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Don’t do what one operations manager did when she decided her new job wasn’t working out.

The manager had just started a job with a high-profile energy company in Houston, where she got a big raise, better benefits and a great package of stock options, recalled Keith Wolf, vice president of marketing for Houston recruiting firm Murray Resources.

But she apparently missed her old company and at the end of the first week – on a day her boss was out of the office – she dropped off her keys, access card and her resignation letter to human resources without saying a word.

“There’s nothing wrong with having second thoughts,” said Wolf, adding that the brief employer was a long-term client and didn’t blame his company for the bad exit etiquette. But recruiters can’t work with candidates who aren’t professional.

Always give a two-week notice, he said, even if it’s a job you can’t stand.