![]() ![]() ![]() … I would have been happy to try and salvage the situation, but don’t really see the point if they’re going to make every sick leave 100x worse with their bureaucratic pandora’s box layered with maudlin well wishes. I stated I would be taking the remainder of the week off to recover from COVID, and that if they could not accommodate my sick leave then to consider this my resignation, effective immediately. The top motivation for employees who quit is higher pay. They recommended I schedule an appointment with HR to discuss my options, as “it’s murky.” I reiterated that I need time off, meaning I will not be available for appointments with HR or otherwise. ![]() In the first stanzas of this poem, the speaker admits that things are going to seem low at points in one’s life. The next day, I told my supervisor that I was angry over not getting any more sick leave during a global pandemic, and I still needed more time off. ‘Don’t Quit’ by Edgar Albert Guest is an inspirational poem that should inspire readers to work hard no matter how impossible a situation seems. In other words, I was told my options were essentially to work through it or get a cut in my pay. (It’s a WFH job, so the two weeks isolation wouldn’t directly interfere with work.) Despite being salaried and having benefits, I was told that since I have only worked there for two months, I’ve only accrued two days of PTO (one sick, one vacation) but our flex time allows me to work when I’m feeling well enough to do so, or I could always take unpaid days off if I needed more than two days off for COVID. Quitting without any notice can be acceptable and even necessary when even one more day on the job would be a problem for your well-being and safety. I let my supervisor know, explaining I’d need a few days off to sleep it off before I’m able to work again. Sometimes it’s necessary to quit without a two-week notice Two weeks is respectful to an employer, but respect goes both ways. ![]()
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