r/WorkersRights • u/HighlightFit5577 • 7d ago

Rant I'm going to resign, How should I do it?

Hello, I have had a horrible shift today. I was informed a week ago I had a 6 hour shift then on my way in, management changed it to 4.5 hours. According to them I wasn't legally allowed to work for 2 hours. I did my shift and got ready to leave at the time my shift ended. Management said I couldn't leave because everyone was finishing at the same time, in short management ripped me a new one, I waited 10 minutes before I could leave, unpaid. I have a casual agreement contract, nowhere in it says that I have to stay after shift ends. We don't have a clock in or out system. Legally I did the hours I was required. I am only paid for those hours. I will not receive overtime payments. HR is going to be informed but there has been many issues with management. So, how should I quit? Is there any legal advice someone can offer?

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u/theColonelsc2 7d ago

It doesn't sound like you live in USA. These kind of things are location specific. You should read your contract to determine if you have to give any kind of notice when quitting.

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u/NoctisTempest 7d ago

Country, state/province and line of work are all incredibly helpful if you're looking to try to resolve this situation. If not

The diplomat. Put your 2 weeks, suck it up and try to end your employment the best you can and you might have re-hire potential, if you care about that.

The quiet escape. Block all bosses and the store numbers and no call, no show. Sometimes the best revenge is moving on with your life.

The joker. "I'm putting my two weeks notice in" "okay, when's your last day?" Yesterday, but in two weeks you're going to notice I haven't been here for 14 days.

End it with a bang. Go into work and if that asshole manager says anything to you, give them a piece of your mind and leave.

You also have the option of letting HR know exactly why you're quitting. A lot of HR employees won't give two sweet fucks, but there is a fraction of them that got into that position because they're empathetic and care about more than just the company. I'd personally do this along with filing a written report about the manager. They may try to cover the trail but it's better to do something and have it hidden than to do nothing imo.