Such re-employment shall be made without additional examination, and must have the approval of the appointing authority and the Personnel Director. In the US, you don't need approval to quit a job.Employees are expected to provide at least a two weeks' notice. Leave approval is solely at the discretion of the Department and the department reserves the right to fill the position. Oakland resident Anne Fulton called for each of the town's four commissioners to resign from their positions during public forum.