So, I'm expecting a job offer this week and need advice on quitting my current job. I have a bad relationship with my boss and zero plans to ever return. Should I still wait to resign until my background check and drug test officially clear before giving notice, even though I know I'll pass?

Don’t resign until you get a job offer in writing and you sign it. Spoken from experience. After that, let your boss know what’s your last day will be. You should give them at least a week. Sometimes they are ok with you leaving earlier so just ask. Stay professional, composed and polite till the end. Don’t slam the door. Thank for the opportunity and move on. It’s a small world and you never know what happens. Sometimes a word from old world may break your new one.

Do you think (despite even a 2 wk notice) that your boss will just tell you to go? Many companies believe you will “sabotage” them or something equally dumb if you fulfill the notice. The tough part is NEVER burn your bridges. Everyone seems to know everyone in some capacity. You do the right thing, even if they do not. If you do decide to up & go sooner, I would make a call to HR & apologize to let your team down but you literally cannot fathom another two weeks due to the toxicity in your dept.

Please do not resign until after you have officially been been given the OK to start. Anything can happen with having your background check and drug test, etc. still being looked into always leave on a good note from your previous job no matter what the circumstances are. If you leave on a bad note, it may haunt you later.

Keep it short and sweet thank you for the opportunity. My last day is XYZ.

Always wait til you work your first day then after if you have a really bad relationship with him write a letter of your two week notice and then if you have any use pto to fill those two weeks

Yes definitely wait.

Never just quit a job. You aren’t hurting the boss or the company but the other people that count on you everyday.

If you have zero plans and ever going back don't tell him anything just quit at the end of the day we give these companies too much of our time and energy and if we know for 100% fact if your day let's say for instance for me example I was working at a job my new job starts today I didn't even tell my old job I didn't just I just stop showing up to work they don't give you a two week notice before they terminate you so why would you give them a two week notice before you start your new job.

If you have a contract, check it for notice requirements. If none exist, remember that your job offer is contingent on the results of those checks - I would wait until you receive the job offer in writing, especially if there’s anything that could hang those two up. Background checks, while usually done quickly, legally can take up to 30 days. The more places you’ve lived also affect how long it takes to get them back.

CYA: wait until they come back and you have been given a formal start date by the new company.

Also for the person who responded that their old company was giving out info that kept them from getting a new job - you don’t need a new company to put it in writing. Conduct a reference check on yourself and record the call if you’re in a one party state.

Copy Human Resources so they cannot claim you didn’t give notice and just up and quit. Also helps to ensure you get handled with respect and professionalism in the response because you already have HR’s eyes in the mix.

Yes, you ought to wait until all checks are completed and you receive a formal job offer.

Wait till your employment has been confirmed before you can leave... you'll find yourself in a tight spot if you don't do that.

Never officially quit until you’ve signed the new contract! I’d wait until your background check goes through - who knows, there could be a glitch or something.

Yes please wait until your background check clears and all the paperwork is done. You never know what could happen on the background check and I would hate you to lose both jobs. Just wait the extra week. If you need to, just give one week notice. People do that all the time.

Don’t say nothing just quit they don’t give people weeks notice when they about to fire them

One of my previous jobs I gave more than 2 weeks notice. Printed my resignation letter and put it on supervisor ‘s desk, spoke to her in person and also emailed a copy to her and manager of the department! They claimed I did not give notice. I also forwarded a copy to personal email if you want proof!!!

Wait until you have the job secured. Start date etc. Don't tell your current job anything. Resign via U. S Mail with a certified letter addressed to your "boss". That'll sting like drinking lemon juice on a bit lip. You owe them nothing.

Wait until you officially get the job offer in writing, and you are okay with it and sign off on it. I have seen stories where people put in their two week notice before they received the official job offer in writing, and the salary was lower than what was discussed in the interviews.

Some companies will decide to let you go the same day you put in your notice.

Never, EVER resign until the ink is dry on a contract!! Anything can happen.

I just quit a very good paying job this morning via text messages.
I left one job and the boss asked me if I could give her a two week notice. I asked her, "would the company give me two weeks notice if they were going to let me go?" She didn't have much to say after that. I had already worked an additional week longer just to not try and screw my coworkers and the work schedules.
That being said, several companies I did offer a two week notice, I was usually told I was free to leave whenever.