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** "You won't quit, because of three things. One: [[ResignationsNotAccepted I won't accept you quitting.]] Two: You doing something awful like putting a dog turd on my desk won't make me fire you. [[RuleOfThree Third:]] If by some miracle you actually convinced me to fire you, I will make damned sure you are blacklisted even amongst the beggars. And [[FourIsDeath fourth]]: [[WorseWithContext that]] nanotech [[ExplosiveLeash bomb on your skull]] means that your ass is mine [[ImpliedDeathThreat for life.]]"

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** "You won't quit, because of three things. One: [[ResignationsNotAccepted I won't accept you quitting.]] Two: You doing something awful like putting a dog turd on my desk won't make me fire you. [[RuleOfThree Third:]] If by some miracle you actually convinced me to fire you, I will make damned sure you are blacklisted even amongst the beggars.beggars and sex workers. And [[FourIsDeath fourth]]: [[WorseWithContext that]] nanotech [[ExplosiveLeash bomb on your skull]] means that your ass is mine [[ImpliedDeathThreat for life.]]"
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** "You won't quit, because of three things. One: [[ResignationsNotAccepted I won't accept you quitting.]] Two: You doing something awful like putting a dog turd on my desk won't make me fire you. [[RuleOfThree And]] [[WorseWithContext third:]] that [[ExplosiveLeash bomb on your skull]] means that your ass is mine [[ImpliedDeathThreat for life.]]"

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** "You won't quit, because of three things. One: [[ResignationsNotAccepted I won't accept you quitting.]] Two: You doing something awful like putting a dog turd on my desk won't make me fire you. [[RuleOfThree And]] Third:]] If by some miracle you actually convinced me to fire you, I will make damned sure you are blacklisted even amongst the beggars. And [[FourIsDeath fourth]]: [[WorseWithContext third:]] that that]] nanotech [[ExplosiveLeash bomb on your skull]] means that your ass is mine [[ImpliedDeathThreat for life.]]"

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** Half of the staff walks out, causing the business to close down shortly after.
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** Half of the staff walks out, causing the business to close down shortly after.
after.
* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':



** Bob has to [[CrossingTheBurntBridge come groveling back to]] IncompetenceInc.

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** Bob has to [[CrossingTheBurntBridge come groveling back to]] IncompetenceInc. IncompetenceInc



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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???'''Zig-Zagged''': Bob starts preparing to do this, then changes his mind, then decides he will quit in a fury after all.



** Bob quits, but does so properly (two weeks' notice, civilized letter of resignation, etc.)
** Bob is unemployed.

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** Bob quits, but does so properly (two weeks' notice, civilized letter of resignation, etc.)
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** Bob is unemployed.



** Bob is bluffing, hoping his boss will give him something to make him stay (a raise, a promotion, or a corner office.)

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** Bob is bluffing, hoping his boss will give him something to make him stay (a raise, a promotion, or a corner office.)office).



->"So, BobFromAccounting left in a rage this morning."\\

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->"So, -->"So, BobFromAccounting left in a rage this morning."\\



* '''Deconstructed''': Screaming "I quit" does not count as an actual resignation. Bob is listed as "terminated" rather than "resigned".
* '''Conversed''': "Here comes the big "I quit" scene.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Screaming "I quit" does not count as an actual resignation. Bob is listed as "terminated" rather than "resigned".
** [[AndThenWhat Bob had no plans for anything]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough that would get him an income afterwards.]] Or, if he did, none of them works out.
* '''Conversed''': "Here comes the big "I quit" scene. 'I quit' scene."
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob had good relationships with his coworkers of similar rank and they all get ADayInTheLimelight after he quits, showing what he did for them that they'll miss.



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Back to TakeThisJobAndShoveItYou know what you can do with [[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife this life-wrecking task]]? TakeThisJobAndShoveIt!



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* '''Exploited''': Bob is bluffing, hoping his boss will give him something to make him stay (a raise, a promotion, or a corner office.)

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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Bob is bluffing, hoping his boss will give him something to make him stay (a raise, a promotion, or a corner office.))
** Bob was impersonating an employee, and then pretends to loudly quit to make a quick exit.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character {{Rage Quit}}s his/her job.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character {{Rage Quit}}s his/her their job.
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** Bob is laid-off or fired.

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** Bob is laid-off or fired.Bob's boss openly fires him in front of the entire office.



