{"id":4340,"date":"2015-08-04T06:47:10","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T06:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=4340"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:46:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:46:23","slug":"the-most-outrageous-resignations-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-most-outrageous-resignations-in-history","title":{"rendered":"9 of the Most Outrageous Resignations in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Career experts have always recommended resigning from your job in a professional manner. Not only will it help your reputation remain intact, but it will also help you avoid burning bridges with colleagues. Ideally, leaving your workplace with respect and mutual understanding approach should be done at all times.<\/p>\n<p>Even when your frustration with your boss, office mates, and the management has reached fury-of-a-thousand-suns levels, there&#8217;s always a way to bow out with grace. But, just cause there&#8217;s a way, doesn&#8217;t mean people do it that way.<\/p>\n<p>Did these folks leave in a blaze of glory? It probably felt like glory for a few seconds but, in the end, it left their surroundings razed in negative feelings, defiance, and\u00a0a lasting bad expression. Let&#8217;s talk about how not to resign. Here are some stellar examples of the most outrageous resignations in history.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-most-outrageous-resignations-in-history\/#The_bricklayer_cometh\" title=\"The bricklayer cometh\">The bricklayer cometh<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-most-outrageous-resignations-in-history\/#A_bittersweet_ending\" title=\"A bittersweet ending\">A bittersweet ending<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-most-outrageous-resignations-in-history\/#Parental_guidance\" title=\"Parental guidance\">Parental guidance<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-most-outrageous-resignations-in-history\/#March_all_the_way_out_the_door\" title=\"March all the way out the door\">March all the way out the door<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-most-outrageous-resignations-in-history\/#Hands_off_the_merchandise\" title=\"Hands off the merchandise\">Hands off the merchandise<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-most-outrageous-resignations-in-history\/#Expressing_angst_in_the_airways\" title=\"Expressing angst in the airways\">Expressing angst in the airways<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-most-outrageous-resignations-in-history\/#Times_for_a_change\" title=\"\u201cTimes\u201d for a change\">\u201cTimes\u201d for a change<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-most-outrageous-resignations-in-history\/#Just_dance\" title=\"Just dance\u00a0\">Just dance\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/the-most-outrageous-resignations-in-history\/#In_the_nude_to_resign\" title=\"In the nude to resign\">In the nude to resign<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_bricklayer_cometh\"><\/span><strong>T<\/strong><strong>he bricklayer cometh<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s kick off the list with some \u201cheavy\u201d material. Bricks are useful when building a house. However, one disgruntled worker showed that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/02\/27\/19-really-dumb-ways-to-quit-a-job\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bricks can also be used to send a\u00a0message<\/a>. The said worker threw a brick containing the words \u201cI quit\u201d through a window.<\/p>\n<p>No truth to the rumor that the brick was used for the company\u2019s construction project. No doubt, it was a surefire way though of destroying any goodwill between the employee at hand and the company.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_bittersweet_ending\"><\/span><strong>A bittersweet ending<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/newstopics\/howaboutthat\/5000243\/Man-resigns-from-job-by-handing-in-notice-on-cake.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">less-than-sweet message of W. Neil Berrett<\/a>, an individual with an apparent sweet tooth, to his employer was, \u201cYou can definitely have your cake and eat it too!\u201d While employers give out a cake on their workers\u2019 birthdays, Barrett turned it around. Barrett brought in a custom-made cake that had resignation letter written in frosting on the cake\u2019s sweet surface. Not exactly the most yummy of desserts.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, these cakes are not sold by Goldilocks or Conti\u2019s so best to do some self-study on cake designing if this is how you would want to resign.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parental_guidance\"><\/span><strong>Parental guidance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Remember when our parents, at many points in our lives, went the extra mile to show how they cared for their sons and daughters? Their willingness to do things on our behalf show how parents dutifully look after their children.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/02\/27\/19-really-dumb-ways-to-quit-a-job\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One set of parents may have spoiled their kid too much<\/a>.\u00a0An employee tasked his parents to chat with his boss, and to make clear that their son was leaving the company. Maybe, just maybe, we&#8217;re all a little bit too old to call mommy and daddy for help when we&#8217;re tired of something.