You or the employer can severe the relationship at anytime with or without cause and no advanced notice required. It is not mandatory to accept the resignation in writing.When you write a letter of resignation, you have quit. Offering to stay two weeks is the standard in an effort to help transition the work etc. You want to give at least a two weeks' notice. You have an undeniable right to quit your job at any time for any reason. Employers usually can end your job any time for almost any reason, but you still have rights. Learn about employment law in Ohio. If the employer had just cause to discharge the employee, then the claimant quit without just cause. There's no nuance here, OP resigned from their job and the employer didn't want or need them to work out their notice period.