* '''Double Subverted''': Just to pick up his last paycheck and leave a dog turd on his boss' desk.

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** Bob calms down and gives in his notice.
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Just to pick up his last paycheck and leave a dog turd on his boss' desk.desk.
** The last two weeks push him over the edge and he quits in a rage.



* '''Exploited''': Bob is bluffing, hoping his boss will give him something to make him stay (a raise, a promotion, a corner office, whatever.)

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* '''Exploited''': Bob is bluffing, hoping his boss will give him something to make him stay (a raise, a promotion, or a corner office, whatever.office.)



* '''Discussed''': "So, BobFromAccounting left in a rage this morning."
* '''Conversed''': [[SarcasmMode Yeah, that's a smart career move.]]

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* '''Discussed''': "So, '''Discussed''':
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BobFromAccounting left in a rage this morning."
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[[SarcasmMode Yeah, that's a smart career move.]]]]
* '''Deconstructed''': Screaming "I quit" does not count as an actual resignation. Bob is listed as "terminated" rather than "resigned".
* '''Conversed''': "Here comes the big "I quit" scene.



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** Bob writes a formal letter of resignation and hands it to his boss two weeks before he's to leave.
** Bob is still working for the company, but has emotionally checked out.
** Bob gets fired
** Bob comes in the next day
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But before that two weeks is up, Bob decides he can't take one more day and leaves.
** Bob makes a big production of leaving, even if he does wait until his official last day.
** The letter he wrote still has some [[BrutalHonesty scathing comments]] about the boss, the company, etc.
** He decides to physically leave.
** He tells his boss something along the lines of, "You can't fire me! I quit!"
** Just to pick up his last paycheck and leave a dog turd on his boss' desk.

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** Bob writes a formal letter Bob's loud display of resignation and hands it to his boss two weeks before he's to leave.
** Bob is still working for the company, but has emotionally checked out.
** Bob gets fired
quitting was just an act, as he was already fired.
** Bob comes in the next day
day.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But before that two weeks is up, Bob decides he can't take one more day and leaves.
** Bob makes a big production of leaving, even if he does wait until his official last day.
** The letter he wrote still has some [[BrutalHonesty scathing comments]] about the boss, the company, etc.
** He decides to physically leave.
** He tells his boss something along the lines of, "You can't fire me! I quit!"
**
Subverted''': Just to pick up his last paycheck and leave a dog turd on his boss' desk.
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** Half of the staff walks out, causing the business to close down shortly after.
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** Bob gives his boss a curt resignation letter explaining that he is no longer working for the company, effective immediatly.

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** Bob gives his boss a curt resignation letter explaining that he is no longer working for the company, effective immediatly.immediately.



** Bob's job [[MeanBoss (or boss)]] is just ''that'' horrible.
** Bob is on strike

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** Bob's job and/or [[MeanBoss (or boss)]] boss]] is just ''that'' horrible.
** Bob is on strikestrike.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob uses his office computer to look for a new job.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Bob uses his office computer to look for a new job.job.
** Bob gives his boss a curt resignation letter explaining that he is no longer working for the company, effective immediatly.



** Bob's job [[BadBoss (or boss)]] is just ''that'' horrible.

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** Bob's job [[BadBoss [[MeanBoss (or boss)]] is just ''that'' horrible.

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** Bob's boss refuses to accept his resignation (often with some additional strong-arming needed).



* '''Defied''': Bob knows that this could ruin his future career prospects, and that he doesn't have a new job yet, so he decides to stick it out a bit longer and quit in a more civilized manner.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Bob knows that this could ruin his future career prospects, and that he doesn't have a new job yet, so he decides to stick it out a bit longer and quit in a more civilized manner. manner.
** "You won't quit, because of three things. One: [[ResignationsNotAccepted I won't accept you quitting.]] Two: You doing something awful like putting a dog turd on my desk won't make me fire you. [[RuleOfThree And]] [[WorseWithContext third:]] that [[ExplosiveLeash bomb on your skull]] means that your ass is mine [[ImpliedDeathThreat for life.]]"
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** Incompetance, Inc. has NoOSHACompliance and after a particularly nasty mishap, Bob fears he's one disaster short of serious injury or death if he continues (as well as being naturally angry).

