustardman]

Most companies I have worked at do an exit interview to find out your reasons for leaving. If they don't ask for one they either don't care what you have to say so saying it anyways will likely land on deaf ears. If they want one tell them your reasons respectfully and honestly without insulting anyone as this is a small trade and your name is all you got vindictive bosses know a lot of people typically. Do yourself a favor and take the high road. If you are so pissed about your situation that you can't keep quiet and have to go out with a bang to satisfy your own needs might as well make it a big bang and really let em have it. The choice is yours but one of these guys could be your boss at a future company. I have quit with a bang in the past and regretted it after my 02

[ga-hvac-tech]

There is this curious thing called my personal respect and professionalism.

It has nothing to do with the circumstances, rather it has everything to do with who I am and what personal standards I choose to live to.

Whether the boss is a good guy, or a jerk is really irrelevent. What is important is the way I handle it.

When we choose to do the right thing, down the road we are a better person for it. And we grow to be folks that the good bosses WANT on their payroll.

Take the high road my friend. Do the right thing and do NOT make waves.

Down the road, you will be thankful you did.

[cmt]

I would very respectfully say my piece in my exit interview, I did this w/ my last boss ( 10yrs ) and he still calls me and gets my opinion at times, even after I took his top 2 techs, say your piece but do it respectfully, Good word travels fast, but bad word travels three times faster.

[dan wong]

If you are leaving anyway, leaving with a hand shake, better leave on good term than ' telling them how pissed off you are'. Under no circumstance should you blow off steam. If the boss is sincere wanting to know why you are leaving, then tell him the truth in a conversational manner.

[beenthere]

You should have given the company a notice.

[537refergirl]

There is this curious thing called my personal respect and professionalism.

It has nothing to do with the circumstances, rather it has everything to do with who I am and what personal standards I choose to live to.

Whether the boss is a good guy, or a jerk is really irrelevent. What is important is the way I handle it.

When we choose to do the right thing, down the road we are a better person for it. And we grow to be folks that the good bosses WANT on their payroll.

Take the high road my friend. Do the right thing and do NOT make waves.

Down the road, you will be thankful you did.

Nuff said. Have pride in who you are, how you work and who you work for. ;)

[dblrye]

I agree with beenthere. Never burn your bridges if possible. Two weeks notice is the professional thing to do.
I went out on my own last year and have no problem getting advice from previous employers. I even had one who sent his sheet metal guy to help me with my first rooftop install. So take the high road. You'll be glad someday that you did.

[The Penguin]

give notice

keep yer gob shut move on

there is no point in airing dirty laundry - it will get nothing acomplished and will be used to dis-credit you

[wildtech]

yeah I supose I should keep my mouth shut. The reason I didn't give a notice is at this place when you tell them your leaving they let you instantly go, even more know because the lack of work.

[Texas-Tech]

I also suggest you give the notice, it's how it's done. Stand up and do what you know is right, you will reap the rewards down the line.

[beenthere]

yeah I supose I should keep my mouth shut. The reason I didn't give a notice is at this place when you tell them your leaving they let you instantly go, even more know because the lack of work.
There are places like that.
Not really a reason to bring yourself down to their level, is it.

[21degrees]

You sound like a respectful guy and will do whats right for you. A lot of us guys here are owners and are not perfect, I do not say the way he has treated you was right but when you run a business sometimes the last thing on your mind is ethics and it can be stressful for owners when dealing with everything. Do the right thing and leave on high note, You will be missed more than leaving on low note. You never know what the future brings and sometimes the grass is not greener on other side.I have went back to previous employer. I was an employee also at 1 time and still remember mistakes I made. Good Luck.

[y7turbo]

If they are really treating you like ****, id just walk. They arent going to give you notice when they fire you. All other situations i would give notice, but not when i get treated like ****.

Your not going to hear much of that on this forum, everyone on the internet is perfect. :D

good luck at your new job.

