Peckish

It's quite liberating once you start doing it! I think women especially tend to feel the need to explain why because we feel guilty or something. We need to stop that.

The first time I did it was so much fun - years ago I was working in retail and found out that they were going to lay me off after Christmas, despite promising the opposite when I had applied for the job. Whatever, no biggie, I started looking for another job and found one that wanted to hire me immediately, so I gave a week's notice at my old job. Both managers squirmed visibly in their seats when I told them, then asked me to stay at least until after Christmas. I said "No." They waited expectantly, as if I was going to give them some sort of explanation or excuse. I just got up and walked out.