February 25, 2009 17:43

I quit a job on a whim once. Put in my two-week notice and decided I wanted to spend that last week in Hawaii with my wife and newborn. I explained as much on a postcard from Waikiki.
My manager at the time was a hands-off kinda guy. We sat on different floors and rarely saw or spoke to each other. He called about a week later and said he'd heard rumors I spent my last week in Hawaii and was wondering if that was true.
Luckily I found a better-paying job about two weeks later.