We’ve all had one of those days. At least, if you clicked this video, you probably
have. You’ve just had a terrible day at work,
but you find solace in one simple thought. You could chuck in the towel now. Just walk in there, screaming that you’re
quitting, and never go back. Wouldn’t that feel amazing? My friends, it’s this moment that separates
the boys from the men. If you’re going to quit your job, go out
in style. Don’t tell your boss that you’re handing
in your notice whilst meekly looking at the floor, or send a letter in the post. Do something they’ll remember forever. And if you’d like to take some inspiration
from legends that have quit through the medium of interpretative dance, marching bands, and
rap songs, then keep watching. The normal way to resign is to Google ‘how
to structure a resignation letter’, copy and paste a template, add your own personal
touch, and send it off. At least, that’s what I’ve been doing. Don’t tell me I’ve been doing this wrong
all my life. And that’s what our first member of the
Epic Job Quitters club did. Kind of. How can that be an epic way to resign, I hear
you ask? Well, the devil is in the detail – this
guy didn’t quite go the conventional route. Instead of bothering to put in some nice,
fluffy words about being grateful for the experience given and wishing everyone in the
company the best, he kept things straight to the point. In the letter he put out, the title was ‘untitled
resignation letter’ and the contents contained two words. I quit. Classy. But that’s nothing compared to this next
letter. Sometimes it’s better to say nothing at
all than to just be a rude jerk. Just joking, the more rude the better in the
Epic Job Quitters Club. This next person wrote a letter that looked
like it was scribbled by a six-year-old who’s just learned to write, that said: “Y-y-y-yeah I’m gonna hafta put in my
two weeks’ notice. If you can go ahead and note my last day here
is March 8th, that would be gr-r-r-re-a-a-at.” In case you didn’t realize, that’s a reference
to the 1999 comedy Office Space. Let’s hope the boss was a fan of the show
and has a good sense of humor, or he could definitely have taken things the wrong way. But you’ve got to give them credit: at least
they gave in their two weeks’ notice. That’s more than can be said for most of
the folk in this club. There was someone else who decided to write
their resignation letter not on paper, not even on, I don’t know, cardboard, but on
toilet roll. That certainly sends a strong message out. In case the manager missed the subtlety and
thought maybe their employee was just being resourceful, the writer made sure there were
no misunderstandings. The note stated that the toilet paper was
chosen because it symbolizes how the company has treated them, and that the paper would
also be disposed of where the company is going. Burn. They even added a picture of a toilet in the
end, in case the reader couldn’t be sure quite where the company was going. If you think that’s savage, you haven’t
seen anything yet. It gets crazier than a few half-hearted letters
written on questionable materials. Point in case, or rather point in cake…
oops, I think I just gave that one away. One employee decided to write his entire resignation
letter as icing on a cake. And credit to him, because if I’d tried
that, it would have come out as a load of unintelligible scribbles, but he actually
managed to write an entire letter without messing it up. It wasn’t just a lame two-word ‘I resign’
type letter either – no, he went in. On the cake, the man confessed he’d recently
become a father and had realized how precious life is. Cute. He also explained his desire to pursue his
cake business, which makes sense really. He’s obviously talented at what he does,
so good for him. A true businessman, he even signed the letter
with the name of his business, Mr Cake, and plugged his website. A genius move, since the picture then went
viral. I checked his website, and he’s still going
strong, so he clearly made the right decision. I guess you could say his internet virality
was the icing on the cake…get it… Weirdly, Mr Cake isn’t the only one who
has resigned through the medium of cake. Who’d have thought it? However, this second guy was a bit less brutal. He simply expressed that he’d enjoyed his
time in the role but needed to move on to spend time with his family after experiencing
health issues. I think he actually baked a cake so he could
enjoy and share it with his coworkers. That is, quite literally, sickening. The next epic way a person has quit their
job might not be that funny, but you can’t deny it’s clever. One computer geek did what all computer geeks
dream of doing: he resigned without having to talk to anyone. How? By creating a custom pop-up on their boss’
computer. So, instead of the pop up asking if you want
to authorize a program, close a tab, or save a document, it simply stated that the web
designer was quitting immediately. If the computer user wanted to find out why,
they could contact HR to see how bad they’d effed up. And this pop up gave more options than simply
‘okay’ or ‘close.’ Instead, it asked if the user wanted to ignore
the message, speak to HR, or renegotiate. After being told I’d effed up for an ambiguous
reason via a computer screen, I probably wouldn’t feel very inclined to renegotiate - but hey,
it’s always nice to have options. But you don’t need to know how to code to
be able to resign in a cool way. The guys I’m about to tell you about next
resigned in even more unbelievable ways by using the more humble resources available
to them. The first legend worked in a two-in-one Taco
Bell/KFC, and I’ve got to say, I already feel his pain. But, as if having to deal with two lots of
annoying customers wasn’t enough already, he’d been forced to work 22 days simultaneously
without a break and then been denied a holiday for July 4. Ouch. Can you blame him for wanting to resign in
a way that would be remembered? There was a readerboard placed conveniently
outside the workplace, which he made use of by writing a message on it that said: “I