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** Incompetance, Incompetence, Inc. has NoOSHACompliance and after a particularly nasty mishap, Bob fears he's one disaster short of serious injury or death if he continues (as well as being naturally angry).
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** Incompetance, Inc. has NoOSHACompliance and after a particularly nasty mishap, Bob fears he's one disaster short of serious injury or death if he continues (as well as being naturally angry).
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** Bob has a mental illness that gives him [[MoodSwinger intense mood swings]] and/or poor impulse control.

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* '''Basic Trope''': A character {{Rage Quit}}s his/her job.

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* '''Basic Trope''': A character {{Rage Quit}}s his/her job.
job.



* '''Exaggerated''': Before leaving, Bob [[GoingPostal injures or kills a few of his coworkers]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Before leaving, Bob [[GoingPostal injures or kills a few of his coworkers]].



* '''Justified''': Bob's job [[BadBoss (or boss)]] is just ''that'' horrible.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob's job [[BadBoss (or boss)]] is just ''that'' horrible.



* '''Inverted''': Bob is laid-off or fired.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Bob is laid-off or fired.



* '''Subverted''': Bob writes a formal letter of resignation and hands it to his boss two weeks before he's to leave.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Bob writes a formal letter of resignation and hands it to his boss two weeks before he's to leave.



* '''Double Subverted''': But before that two weeks is up, Bob decides he can't take one more day and leaves.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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But before that two weeks is up, Bob decides he can't take one more day and leaves.



* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't quit his job in any way.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Bob doesn't quit his job in any way.



* '''Conversed''': [[SarcasmMode Yeah, that's a smart career move.]]

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* '''Conversed''': [[SarcasmMode Yeah, that's a smart career move.]]]]
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** The letter he wrote still has some [[BrutalHonesty scathing comments]] about the boss, the company, etc.



Averted: ???
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Averted: ???\n Enforced: ???\n Lampshaded: ???\n Invoked: ???\n Exploited: ???\n Defied: ???\n Discussed: ???\n Conversed: ???*'''Averted''': Bob doesn't quit his job in any way.
** Bob quits, but does so properly (two weeks' notice, civilized letter of resignation, etc.)
** Bob is unemployed.
*'''Enforced''': RuleOfDrama, RuleOfFunny
*'''Lampshaded''': "You can kiss my ass! I'm leaving!"
*'''Invoked''': Bob is unhappy with his work conditions, the fact that his complaints get dismissed, the way the company is run, the fact that he's sat at the same desk for 5 years and worked for 4 different companies, and crappy paycheck and benefits package.
*'''Exploited''': Bob is bluffing, hoping his boss will give him something to make him stay (a raise, a promotion, a corner office, whatever.)
*'''Defied''': Bob knows that this could ruin his future career prospects, and that he doesn't have a new job yet, so he decides to stick it out a bit longer and quit in a more civilized manner.
*'''Discussed''': "So, BobFromAccounting left in a rage this morning."
*'''Conversed''': [[SarcasmMode Yeah, that's a smart career move.]]
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*'''Basic Trope''': A character {{Rage Quit}}s his/her job.

*'''Straight''': After five years of putting up with all the nonsense at IncompetenceInc, Bob snaps and walks out on his job, never to return.
*'''Exaggerated''': Before leaving, Bob [[GoingPostal injures or kills a few of his coworkers]].
** Bob does this at pretty much every job he's ever had, within two months of hire.
** It's Bob's [[FirstDayFromHell first day on the job]].
*'''Downplayed''': Bob uses his office computer to look for a new job.
*'''Justified''': Bob's job [[BadBoss (or boss)]] is just ''that'' horrible.
** Bob is on strike
*'''Inverted''': Bob is laid-off or fired.
** Bob is KickedUpstairs.
** Bob is hired at a new job.
** Bob has to [[CrossingTheBurntBridge come groveling back to]] IncompetenceInc.
*'''Subverted''': Bob writes a formal letter of resignation and hands it to his boss two weeks before he's to leave.
** Bob is still working for the company, but has emotionally checked out.
** Bob gets fired
** Bob comes in the next day
*'''Double Subverted''': But before that two weeks is up, Bob decides he can't take one more day and leaves.
** Bob makes a big production of leaving, even if he does wait until his official last day.
** He decides to physically leave.
** He tells his boss something along the lines of, "You can't fire me! I quit!"
** Just to pick up his last paycheck and leave a dog turd on his boss' desk.
*'''Parodied''': His coworkers and boss are all too happy to see him go.
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