How can I quit my job without upsetting my friend?
606644
You have to be honest and calm to talk to your friend, you are really nice to your friend, I'm sure your friend will understand. Friends should understand each other, that's what friends are for!!!!! If you are good to your friend, I'm sure that you can overcome your fear easily.
934548
Never quit a job before you get another one.  So start looking for another job right away.  When you get one then you can quit.
564036
Set the mf up.  Make up something outrageous and when your boss asks you about it just laugh it off.  Keep doing that and he/she will either stop or get fired.
352888
You don't. ( unless you want to lose your job), just keep all conversation based solely on work, he'll soon get the message when you're not asking him how his weekend was.
720893
I've been there. It can get pretty complicated and feelings can get confused. let your friends know that as a manager your first obligation is to the company. Let them know that you value their friendship but dont want your friendship to hinder your performance at work. Usually most "good" friends can respect that if not then thats a whole other ball game.
3837
call your friend's bluff.  if she wants to leave so bad, then let her.  hee hee..  don't be mean tho.\n\nas a biatch, i often have trouble not being bossy.  you see, once i'm comfortable around people enough to just be me, my bossiness comes out.  since i know this about m'self, i can tone it down a bit.  even tho', i still like to remind my friends that if i feel comfortable enough to be bossy, they should feel comfortable around me to tell me to shut up once in a while!  hee hee!
886066
You say you are willing to wait until "we are not swamped" so why would you need an "excuse"?\n\nIf it is actually that hard to get time off, just tell your supervisor that you have been unusually stressed lately and you need to have a day to just get away and calm down.  Ask about a week ahead of time so it doesn't come as surprise to your sup.\nIf your sup is decent he/she will realize you are being thoughtful and responsible by asking ahead of time and should honor that.        \nAt least you will have the knowledge that you were honest.  \n\nA sup who isn't responsive to the needs of the workers will soon find they have a hostile working class to deal with and that will come back to bite in the arse.\n\nWhere I worked, we had one boss who thought he had to act like a dictator to control everyone. When he finally PO'd everyone to the point they hated him we started watching for ways to get rid of him. Eventually the attendance and work output showed on paper that he wasn't getting the job done and they moved him to another area. A friend and I had a talk with him before he was moved and we did our best to make him realize he caused all of the problems in our area.  He didn't listen. He acted the same in the new area and the people there were a lot meaner than us. They sabotaged everything he did and made his bosses know why things went downhill in their area. The company sent him to some training school to readjust his technique and then transferred him to a different facility where no one knew him.  We heard the people there slashed the tires on his car!! After that I don't know what happened. I don't condone the slashing but I do understand the frustration of an unreasonable boss. They are actually counter productive.\n\nGood luck and remember, honesty always pays good dividends...
899984
I'm assuming you are referring to personal info, not work related info. I've worked many jobs and the only thing I can tell you is that there is an "a**hole" at every company, no matter how much you like your job. As someone else said, just communicate with her regarding work related issues. You don't have to be best friends with the people that you work with, but sometimes you have to try to work with them as much as you hate them as a person. If you really can't stand it, find another job. Writing her a letter along with the rest of your coworkers is just going to cause more trouble. When I was younger, I used to let people like that bother me to the point that I would "tattle" on them. But in the end, I'm the one that suffered. Just do your job and only tell your personal business to people that you do not work with.
739322
I would arrange a "sit-down" with the supervisor to discuss your feelings and her "close supervision" of your work time.  Ask her why she has singled you out. Let her know that it is making you uncomfortable, and since other employees are aware of it, it is  coming awfully close to establishing a "hostile work environment", which is illegal, a form of sexual discrimination. Let her know that you have options (going to HR, filing a complaint with EEOC), which you don't want to utilize, but will if the situation does not change.\n\nLet her know that, beginning immediately, you will be keeping a log, recording any employment decisions, good and bad, time, date, person involved, witness, issues and reasons.
684473
Just make it clear that your work has nothing to do with your friendship. Work is work, and your friendship should not enter into what you do there.
1086206
Try to burn as few bridges as possible because you may need them some day. I think that once you safely have a new job then you can just tell your boss to his/her face to do just that.
222093
Get another job that you think you may like and stop doing the one you don't like. If the same happens do the same again.Think positive. You only get one go in life so don't waste it doing something that makes you unhappy.\nBest foot forward!
82832
That's an old tactic. Here's another one I've heard,\n\n"Now, I don't want you to quit. You've got a BIG raise comin' up and I want you to get it!"\n\nYou can find someone to complain to but you are not going to be happy at your job. Find another one.
763100
Be frank with them and tell them to grow up! Tell them that you are an adult and can speak to whom ever you please. Let them know that they are also putting unneeded stress on you at work and that is not fair to you.\nThe problem they have are between the two of them and they need to quit bringing you in the middle of it. Tell them you aren't going to stand for it any longer...end of discussion.\nIf necessary, go to management about it. If they get upset about it, tell them that you didn't know what else to do and that you deserve to come to work without having to deal with their crap.
79626
This may not sound too nice but you have a right to be a little selfish...you have the seniority. If the other person is the one initiating the change, you have a right to express your wishes as well. Just tell your boss that you don't wish to move & that you hope he or she wil respect your wishes. If you are a top-notch performer, you can also point out your various good points that should keep you in said position while also noting that, "I shouldn't have to feel like I am fighting for the job & currently have...but..."\n\nGood luck!
299776
I absolutely hate it when that happens. I always try not to get involved, but if I have to, I end up bitching someone out. Just don't get involved, and make it clear to your co-workers that you are not involved. Make sure they understand that they are both your friends and you will not take sides, no exceptions. I am usually very firm when it comes to these issues, because you're right, it IS high-schoolish. I have very little patience for this kind of thing, and all my friends know this.
250151
First if you want to quit your job have one already waiting on you to start. If you feel that you just don't want to drag yourself into that same old job anymore then start looking for a new one. Once you have your starting date set up give notice to your old one. Be happy.