Last Updated Feb 21, 2011 9:12 AM EST  Your company doesn't care one whit about you and will fire you at the drop of a hat, so why on earth should you give them two weeks--or any length--of notice before you quit? In a discussion  , BNET commenter Bouchart wrote:  I do understand the logic behind this. Bosses sometimes go  . Some bosses will terminate you immediately, regardless of how long you've said you have until your last day. Legally (in most situations) they can do this. It's reprehensible behavior. If they don't want you to come into work once you're committed to working for a competitor, they should pay you for a reasonable notice period.  I have even heard stories of bosses calling the new employer and attempting to destroy the employee's reputation.  These things are not normal. Normally a boss might be a bit cranky and even angry at you for leaving, but that doesn't justify bad behavior on your part. With few exceptions (see below) you should never quit without warning. Here's why:  Now I said there were situations in which you could quit without notice. There are two.  If you notify your boss and she reacts badly don't tell her what your new job is and call the new boss and warn him that your old boss did not react well. Keep in mind that if I got an unsolicited call from someone claiming to be my new hire's former boss and that person was trashing this person, I would be more likely to think this person was the nut case than I would the new hire. I would ask, "If this person was so awful, why didn't you fire him in the first place and aren't you just glad to be rid of him?"  No method is risk free, but if you're playing the odds, it's safer to give notice than to run out the door.  © 2011 CBS Interactive Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
Your boss is a jerk and now you have a new job lined up.  She wouldn't hesitate to fire you without notice, so why should you give two weeks' notice?  Because it benefits you.