[Executioner]

My opinion, An employer can fire you instantly at the end of the day send you packing, Why should I as an employee be expected to "give notice"?

Short story, My last employer would always belittle be and degrade me infont of customers and complain to me that "too many customers are asking for me" and nothing I did was ever right, I NEVER got a compliment from him and he would berate me for calling him asking for help.
Funny thing....I am still his only employee to to last longer than 1 yr (5 yrs first time 3 second time..long story)

Hmmm???

Now I'm employed by a good company that cares about it's employees and this past June was my 3 yr anniversary:D and wouldn't mind putting a zero behind that 3.

The most surprising thing is that like anyone I do have some things to work on at yearly review but the boss has stated more than once that he wished all his tech's were like me. I'm not tooting my own horn but 3 yrs ago I realized that I was actually a pretty good technician, due to the fact that I was constantly sent on call backs and repeat callbacks from other tech's and the problem is solved after my visit.

YES I'm not perfect and I get callbacks (when I'm rushing too much or lazy)
but not often, and I make dispatch know I want to go back and take care of it or atleast know what I missed. I also get alot of customers asking for me in particular for new calls and such.

In retrospect I'd have to say that working for that disrespectfull boss was probably the best thing for my career and BTW I must say that he IS the most knowledgable person I know in refrigeration and has taught me how to sucessfully work on any ice machine and figure it out (I actually like working on ice machines)

Enough about me (sorry) If you boss is an arse don't even bother quiting just start your new job and when he calls asking whear you are simply say "ohh sorry I forgot to tell you i quit" then hang up. I you don't want to burn the bridge just simply say that your company is not what I'm looking for and leave it at that.

[The Penguin]

yeah I supose I should keep my mouth shut. The reason I didn't give a notice is at this place when you tell them your leaving they let you instantly go, even more know because the lack of work.

Ah well if ya posted that gem in the first place - my post would have changed

Puck em - just make sure yer got all of your personal tools/stuff outa your truck or the shop

document all your hrs
I'll bet he would stiff you holiday pay too.

Move on to bigger and better things

[Gunnery Sergeant Hartman]

I've learned to keep my mouth shut even when asked to speak out.

I had a lunch meeting with a former President and Dept. Manager for a company I USED to work for.
They wanted my honest opinions of different managers and coworkers. I felt honored that they valued my opinion this much.
I let them know my thoughts in a respectful way to the coworker i was evaluating.
Did I mention they said none of this would leave the table we were eating at.

I left to work for another company shortly after our meeting because of a better opportunity.
I found out later they started a firing spree to clean house and let these employees know my thoughts and also embellished where they felt they needed!

I am known as the quiet guy where I'm at now.
I come in, do my job, only talk business, and go home!
This I learned is the best approach...

[spotts]

When I get a 2 weeks notice, I try to work the s#it out of the guy leaving, and we laugh about it. I'm good friends with all of my employees who quit me. Now the ones I fired......... I hand um 2 weeks pay and say "Leave now". Gives um some walkin around money to look for a new job.

[Shophound]

There is this curious thing called my personal respect and professionalism.

It has nothing to do with the circumstances, rather it has everything to do with who I am and what personal standards I choose to live to.

Whether the boss is a good guy, or a jerk is really irrelevent. What is important is the way I handle it.

When we choose to do the right thing, down the road we are a better person for it. And we grow to be folks that the good bosses WANT on their payroll.

Take the high road my friend. Do the right thing and do NOT make waves.

Down the road, you will be thankful you did.

Well said.

If I worked somewhere where I would be let go the moment I announced two weeks notice, I would go ahead and inform them of my decision. It's possible my new employer might pick me up a bit early. You never know.

It's almost inevitable that as one grows in this trade, one will have better and worse employers to work for. It's a matter of like minds finding one another and becoming an effective team. If you desire quality, you'll gravitate toward employers who also value quality. The important thing is to BE quality in order to be around quality.