OT - Ever get nervous giving 2 week notice at a job?
kaotkbliss
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I've been with the same company for 9 years now and I've got a real good job offer elsewhere (More than double what I'm currently making) and they want me to start asap which means I need to give my 2 weeks now, even before all the paperwork and such is finished.
This has me nervous as all get-out because I don't want something to fall through and end up without a job at all...
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I hear ya and these things can happen, but in my experience if you are professional and put in the two week notice and still stay on top of your duties, you should be fine. best of luck!!
I forgot about 2 week notices it has been so long since I gave one but yes they are nerve wracking especially if you like your current job and the people you work with but it's hard to argue against such a huge salary increase.
Sometimes, I have heard that some businesses will fire you and escort you by security on the spot when you give notice as a security measure, it they do, don't take it personally, it's just SOP. Actually I watched them do that to some people at places where I've worked.
Of course once they do that they are going to get very little in the way of two week notices. Business ethics goes both ways. I'd give my two weeks notice at 4:59 PM on my last day.
Actually in the UK and Europe, if the Company fires you they have to give you a week notice for every year you have been employed (unless it is gross misconduct that caused the termination) although you can leave with a weeks notice. I found that out when I was made redundant. As I had only been given two weeks notice the company had to add 12 weeks extra money in lieu of correct notice. (14 years with the Job) on top of the redundancy pay.
So if I ever plan on getting fired, I should go work in the UK?
seems like we get a better deal
Not quite. It should be spelled out in your contract. In mine it is a week per year but with a specified maximum of twelve weeks.
Shoot when I was a "nail technician" in a beauty salon ,if you gave a 2 week notice ,they told you to just go ,unless you were leaving the area ,to keep you from letting your clients know where you were going ,if you were moving to a salon in the area.Soooo if you were smart ,you not only didn't give notice ,you planned ahead ,let your clients know where you were going or how to get hold of you .....I wasn't that smart I stay at the same salon for 20 years ...
Yes sorry I did just check, and the ACAS rules do say up to a maximum of 12 weeks.
Well, my 2 weeks is in. Now I'm even more nervous because my path is now set in stone. No turning back now LOL
Fortunately though if something does happen, I just got another call today on another company that's interested in me.
I was laid off once and escorted out. I had 30 minutes to pack up my desk. So I did, I put my personal stuff in a bag and left my log books and the company's laptop on the desk. Two months later they had the nerve to call me and acuse me of stealing the laptop. They were not a winning company and had recently hired a bunch of cheap losers so I'm not surprised that nobody inventoried my vacant office immediately, and then some low-life stole the laptop. I voiced my opinion of the acuser and the company rather clearly on the phone, but shortly they brought me back in as a permanent consultant to one of their big customers. Go figure!
I guess what makes it hard for me is first, up until now I've only really ever had minimum wage jobs that are a dime a dozen. (and pretty much pay that too)
But now I've got this job (and have had it for 9 and a half years) that's pulling in some pretty good money ($15/hr) However, This doesn't cover all the bills which means my GF cannot leave her job (she's making slightly more than me but absolutely hates her job which stresses her out to the point it's really starting to affect her health (mental and physical) So there is a lot riding on this.
You don't note where you live, but in the US, two weeks' notice is a customary tradition, but not federal law. Unless otherwise stipulated in an employment contract or by state law, you don't have to give notice, and they can terminate you without notice as well. Since it appears you've given notice, you might consider each day your last, meaning have your desk and workstation clean and ready for the next person.
It gotten more common these days for an employer to terminate your employment immediately, effective upon your notice, but pay you a nominal severance, again depending on state law and/or employment contract. This is especially true if you have access to sensitive data on the company network.
In any case, good luck with your new position.
Yes, I'm in the US. I know it's really only a pleasentry and normally with the junk jobs, I either just leave or give my 2 weeks then leave a couple days later and I've never felt so anxious leaving a job before. I guess it's because theres a lot riding on it and I'm expecting a whole different tier of work considering the pay (even though it's the same type of work I do now)
This is true. I've known people this was done to. It's also very common to be coerced into training your replacement and/or turnkeying all job-specific knowledge you have. And even with the company stipulation of 2-week notice, I've witnessed managers aghast that "only" 2 week's notice was given even though that was the letter of the law in the company handbook.
