The best resignations EVER including "I quit this b***h” and calling your boss a "pinhead weasel"
As US anchor Charlo Green resigns live on air saying "f*** it, I quit", we look at the most jaw-dropping ways to leave your job EVER
As resignations go, it was pretty spectacular.
In front of an audience of millions, US anchor Charlo Green told how she wanted to dedicate “all of my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness which begins with legalising marijuana here in Alaska”, as the founder of Alaska Cannabis Club.
Then, during the 10pm broadcast, aptly named Green stunned KTVA viewers by adding: “And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but, f*** it, I quit.”
But as shocking as the dramatic clip is, Green is just one who has used leaving their job as a chance to let rip.
Liz Wahl, Russia Today
In March, American presenter Liz Wahl quit her job on Russia Today, a state-funded news channel, in protest at President Vladimir Putin sending troops into the Ukraine.
At the end of her bulletin, Wahl told how her family had fled to America to escape Soviet forces during the 1956 Hungarian revolution and that as the daughter of a military veteran and the partner of a US Army doctor who “sees every day first hand accounts of the ultimate prices people pay for this country”.
She added: “'Personally I cannot be part of a network funded by the Russian government that whitewashes the actions of Putin.”
Peter Smith from Popstars: The Rivals
He felt he had to leave because he'd lied on his application and was two months too old to be on the show.
It was all a little too much for host Davina McCall, who broke down in tears while explaining just how nice Peter was.
She told the audience: “I think you'll all agree that Peter's going to be an enormous star in his own right.”
It didn't pan out that way, but it was a nice sentiment. He then sang the show out with a slightly limp rendition of Stevie Wonder's I Just Called To Say I Love You.
Danny Baker, BBC Radio London
Danny Baker, after being unceremoniously axed from his Radio London daytime show branded BBC executives “pinheaded weasels”.
In a delightfully scathing on-air rant - just days before he was due to be inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame - Baker revealed that he'd heard second hand that the show was for the chop, following sweeping cuts to the station's budget.
In an interview later in the day, Baker said he was happy to be a poster boy against "ludicrous, spiteful, artless, culture hating cuts" before declaring he'd be fine, "because I'm Danny Baker."
In a delightfully scathing on-air rant - just days before he was due to be inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame - Baker revealed that he'd heard second hand that the show was for the chop, following sweeping cuts to the station's budget.
In an interview later in the day, Baker said he was happy to be a poster boy against "ludicrous, spiteful, artless, culture hating cuts" before declaring he'd be fine, "because I'm Danny Baker."
Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio, WVII News
If one employee quits live on air it's shocking. If two do it, you've got a problem as the producers on WVII US news show discovered.
American co-anchors Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio shocked viewers – as well as staff – when they announced they were leaving over a longstanding dispute with management over journalistic practices.
Consiglio said: “We have loved every moment bringing the news to you,” before adding “some recent developments” prompted the pair to decide “departing together is the best alternative we can take”.
Alan Towers, BBC Midlands Today
After he found out he was a victim of BBC cost-cutting, veteran broadcaster Alan Towers quit his job at BBC Midlands Today in eloquent style.At the end of the 5.25pm news and sports bulletin, he said: “After 25 years I'm leaving the BBC. When I joined it was led by giants. Now it's led by pygmies in grey suits wearing blindfolds, how's that?”
Towers died in 2008, aged 72.
Innetta Moodsetter, WBLX-FM
She quit her radio job on WBLX-FM in a 90-second diatribe against her employers with style.
In the closing moments of a song, the DJ told how she had earned just $6 per hour for the last six years and added: “I told you I had a very important announcement and here it is.
“I can't take it, I'm not gonna take it, I don't have to take it, I'm not a dummy, I know how to find another job.
“So if you're confused by what I'm saying, listen carefully. I quit this b***h.”
Jason Lewis
Last month, veteran radio host Jason Lewis quit mid-show after a long rant against, well, lots of things.
As he summarised his rant on his radio show that is syndicated throughout the US, he said: “We - I, you - are faced with a choice. To participate in the system that punishes the value of your own existence, or to boycott that system?
“Ladies and gentleman, I have now chosen the latter. They can now feed off one another. I quit.”
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