neatcheeOct 30, 2024

If an employer ever asks you to resign, tell them "no".

There is no benefit to resigning unless you have another job lined up already.

Make them fire you. Get your unemployment benefits. Make sure you are legally protected in case of malfeasance. Resigning undermines all of that.

This message brought to you by AWS telling workers to return to office 5-days-a-week by commuting or relocating, or they should resign.

Again, the answer is "no, you'll have to fire me."

EDIT: To clarify, in most areas "fired" and "let go" are not legally meaningful terms and can be used interchangeably. The important term is "for cause" or not. So don't commit misconduct to get fired. Poor job performance is typically not a "for cause" reason, nor is failure to accept changes like RTO

Show threadKhleedril
@neatchee Hey people, just remember while you read through this thread that you are the most precious thing here; look after yourself first, and if that means just walking away from trouble then walk away and tell yourself you have found peace within.
Oct 31, 2024 at 6:47pmWeb
Show threadneatcheeOct 31, 2024

@khleedril this is so true. Always put your health and safety first!

I will say, however, that it can be really cathartic to laugh internally at the suckers who don't realize they're literally paying you to do nothing while you wait to get let go. Let 'em talk shit and assign you crappy work tasks you're not gonna actually put effort into anyway. :D

(That all assumes you're capable of that approach; if you're not that's ok)