Is it a bad thing for resigning from a job b/c of no pay raise or bonus after working there over a year?

I just had an interview but didn't tell the interviewer I gave a 2 week notice at my present job! He told me he wouldn't call my present job as a reference unless he was planning on hiring me. Well he called and my supervisor told him i was resigning! He called me to ask what the reason for resigning was and I told him I have not gotten a raise after a year and a half and was the only one who didn't get a bonus, so I decided resign

Is it a bad thing for resigning from a job b/c of no pay raise or bonus after working there over a year?
I think you needed a better reason to resign, personally. You couldn't wait more than a year and a half for a raise? If you were being wrongly treated I'd understand and you'd have a basis for quitting, but this? so, what if this other company doesn't give you a raise or bonus, or the next company after?





How much you wanna bet this next company doesn't hire you?





edit: I do agree with David S, it's smart (and expected) to have another job lined up when you put in your two-weeks, it's the reasoning that's killing me. I suppose it depends on the type of job and how advancement is usually handled there. Forgive me for sounding kind of smart-alecy back there.
Reply:If I were the potential employer, here’s what I’d be wondering:





If the normal policy for the company is to give yearly reviews/raises (and that’s not the case with some companies), then why didn’t you get a raise? Had you been performing up to expectations, you should have gotten one.





Why were you the only one who didn’t get a bonus? Again, if you were performing up to expectations, you should have received a bonus along with everyone else.





Honestly, I’d be leery of hiring you at this point.





You might want to re-think the reason/wording of the reason that you give potential employers for quitting.
Reply:No. It is a smart thing to have something better lined up before you quit.





Your employer is concerned with the bottom line. It is no crime for you to be concerned about your level of compensation.
Reply:You should have told the guy you interviewed with. This way, it looks like you were trying to hide something; and there's nothing wrong with leaving a job because it has no promise.
Reply:Whom did you tell your reason for quitting? Your supervisor or the interviewer? If you told your supervisor, all is OK. As stated above, you should always have a new job lined up before you leave the old one. And if you actually are lucky enough to work at a job where people care why you're leaving, it's a perfect oppportunity to tell them what they are doing wrong.


BUT-- if you told the interviewer you left because of raises and bonuses, you also just told him you will be skipping out of this job too unless you get a raise and bonus, even if they don't give them very often or feel you don't deserve one. And it is very, very fishy that you were the only one not to get a bonus. The interviewer will now ask your current supervisor about that and get an explanation that probably doesn't flatter you. So if you told that to the interviewer, you probably aren't getting this job. And now your boss knows you're leaving your current one. Oops.
Reply:I agree you probably should have let them know before they called your previous place of employment. However I don't know that it'll make a big difference.
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Reply:You really might have.





While that is a reasonable reason to leave. When you are at a job interview it is not your shrinks couch. That is not the time to be open and honest. That is the time to sell your self.





You when in doubt say "I feel I have learned all I can here." "I am ready to take the next step in my career."





bad things to say "They didn't give me a raise" "They didn't give me enough vacation days." "People kept waking me up from my naps."
Reply:You are screwed. Never let your new job contact your old job period. Now the dumbass(the one who screwed you) at the new job doesn't have to hire you either. Now it looks like you are job hopping for a raise and your new job to be knows that. And never ever resign until you have a firm offer in writing.





Allways play your cards close. Never let anyone see your hand. Then play the cards to your advantage not theirs. Better luck next time.