As for myself, I once gave a full month's notice out of courtesy. Instead of being thanked, I was berated for not giving more!! Needless to say, I did not grant their request. :)
I've never given anyone 2 weeks notice. I have worked my current job 25 years and prior to that only quickie type jobs where notice was not a thing. It is always risky to switch jobs so I don't. Good jobs are hard to come by and I can't assume the risk
As as an aside, the company handbook forms an implied contract, even if it's never signed, though in general rules like giving notice are harder to enforce. It's the signed employment agreement that bears following to the letter. Some employment agreements use the employee manual as an exhibit, which then makes it a part of the legal document you sign. In those cases, keep a copy of the handbook you received at the time of your employment, and any updates they provide. (Here, the employer will usually consider your continued employment with them acceptance of the new terms.)
For the OP, be sure your notice is in writing, not just verbal. You can write up a short memo and date it to when you actually performed the verbal notification, but don't wait too long. Also, LeatherGryphon's story is all too common. If your work entailed access to a computer, tools, etc., be sure to have your supervisor or HR person perform a "final checkout" that both of you sign. Keep a copy.
None of this is legal advice, of course, and in all cases, it's best to review one's particular situation before making a decision on how to proceed.
I've been working for the same company for 28 years now. Love it there. The only thing that would make me want to maybe leave is retirement (I am only 45 years young) or if I move to a different location in which the commute will be too long, then I would want to find a job within driving distance.
I knew a young woman who gave two weeks notice (when she didn't need to), and when asked by her supervisor, she agreed to stay until her replacement had been trained. Bzzt! As you can imagine, her boss was in no rush to find a replacement, so she felt trapped and unable to move to her new position. As her two weeks were winding up, I suggested to her that she return to her boss, and give a new shorter notice without exception. They agreed, and she left without further incident.
It's not like this firm had bad intention (they're actually fairly highly rated as an employer), but her boss was simply being lazy, and took the easy route.
LOL, if it was my GF, I make her go find another job, not the other way around. They say you are supposed to love what you do and work won't seem like work, but that hasn't been my experience, LOL. Majority of people I know have stress on the job and don't like many aspects of what they do.
As for the two weeks notice, I work for a national retail company and have 25 people under me in my dept. If an employee doesn't put in a 2 weeks notice and leaves the dept high and dry, they are flagged as un-rehireable by me to prevent them from going to work at another location. I actually hired a guy last month who was going to leave his current job to come work for us. I asked if he was planning to put in a 2 week notice. He said no, that he didn't like his current job and didn't see the need. I told him that in our eyes, if he treated leaving his current job that way, it gave us an idea of how he might treat his employment here and it might affect his being hired, which it would.
I have never stressed or hated a job although they have their difficult moments but those result mostly from boredom.
Once short-term job that really did stress though was when I was volunteered by my boss when I was a busboy to direct vehicle traffic like policemen do at an intersection during the town's annual county fair. I was like What?! You've got to be joking! Like I've only ever even seen police do that in old black & white movies and cartoons from why back before I was even born. I did do the job and lucky no accidents or injuries or such thing but stress? Oh yes, lots of it all day long! Those poor policemen!
The company I work(ed) for is pretty laid back and I hated to leave (I did give my notice both verbally and in writing) but aside from the homelife issue, the company had merged not long ago and the new corperate came through and chopped a lot of heads. I was the last one standing in my whole department and 90% of what I do needs done on a daily basis. Needless to say that means no calling off sick or taking a vacation!
But this is the type of company that as long as you were a good employee and left on good terms, chances are if you ever need to come back, you could.
Ironically, hourly wage employees don't even have to give notice, since we're considered "at will" employees.
Last time I gave two week notice I told myself to shut the hell up and get back to work. It sucks when the boss is an asshole and you're the boss.
Sounds like you need a new boss LOL
Salary employees in most states are 'at will' too the only reason notice works with them is because of requirements for resumes, references, drug tests, and all that stuff they do for higher paid employees although what is paid as minimim wage in most US places now is about my starting wage at my 1st job when I graduated college. LOL, so things have much improved.
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It's funny, I've been trying for some time now to find a better paying job in my field and due to circumstances at home, needed to find one I didn't have to relocate for (needed to work online)
It seemed the only jobs I could land though, were ones that wanted me to relocate to another state... Until I got this job, now I've got 2 others just in the past 2 days that are ok with me working over the internet that want to interview me.
2 weeks notice is courteous enough, leave on good terms.
as the saying goes, don't burn your bridges.
you'll need them to give you good references if the job you going to hasn't contacted them already.
Try being a teacher - you have to give a whole year's notice. We sign a contract for 1 year at time. In Washington state, we are 10 month employees with our salary spread over 12 months. That means we are paid in August for work we did in June. In most states that doesn't even comply with labor law. It gives teachers the illusion of being paid in the summer. But when you compare our degrees and experience with employees in other fields and pro-rate for 10 months, it can be depressing. That said, we are not teachers for the money. We only want enough to support our family. The problem is the real-estate costs in Seattle.