Am I allowed to immediately resign from my work?

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I've been working at this job for I would say a good three weeks and I've hated every minute of it. I do not feel like I am excelling in my workplace and some workers are particularly nasty to me. As well, I asked for full time when I was hired and I got 10 hours and I got an entire week off.... On top of all of that, my pay check is literally minimum wage. I am pending on a position from another company but regardless or not I get hired there I just want to leave this job as soon as possible. My next shift is on Friday and after that I work the following 3 days (surprise around when I start to quit I get more shifts but still minimum wage job and I cannot deal with the people I work with) and I plan on handing in a resignation after my shift on Friday. If I say that I have been offered employment at another company can I immediately resign. I know it is putting them under tight spot and it is not courteous of me to inform them so late but I could not do it any sooner because I didn't have any shifts and going to work and back would take two hours for a couple minutes. Sorry for that long rant and I know how unprofessional that sounds but am I able to immediately resign?

Update:

I'm also not using any of my managers from this job as references as I have other ones my new job can refer to

Employment · Answer

Yes, you can quit without notice, IF YOU ARE EMPLOYED AT-WILL.

At-will states that either an employee or an employer can end a work relationship at any time, with or without reason, WITH OR WITHOUT ADVANCED NOTICE -except for illegal reasons.

So, this makes it perfectly legal, acceptable, and appropriate to quit without notice and for no reason or any reason.

Also, keep in mind that you can be FIRED during your notice period. So, if you were to give the 2 weeks notice, your employer can legally FIRE you on the spot. This happens often.
Being fired will definitely cast a worse stigma on you than quitting without notice, if quitting without notice does cast any bad reputation at all. Which it does not. 
Quit without notice is a right, exactly as much as any other rights.

I would suggest you to wait the end of the day you elected to be your last one, and to present written notice of your decision to quit without any explanation pertinent to reason. If your employer would have wished more job stability, your employer would have been able to extend you a non at-will contract.

Good Luck with your new job!

Judy · Answer

Legally you can, but it's very rude and juvenile to quit without notice.

Diego · Answer

You can resign whenever you want. However, it is the norm to give your employer a 2 weeks notice. So, if you resign today, your last day would be in twoo weeks. This will probably look bad on your work history when you look for another job since most employers like it when people stay for at least one year working for the company.

StephenWeinstein · Answer

You're able.  It's really discouraged.  You'll get a bad reference.  But they can't throw you in jail for it.

You don't have to wait until you next shift to give them a letter, and you don't have to make a two hour trip either.  Just call on the phone.

Don't say that it's because you got a job offer someone else.  When leaving for that reason, a minimum of two weeks notice is expected.  If you have to reason more suddenly, you should try to give a better reason.

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