You have the choice
quit or go through a lengthy investigation which will 95% probability end in you being fired. Which option do you take?
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:32, 20 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Fired please.
I'd be better off jobless, my pay at this place is terrible.
(Bert's other profile wants to wear your balls on a necklace, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:33, Reply)

Fired
It's easier to get unemployment benefit that way, and also there's the chance that the investigation will go in your favour. I had one that did.
(Herr Doktor Lemminge Is bored, so cheer me up!, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:35, Reply)

Stir it up with an investigation
cause the bastards some paperwork!
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:35, Reply)

Hmmm...
You'll get paid while the investigation is going on?

Drag it out as long as possible, then quit.
( Cawl, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:37, Reply)

I'd say quit
You can go on civil terms, still get a good reference. You're also less likely to get searched upon leaving, so you can smuggle a key out with you, so you can return later to smash up the place and leave it unlocked, thus invalidating their insurance.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:38, Reply)

I thought if you quit it was easier to get benefits
I went for the quit option in case I need to get job seekers and to get a decent reference. I know I'd lose the investigation, so didn't see the point in dragging it out.

Edit: No I wouldn't be paid through the investigation as I'd be suspended without pay.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:40, Reply)

Depends
On what the investigation is investigating.

But being fired for any form of misconduct makes it a lot more difficult to sign on.

That said quitting a job voluntarily doesn't make life easy either unless you can agree terms with the employer.

I'm not being any help here am I? I'll fuck off quietly instead...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:41, Reply)

I'm not entirely sure of the wording of the firing if it had taken place
because it was in 3 parts. I think I'm better off just quitting and never going back.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:43, Reply)

That's utter pants Becky
I hope you find something new real soon.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:45, Reply)

Shall we all go
egg the building next Friday?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:48, Reply)

I would say Quit
quicker - cleaner - and you can look for new jobs faster - if you get investigated aren't you like not allowed to look for more jobs? so you'd be sitting around waiting for them decide yae or nay with your money running out.
Quit and don't look back.
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:49, Reply)

I assume I could look for other jobs in the mean time
just didn't really fancy the hassle of an investigation.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:52, Reply)

well I still say Quit
I don't know what this investigation is about - but you have all my sympathies. I really hope you can work something out.
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 28 Apr 2009, 10:56, Reply)

Probably quit
Or maybe try and come to some arrangement where they make you redundant/say they no longer need you instead of firing you, so it's easier to get benefits.

What's it all about, out of interest? Tell me to fuck off if I'm prying.
(username1, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 11:01, Reply)

Depends
If you are guilty - Quit

If not - Fight tooth and nail and get legal advice
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 11:09, Reply)

Just quit
Less stress, you can go job hunting and you go on better terms without dirty laundry being aired in front of the rest of the company.
(Potty Jag har smör i min rumpspringa, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 11:53, Reply)

Sweet
Two months pay minus money I had outstanding on my account.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 12:01, Reply)

Two months pay?
Good work, it's better than just getting your P45 and holiday money. Also suggests they might have a guilty conscience about something.

Best of luck finding something else, keep us all posted.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 28 Apr 2009, 12:07, Reply)

Sounds like a result
Good luck - hopefully you'll fall right into something else soon.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 28 Apr 2009, 12:08, Reply)

2 months pay
will probably mean you can't sign on if it's in lieu of notice, as they'll treat you as though you're still working. And there's a hideously complicated formula for working out when it would last until that I can't remember.

Basically, don't go out and spend it as you'll be truly fucked. They'll still take it into account as earnings you would have received regardless of whether you've spent it.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 28 Apr 2009, 12:14, Reply)