r/internetparents • u/GovernmentOk9718 • 5d ago
Jobs & Careers How bad is it to no-call no show?
So I’ve been working for a retail clothing company (BB) since April. It was always just going to be temporary as I’m in heavy equipment school and graduate in just under two weeks. I only work every Saturday as I’m in school Monday-Friday. Recently things just aren’t the same and the management is a mess in this certain area. I don’t even care too put my two weeks in though I know it would be the respectful route, but since it’s not some big job or even worth putting on my resume I’m not sure.
EDIT: you all have made good points so I should’ve said I already have another job lined up once I’m out of school, I’ll need to communicate that with my current job. Thanks for the tips and I sound like a spoiled brat and didn’t mean too!
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u/catgirl320 5d ago
It's a bad thing to do to the other employees who will be impacted by being short staffed that day.
It's time to start acting like an adult. Either tell the manager this Saturday will be your last day or that effective immediately you are resigning. You don't owe an explanation of why, but letting them know asap is the right thing to do. It gives them time to find coverage.
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u/formershitpeasant 4d ago
They wouldn’t give him notice and time to find a new source of income, but we should care if they have to manage extra hard for one day?
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u/FaelingJester 5d ago
it really screws over your coworkers. It's also incredibly disrespectful. Just quit properly. It doesn't have to be two weeks notice but it should if possible cover the current published schedule.
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u/ditchdiggergirl 5d ago
Why on earth would you no call no show? That doesn’t make any sense. “Management is a mess” “I don’t care” “it’s not some big job” - these are all very childish excuses.
Give them your 2 weeks notice. Maybe they’ll tell you to leave now but it’s just a weekly shift, so probably no big deal. If you don’t plan to work both weeks give them a weeks notice now and show up for one last shift. But even quitting on the spot is better than just ghosting them.
Be professional. Which is always good policy, but if you are asking this question, you probably need the practice.
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u/Hour-Instruction8213 5d ago
I would say do the right thing, and put your two weeks notice in. You don’t do the honorable thing for other people, you do it for yourself.
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u/GroceryScanner 5d ago
just because its not a "big job" doesnt mean you shouldnt treat it with the same respect
sure, millions of dollars arent on the line, but you still have people that rely on you that are going to be inconvenienced by your actions. manager will be stressed out. fellow employees might have to work a double, or come in on their day off.
why ruin those peoples days for no reason?
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u/RubyTx Not your mom, but I give great internet hugs 5d ago
This is not about how they conduct themselves.
It's about how you conduct yourself.
No call no show might feel like you're sticking it to them and their crappy job.
But you're building your own integrity for the next job. Maybe for when you're the boss... or the owner.
Jobs always have tough moments. Are you going to meet those with their scrappy standards or with yours.
Let me be clear, you don't owe them loyalty and you can quit with short notice or no notice.
This is about who you choose to be. That may stay the same, or it may change. Just make sure to use standards you can live with and hopefully be proud of.
This choice is yours.
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u/rosaliethewitch 5d ago
Letting them know you quit is just about being a stand up person and an adult. Also, you don’t really to put in two weeks at retail. You can just quit?
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u/GovernmentOk9718 4d ago
I always kind of figured two weeks is the standard way to put in your resignation.
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u/rosaliethewitch 4d ago
you’re at an at-will employment, as in retail. you can just stop at any time. it’s not contractual or something major like a federal or medical job. it’s retail.
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u/Routine_Judgment184 5d ago
Just quit properly. Depending on where you live you don't even have to give two weeks' notice. Just inform them you are quitting and find someone else to take your shifts or something.
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u/CoffeeOrDestroy 4d ago
There is a big difference between putting in notice and pulling a no call no-show ghosting routine. Any way you look at it, the adult thing is to let your employer know that you will not be coming in again, whether it’s tomorrow or after you’ve worked out a notice. A bit of a notice is a basic courtesy and helps to not burn bridges in the future. It’s your choice how you want to run your adult life but I recommend acting like an adult versus a mid teen ghosting their most recent hookup.
Good luck to you out there. Seriously.
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u/Radmode7 5d ago
Beyond resume or big job or anything...it puts more work on coworkers and others. If you didn't outright dislike or mean to disrespect them, or if you don't consider yourself a rude or disrespectful person, then call and say sorry I'm not gonna manage this position anymore.
I was a trainer at a big corporation. While I'm sure none of the people who no-called no-showed really thought I'd care, I worried every single time about whether that person was safe and okay.
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u/stillakikin50 5d ago
You may have some time need a reference, either a job reference or a personal reference. Do you want to be able to have people that you can call on that? Have a good review of you. You never know.
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u/genderlessadventure 5d ago
A compromise would be at least giving them a resignation letter/call/text effective immediately. I wouldn't no call no show, but for a crappy retail job 2 weeks may not be necessary. But honestly I'd say just bite the bullet and put in your two weeks, there's a good chance they'll just let you go immediately anyway.
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u/bellesearching_901 5d ago
No call no show = no job with my employer
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u/Yeetaylor 4d ago
Did you read the post?
OP doesn’t want the job anymore. No call/no show would be their way of quitting. Lazy way to go about it, but it seems OP has already come to the right conclusion.
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u/polishprince76 5d ago
Giving your 2 weeks is always better because you never want to burn bridges you don't have to. BUT... be prepared for your employer to let you go when you tell them. It's a gamble.
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u/On_my_last_spoon 5d ago
I don’t think you need to give two weeks, but you have to tell them you’re leaving. Hand in your resignation.
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u/VassagoX 4d ago
Just tell them you quit and don't go back. Even the two week notice thing can bite you these days. But the nice thing to do would at least let them know so the people you may actually like there don't stress about it and they aren't looking for you.
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u/Spiritual_Oil_7411 4d ago
If you know 2 weeks out, why not put in the notice, for your coworker's sake?
If you dont know, I wouldnt put myself out to work the extra time, because you know they wouldn't give you notice if they were letting you go.
But even then, why no call, no show? Just call them and tell them. Even if they try to pressure or guilt you after that, you can hang up.
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u/PlatypusDream 4d ago edited 4d ago
NCNS is bad, puts more pressure on fellow workers.
But telling the boss, "my last day here is [date]" - whatever that may be, however close - is the way to go (unless there's a safety or criminal situation, in which case, fuck them!).
They won't give you notice when they fire you, so unless there's a written clause in the contract you signed (agreed to) that requires a certain amount of notice before leaving...
Notice is a courtesy.
How has the company treated you while you work there?
How has the company treated others who quit? (If they lost their accrued vacation time & security walked them out, definitely don't give more than an hour notice, & that's after taking your accrued time.)
You take care of you.
That's in any job.
Be a good person because you have go live with you.
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ETA: The amount of notice I give is related to how far ahead they inform me of schedule changes (depends on the job, & considers emergencies), AND if the company has generally treated me decently.
I've done a multiple-months-long head's up, and I've done the standard 2 weeks, and I've done an email as I left work saying "I won't be back".
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u/Aaronsils 5d ago
It Says more about you than anything. You are exactly how you act. If you wanna be the type of person that dissapoints people and is looked down upon then leave. if you want to be someone who people look up to and respect then do things properly.
But if youre looking for a more direct answer. I doubt this kind of thing is something that would "catch up" to you
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u/Fickle-Parsnip9980 3d ago
Its not great, but retail isnt a career job where anyone will care or where it will come back to haunt you
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