In the summer of 2008 I took off my blue vest and left my retail job to join the military. I would have worked until the day I left for basic training, but they wanted 5 weeks notice for a day off to swear in, so I put in my 2 weeks notice early.
Our cell phone are taken away from us in basic training until our first weekend off, which is 5 weeks in. We get our phones and turn them on. I have 5 voice messages (my full inbox) getting increasingly angry from my old boss asking me where I am and calling me to cover shifts.
I tell the other ladies. One of the other girls worked at the Golden Arches and another at some random mall retail joint. Their voicemails were full of the same crap too.