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How to quit with no notice

I’ve been at my role for almost 2 1/2 years. I work with kids K-5 and am burnt out, but also cannot stand my boss anymore. I am scared to quit with two weeks notice because of the manipulation and emotional abuse she will do. Our relationship has crossed too many boundaries that I feel stuck at this place. I know doing this will burn the bridge to a reference, and to be honest I’ve been a stellar employee the past two 1/2 years, but I’m willing to give that up. Some examples of the unprofessionalism (I admit I shouldn’t have participated in some of these, but I was young and wanted the boss to “love” me. Bad idea.) Invited me over to her house (while I was working at another job) to drink with her and another coworker. I was underage. She took me out for a birthday dinner…


I’ve been at my role for almost 2 1/2 years. I work with kids K-5 and am burnt out, but also cannot stand my boss anymore. I am scared to quit with two weeks notice because of the manipulation and emotional abuse she will do. Our relationship has crossed too many boundaries that I feel stuck at this place.

I know doing this will burn the bridge to a reference, and to be honest I’ve been a stellar employee the past two 1/2 years, but I’m willing to give that up. Some examples of the unprofessionalism (I admit I shouldn’t have participated in some of these, but I was young and wanted the boss to “love” me. Bad idea.)

  1. Invited me over to her house (while I was working at another job) to drink with her and another coworker. I was underage.

  2. She took me out for a birthday dinner for my 21st and repeatedly handed me her drink to finish after I told her multiple times I didn’t want to drink more because I was driving home.

  3. She admitted to driving drunk and laughed about it.

  4. She tells me she gives me more responsibilities at work because I can “handle it” while everyone else puts in less effort and she doesn’t care.

  5. She tells me she doesn’t know what she’ll do without me because I’m her “person” (I’m 7 years younger than her and not her peer)

  6. I know I should have had a conversation about this with her, and I did, but I was shut down and I honestly am too intimidated to do anything about it.

I’m just stuck in a hard place. I have another job lined up already, but I need to just quit. I know leaving without two weeks notice is unprofessional, but I truly don’t think I can mentally handle the crying and guilt tripping I will receive from her if I put in my two weeks.

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