I didn ' t expect this bridge would be burned , but it happened nevertheless . I asked my manager if I could go part time , since I was going back to school . He explained that I would have to quit as there are no part time positions , and that he would never rehire me . He went on to say that when another company calls for information about me he could only tell them I worked there as it was illegal to trash talk a former employee . Meh , he was pissed about the way I quit , I just sprang it on him out of nowhere . I didn ' t feel this way though . About a year prior I asked for a raise since I took over a lot more responsibility in my department , he refused saying I wasn ' t working hard enough , and we would reevaluate in a few months . After working harder , and longer shifts , I asked again , he said I still wasn ' t working hard enough . From then I on worked harder every day than the one before it , I didn ' t care about his opinion , I was challenging myself like I ' d never done before . In the mean time I was looking for a job , because I was done that company , I was using my work as a sort of practice for my next job . Summer rolls around , and I receive some inheritance money I ' d been expecting for years . Instead of buying a new cardown payment on a house , I decide to go back to school . My manager comes to me , tells me he ' s noticed I ' ve been working really hard , and offers more responsibility , I agree enthusiastically . A week later , I tell him I ' ve been accepted to a college , start in 2 weeks , and want part time he asks how long I ' ve been planning this . I tell him I ' ve been thinking about this for years , then the above happens . I ' ve never been so happy to leave an employer in my life , a weight was lifted . A few months go by , and I run into a guy who works for the company , he explained my department is doing really bad since I left . A few more months go by , I run into the guy again , he tells me the managers job was eliminated , and he was laid off , the branch ' s morale has never been so high . Every once and a while , I check indeed . com , the position I left is usually available , and the reviews keep getting worse for the company .