This happens in Germany.
Work culture doesn’t fit my personality: I don’t talk much, I keep to myself, I simply want to do my job and go home, I separate my personal life from work, my colleagues are full fledged gossips, ignore the duties that need to be done and then expect me to help them when they are late. I don’t have patience for that crap anymore.
Due to internal regulations, I have to stay on the unit for 4 weeks after sending my notice. Answering honestly the question of why I’m quitting would ensure that they yell at me and bully me, and I don’t want to experience that again. Even saying ‘it’s none of your business’ ensures that they feel insulted and start yelling. I have decided I don’t have patience for people like that anymore.
So, what do I say?
Start telling a long and rambling story that in no way relates. Keep talking until interrupted.
I need a sabbatical. Canada maybe or New Zealand. A retreat to a monastery also sounds nice. I will rebuild an old farm house. Something along these lines. :)
It doesn’t have to be the truth, or does it?
Just pull a Grandpa Simpson.
Great. I would like to be able to do that.
I need to move to Frisia to cater for my ailing mother.
Which Frisia?
This one. I didn’t know there was another?
East, West or North Frisia?
It was a joke, I was just picking somewhere far away.
Jokes have to be precise to be funny /s
Since you are from Germany, simply say “Die Grünen sind Schuld”. Everyone will understand and accept this reason.
Danke Merkel!
Krankenschein regelt.
I have been activated. Сука Блядь Comrades!
Будем здоровы!Will they find out that you quit? Would your supervisor tell them?
Also can’t you just use your remaining vacations and call in sick to reduce the amount of time interacting with them?
Just a note on this one. He may not have told his supervisor, at least where I live you don’t have to tell them why.
Not the reason, just that they quit. Some supervisors wouldn’t tell the staff for a number of reasons
Say you are working for a family member (helping your dad with his company or sth.). A colleague once had to go help his parents with their small company and no one questioned it a bit. No “better pay?” or “man you are moving far away!” just “oh, well good luck”.
A bearded stranger told me to throw away a ring.
Tell me where is Gandalf for I much desire to speak with him.
Best I can do is have a bearded man expose you as a thief to your neighbours, only to have have his friends party at your home at a later point in time.
I am personally curious what “internal regulation” means?
I believe that’s the rule in Germany, meaning, giving a month’s notice.
I didn’t realize it was regulated myself!
Exactly. There’s a minimum 4 weeks that can be increased in the employment contract. Going up to 3 months is not rare, depending on the industry/type of job.
And it works both ways, so if the employer wants to fire you, the same notice period applies.
If its a contract with unlimited employment time, like most contracts in Germany are, he cant fire you anyway, at least not without a valid reason, which could include: stealing, not doing your job, always coming late when there are meetings, stuff like that. But you can only properly be fired for that, if you do it multiple times (depending on the severity), you will get written warnings beforehand.
Another reason is mass layoffs, but they have to have a valid reason too, which doesnt include “oops we hired too many people last year”.
So under normal circumstances you will not get fired in Germany, its a different story if you only have a 2 year contract for example, then you might not get a renewal, but a company cannot indefinetly rehire you with a limited contract, they will have to give you an unlimited one, if they want to keep you for longer.
