Eight of the best (and worst) ways to quit your job

By | CIO US
Published 15:22,

Dramatic ways to jack in your day job

  • Steven Slater, JetBlue
  • Jenny the
  • Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems
  • Jarrad Farbs, 2K Australia
  • Shirley Sherrod, USDA
  • Neil Barrett, Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
  • That Guy With the Glasses
  • General Stanley McChrystal, US Army
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Steven Slater, JetBlue

After pulling off the most dramatic job exit in years, Steven Slater won the hearts of disgruntled retail and customer service employees everywhere when news of his epic departure from a JetBlue plane, and his job, hit the Internet this week.

Slater, a flight attendant, lost his patience when a passenger got up from her seat early to retrieve her baggage from the overhead compartment. Slater allegedly cursed out the entire aircraft, grabbed a beer, opened the emergency chute and slid to freedom. Hey, who hasn't wanted to take an emergency chute out the office window now and then?

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