A barista working for a large coffee chain walked in one Monday morning and without warning bluntly announced to the shift manager, whom she disliked, that she was leaving. Then she walked out. She had found a better-paying job. Because the chain had a relatively high turnover, a barista's departure wasn't usually taken personally.
Could the barista's dropping the bomb on her boss and coworkers have negative consequences? Is it fair to leave the way she did?