@chocolala employers ask you when you can start so that they can also plan your shift schedule, who will train you, etc. sometimes, when the position is urgent, they usually hire the person who can start immediately and had passed their evaluation.

if you're worried about being too formal, my suggestion is for you to just talk with your immediate supervisor and hand him/her your resignation letter. after doing so, the ball is already in their hands. just a tip, when you hand in your notice, be sure to make two copies and have both of it signed by your sup. one copy is for them, and the other is for your file. this is so you have proof of when you handed in your notice.

@kireitenshi that makes sense. I've always wondered why they ask ppl how much they made in their previous job. Is that also why the employer asks when can you start? they're simply asking when your 2weeks are over?

Honestly, I'm just worried about being too formal since I'm only a PT employee. Thank you for the response! It really helped me think about what I should do in the upcoming few weeks.

@chocolala Oh, another thing that I forgot to add is that I do not recommend leaving your job when you have no prospects lined up yet. Looking for a job can be really difficult. Also, you'll have more bargaining powers in terms of salary and benefits if you are still employed, since more often than not the company that you're applying to will base their compensation and benefits package on the one that you currently have.

@chocolala Hmmm... You can tell your manager that you feel that the line of work us not right for you that the stress is taking a toll on your health or something similar. Again, never ever burn bridges, you never know, it might bite you back somewhere along the way if you do.

As for reporting to work after you submit your notice, yes, you'll have to go to work until the last day stated on your resignation letter. A workaround for this is to go on terminal leave if your remaining vacation leaves can cover the two weeks. This, however, would still be dependent on your supervisor since he/she will be the one to approve the leaves.

@chocolala Yes. You put in your notice so they can find another for the day you leave but you’re required to work normally for those two weeks. It may differ from company to company but that’s usually the practice.

@kireitenshi My problem is that I have no particular reason to quit. I just...don’t like it there even though a year has passed lol and its taken such a toll on me that I’m more stressed about going to work than taking an exam. they’re going through a shortage of employees but I really don’t want to work there til the end of the year.

@MissMinew So during those two weeks, are you still required to work? I’m asking since I’ve seen my coworkers leave after giving them their notice, but they still have shifts for the next week.

What I did before is that I sent a copy of my resignation letter to my manager via email and pm'ed him on Skype that I sent him a mail and told him it was important. He checked his email and saw the resignation letter and he set up a quick meeting with me on the same day. During the meeting, he asked me why I wad leaving, if there's a possibility that I will change my mind, etc. I answered his questions honestly and politely (never ever burn bridges) and handed him a hardcopy of my resignation letter for him to sign.

Hand in a letter with your resignation. You can always tell your manager you're quitting in 2 week's as well but always have it on paper. If anything should happen and you need legal work, they can only use your written stuff. It's also helpful should anybody decide they want you to still come in for work or exploit you or anything of that sort - then you can show them, black on white, that you quitted 2-weeks beforehand with the date of your last day. (Or however long the notice is in your establishment, make sure it is 2 weeks and not something else.)