Companies have no loyalty to their employees. People are just cogs in a machine to them, and they will fire you at the drop of a hat.

What would you do if you got hired into a new job and were given very little training or assistance, but were expected to perform well on a major project?

That is what happened to the guy in this story, so while he tried his hardest at first, he quickly realized that there was no point and started to relax a bit. He then found out that he was going to be fired, so he quit first, resulting in his managers getting upset with him.

Personally, I think he handled the situation perfectly. Sure, he burned some bridges with the company, but that is no real loss. Read through the full story below to see what you think of how he handled the situation.

I quit my job before they could fire me

So, I found out I was getting fired from my job. I am a mortgage underwriter by profession.

Finding a job that is a good fit can be difficult.

With the way the economy is, I got laid off in June. I found a new job in August, but I really wasn’t into it. Unlike my previous position, there wasn’t any formal training at all. Just a quick Zoom call with the previous person at my position.

They also hired me a month before a massive deadline and gave me very little guidance on how to proceed. I had reservations about taking the role, it was a much lower salary than I had and benefits sucked.

If his bosses don’t care, why should he?

But it was WFH and the salary would be enough to cover my expenses. In the first month leading up to the deadline, I really tried. I stayed late into the night finishing projects, getting familiar with the financials and trying to learn on my own.

After that, I checked out of the job. I felt like they didn’t care enough about this position to invest resources into structured training and expected me to figure it out on my own, then why would I care?

It is no surprise that there were big problems given the level of support he had.

The last couple of months passed with me going thought the motions. Last week, big blowup. There was an error in the big project I completed in the first month. I fix it, but another error on a different task.

This one, I know for sure isn’t my fault. There was an excel sheet with the wrong formula, which led to the data being completely off. Thing is, my boss told me to specifically change the existing formula to the one that was used. I remember, because I thought that was weird, but didn’t argue and did what I was told, because at that point I didn’t care.

There is no reason for him to do anything for the company at this point.

This week I had a very important and time sensitive task. Tuesday, I am on LinkedIn doing my customary scroll though available remote positions. I see my company posted a new position. Mine.

I took a lunch break and went for a drive to clear my head and get some Chipotle. I come back, to an email from my boss. After you’re done, please compile a list of your responsibilities, the projects you worked on and the resources you used. This was needed for HR for “new record keeping process.”

They really took advantage of him.

So to sum up, they worked me through the busiest time of the year with no training, were about to fire me & have me compile training materials for my replacement. So I decide to quit.

I didn’t do the task and spent the next two days eating pecan pie with coffee in front of my TV catching up on some Netflix. At 1 PM on Thursday, I write a resignation email to all the bigwigs.

As if they had any loyalty to them.

Immediately, my phone is blowing up. My boss goes into the usual song and dance. Why? How could you? This is irresponsible. You’re letting down the company and your coworkers.

We have invested so much in you. You’re supposed to give 2 week notice. Etc. I pointed out to them that my offer letter when they hired me bolds and underlines the words at will employment, wished them well and hung up.

Since then, I’ve gotten many more texts, calls and emails. I remain steadfast.

It is funny that his management team is trying to make him feel guilty for leaving when they were clearly about to fire him.

Read through the comments to see what other people have to say about it.

I think this commenter is correct.

This commenter has a great recommendation.

Some managers just can’t wrap their heads around this concept.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about an employee who quiet quit, then quit for real, following a no-overtime mandate.

If they want him, they will have to pay.

This is exactly right.

Companies expect loyalty, but they never offer it themselves. This is why it is so important for employees to always do what is in their own best interests.

In this story, the company tried to act betrayed even though they were clearly preparing to fire this guy. They just didn’t like that it was inconvenient how he did it.