quit, from Adam – eff you.” Although us here at the Infographics Show
would never condone the use of foul language, I’ve got to say, you go Adam! Stick it to the man and follow your dreams! Another guy who seemed to work exclusively
as a sign operator – because apparently, that’s a real job – put a sign up one
day that said ‘my boss can change his own damn sign, I quit.’ Well, that’s straight to the point. If you’re going to quit, I say quit in a
way that will bring joy to others, and I’m sure that sign brought joy to everyone who
walked past it. But still, all these people basically resigned
through writing, whether they wrote on a cake or a huge sign. But how about telling someone you’re quitting
out loud to your boss in a ridiculous way? That takes courage. One warehouse worker quit his job by announcing
his resignation over the intercom, and proceeded to run around the warehouse like a madman
yelling to everyone that he was quitting and celebrating. We’ve all fantasized about it, but he went
and actually did it, and I respect that. If you thought it took courage to just say
the words ‘I quit’ to your boss, try singing a whole song about it. A Popeye’s Chicken employee performed a
song he’d written himself, all about why he was quitting, and proceeded to rap it in
front of his co-workers and customers. He even had a mic and background track. He was prepared. The other workers loved it, with everyone
getting their groove on. If I was his boss, I’m not even sure I’d
be annoyed. You might think it can’t get better than
that, but trust me: it can. One guy’s unusual hobby of being part of
a marching band came in handy when he decided to quit his job at a hotel. He surprised his manager with an entire band,
instruments and all, and after announcing his resignation, the band broke out into what
can only be described as… a complete racket. I’m not sure he’ll be able to count on
a good letter of recommendation for the next role. Some epic ways to resign ended up getting
recorded and going viral, but that wasn’t their primary motivation. Imagine quitting purely through a viral video. For one woman who already worked for a video
and animation firm, going down that route seemed like a natural step. So, what did she do in her video? She did a …interpretative dance. To Kanye West. Yep, you heard me right. To the sound of Kanye West’s ‘Gone’,
she filmed herself dancing manically in her workplace at 4:30 in the morning. In the subtitles, she explained that the company
she worked for was ‘amazing,’ but she also had some pretty scathing criticism, saying
that her boss only cared about views and quantity. Therefore, she had decided to finally quit
and claim her life back, and the video ended with her turning the lights off and calmly
leaving. Beautiful. It seems like her views-obsessed boss missed
out on a good thing though, because the video was seen by almost 20 million people and received
more than 120,000 likes. Not bad. But at least that resignation kind of…made
sense. She was a video editor, so she quit by making
a video – doing so would directly help her future job prospects. Perfect! What about using your position of authority
to make a fool of your coworkers and manager? Maybe not such a good idea – but that’s
what one woman did. Radio host Inetta the Moodsetta had previously
told listeners that she had a very important announcement, and it turned out that announcement
was her resignation. Oh, but she didn’t just quit. She went in deep with explaining her motives. Innetta said she felt her coworkers were constantly
looking over her shoulder, lying to her, talking about her behind her back, and went on a rant
about it. She even went into details lamenting about
her salary and the lack of a raise! It might have been stupid in terms of employability,
but I’ve got to say, she did a pretty good job. You’re probably struggling to believe it
at this point, but these resignations actually get weirder. Imagine a CEO going for a dramatic, alternative
resignation. That’s what Jonathan Schwartz, the former
CEO of Sun Microsystems did when he posted his resignation online. On Twitter. As a haiku, the most skilled form of poetry
out there. You want to hear what it says, don’t you? Of course you do. Well here goes. Financial crisis. Stalled too many customers
CEO no more Come to think of it, how does a CEO resign? Aren’t they just firing themselves? But moving on… One thing is to be spiteful and sassy to your
employer when you quit, and another is to be spiteful and sassy whilst also spending
a ton of your employer’s money. That’s exactly the route Conan O’Brien
went down once he realized he was probably going to be dropped from his talk show on
NBC. Not prepared to go quietly, O’Brien decided
to spend a ridiculous amount of the show’s budget in revenge. And when I say a ridiculous amount of money,
I’m not talking about a few thousand dollars – I’m talking about more than a million
dollars. If that’s not petty, I’m not sure what
is. The talk host decided to introduce a new character
on his show, a Bugatti Veyron Mouse, which is a Bugatti sports car complete with fake
mouse ears and whiskers. If you’re not a car nerd, a Bugatti Veyron
is a car model that’s one of the most expensive in the world. The car then performed to the sound of Satisfaction
by the Rolling Stones, which came with EXTREMELY steep royalty fees. It’s funny because it…wasn’t funny at
all. He literally spent all that money just to
get back at his bosses. It’s amazing he actually pulled this off
without anyone stopping him. It wasn’t exactly a resignation, more like
a way of guaranteeing he’d be fired, but it still must have felt pretty sweet. If watching this video made you want to quit
your job in a crazy way too, then our message to you is: don’t … hesitate any longer! It will feel amazing, and give the rest of
the internet a right laugh. To help you find a new job, check out our
video about surprisingly high-paying jobs you can do from your bedroom. Or you can check out this other video instead,
either way you’re not allowed to quit on us so keep watching!
