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Should I resign before they fire me?

Long story short, yesterday I asked old manager to be a reference as it was becoming a toxic environment. New manager called me today and gave me 2 options 1. Hand in my resignation Or 2. I will be fired I told her I would refuse to resign, so she said she’ll pass it up the chain to get me fired. I thought this was the right thing to do/say, I’m being forced out of a job I love, and I’m not going to give up my entitlements in this situation. However, my mum who has always been very securely employed has said I should definitely resign, so that I can move forward with a clean slate/conscience and that I can tell potential employers I jumped ship on my own and wasn’t pushed. I am hesitant to listen to her advice. This new manager has also started another fight with…


Long story short, yesterday I asked old manager to be a reference as it was becoming a toxic environment. New manager called me today and gave me 2 options
1. Hand in my resignation
Or 2. I will be fired

I told her I would refuse to resign, so she said she’ll pass it up the chain to get me fired.

I thought this was the right thing to do/say, I’m being forced out of a job I love, and I’m not going to give up my entitlements in this situation.

However, my mum who has always been very securely employed has said I should definitely resign, so that I can move forward with a clean slate/conscience and that I can tell potential employers I jumped ship on my own and wasn’t pushed.

I am hesitant to listen to her advice. This new manager has also started another fight with a manager of a sister store that is being escalated to higher management/HR quite rapidly and she’s only been in this location for 3 weeks. She has given me nothing but excellent feedback previously. This is almost completely out of the blue

Context: I am in Australia, working in retail on a permanent part time contract within the probationary period – ineligible for unfair dismissal but I have entitlements to payment in lieu of notice, leave payouts etc

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