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"March_all_the_way_out_the_door\"><\/span><strong>March all the way out the door<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Who says you can\u2019t march to the beat of your own band when you call it quits at work? Hotel employee Joey DeFrancesco was disgruntled at the company\u2019s management team, who shared the same feeling towards him as well. With a little help from his marching band-playing friends, an excited DeFrancesco and his fellow musicians\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2011\/10\/24\/living\/marching-band-resignation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">put on quite a show, captured in a viral video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With his boss entering the scene, DeFrancesco submits his letter of resignation and signals to his band mates, who play a noisy tune. Showmanship lives, indeed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hands_off_the_merchandise\"><\/span><strong>Hands off the merchandise<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here is\u00a0a case that shows your resignation\u00a0note can be written in a material other than paper. A then-employee from Bed Bath &amp; Beyond\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/12\/07\/bed-bath-beyond-employee-quits_n_2258048.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote his on the merchandise tag of a popular item on sale<\/a>. The tags contained colorful and unwelcoming written sentiments aimed at his boss, such as &#8220;This is for fat f&#8211;ks,&#8221; &#8220;My boss is a prick,&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;m quitting today.&#8221; Fortunately, the tags escaped the eyes of passing customers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expressing_angst_in_the_airways\"><\/span><strong>Expressing angst in the airways<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Have you heard of former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater? Everyone has a bad day at work. In Slater\u2019s case, being hit on the head by the baggage of a said-to-be rude passenger, was the catalyst to hasten his departure from the airline industry.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1301798\/JetBlue-flight-attendant-Steven-Slater-quits-job-style-luggage-row-passenger.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">His pent-up frustration made him use the plane\u2019s intercom system to fire a few choice words<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But his theatrics did not end there. Slater, in gung-ho fashion, took a couple of beers from the drinks tray, used the emergency chute, and rolled down onto the runway. Eventually, his newfound fame was short-lived as local authorities arrested and charged him with criminal offenses. Needless to say the resignation high was short-lived.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Times_for_a_change\"><\/span><strong>\u201cTimes\u201d for a change<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, working for the most prestigious companies may not be as glamorous as it seems. That seems to be the case when a different type of insider info begins leaking out. High level executive Greg Smith crafted a revealing and derisive resignation letter published in the New York Times. Entitled &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/03\/14\/opinion\/why-i-am-leaving-goldman-sachs.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs<\/a>&#8220;, Smith took shots at\u00a0Goldman Sachs\u2019s company culture.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was criticized, in some circles, as opportunistic as he parlayed his being in the New York Times spotlight into a lucrative book deal centering on tenure at the said company.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Just_dance\"><\/span><strong>Just dance\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Marina Shifrin, a viral video maker, created her own viral video. Predictably, it explains why she has had enough of her work through<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pitch.com\/FastPitch\/archives\/2013\/09\/30\/marina-v-shifrin-mizzou-grad-quits-job-with-dancing-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0interpretative dance<\/a>. Bosses who get to read her introduction to the video will learn a thing or two about how managing their direct reports better. Shifrin\u2019s video has garnered over six million views.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_the_nude_to_resign\"><\/span><strong>In the nude to resign<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Why not just lay it all out there for the world to see, right? For some people, it feels like they forget to focus on the bare necessities (no pun intended) in their aim to leave the company. Good thing the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/some-not-so-great-examples-of-ways-to-resign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video leaves a little bit for the imaginatio<\/a>n.<\/p>\n<p>At least, the person is stating the naked truth (of why he left). Some stints and tenures at work end in a simple yet classy way. A few others end up resigning with a resounding bang that ultimately leaves their career in whimper-like state.<\/p>\n<p>How would you like to be remembered in your former company? Your answer and how you respond before moving on can be the difference between a thriving career and having an \u201cemployer beware\u201d label on your back.<\/p>\n<p>If we lived in an ideal world with no consequences, by all means mark your exit with style. If you had a chance to have outrageous resignation, how would you pull it off? Know of more outrageous ways people have decided to call it quits? Share them with us in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Career experts have always recommended resigning from your job in a professional manner. Not only will it help your reputation remain intact, but it will also help you avoid burning bridges with colleagues. 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