If you have a contract with your employer, "at will" employment does not give you the right to violate it. Many employees (for example, those who are part of co

If you have a contract with your employer, "at will" employment does not give you the right to violate it. Many employees (for example, those who are part of collective bargaining agreements) might not fully realize that they have a contractual obligation to their employer not to quit without notice. (Executives, who are more likely to have individually negotiated agreements, are of course far more likely to be aware of the implications.)