If you got a new better job and you know that your current job would just fire ya when you give your 2 weeks notice (just to spite you), would you bother with 2 weeks?
I know that a lady gave her 2 weeks notice, and she told everyone she did that, and management says she was fired.
2007-06-26 05:32:16 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
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2007-06-26 05:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is generally always better to give your two weeks notice. Some companies will accept the notice to quit immediately. It doesn't really mean you are fired, but that the company doesn't need to use you the two weeks.
It always looks better on your job history when you can report having given a proper notice. Write a resignation letter thanking your current employer for your employment with them, but let them know you have accepted a job that provides either higher pay, more chance for advancement, etc.
In some instances when you give the two weeks notice, and the company lets you go immediately, you can collect unemployment during that time between the old and the new job.
Good luck!
2007-06-26 06:30:59 · answer #2 · answered by leysarob 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Always remember that giving at least 2 weeks notice is the proper thing to do. This is suppose to give the employer warning to begin filling your old position and give you prep time to finish things up. I know and understand from past experiences that this does not always happen this way and the employer will often let the employee go. Just keep in mind that it is always better to quit rather than get terminated. Giving your 2 weeks notice in writing is proof that you followed proper exiting procedures and that you decided to quit your employment with that company properly. Having an employer terminate you without giving the proper notice only leaves a negative strike on your past employment record. It is true that employers are not suppose to exploit former employees in a negative way, but this happens everyday and they almost always get away with it.
If you give and employer 2 weeks notice and they decide to fire you, you do have just cause to file for unemployment and it will be granted instantaneously because an employer can not unjustly fire you because you gave 2 weeks notice to seek other employment. Google your local Department of Labor and contact them for further information.
Good luck to you!
2007-06-26 06:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to always give two weeks notice - if your current employer lets you go early then you can start your new job faster or you can have a vacation. They may want you to stay on or they may have a policy that once someone gives notice then that's the end and they want you out within the hour. It's nothing against you. Do keep a copy of your letter of resignation with a notation as to when it was given to your supervisor.
2007-06-26 06:35:47 · answer #4 · answered by Susan G 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ask your employee relations manager or the secretary in management (or look on the web if it's a company like Walmart or CVS) about where to get information on hiring procedures etc. That information usually includes proper procedure to leave your job.
*It may be that the lady didn't want you to know she was fired, so she said she gave notice, but I don't know the situation.
2007-06-26 05:40:51 · answer #5 · answered by ncangel89 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
two weeks notice is just a courtesy that one extends the employer so they can fill the position.
increasingly companies are "firing" folks after they give notice rather than allowing them to stay.
the feeling is that the person is not as productive and that they MAY take secrets and /or sabotage the company in the final weeks.
I would still give notice.
being fired doesn t have the stigma it once did
2007-06-26 05:43:48 · answer #6 · answered by creole lady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give your notice in writing, keeping a copy for yourself. Make sure that the notice is POLITE.
Use a MS template if you aren't sure how to go about quitting gracefully.
Some companies will keep you on for the 2 week period, some will tell you just go home with pay, some will just tell you go home. They are under no obligation to pay you anything that you have not earned.
You have earned your vacation time, however, and the company is obligated to pay you for any unused vacation hours that you may have.
2007-06-26 05:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you know that they would do that to you, then they do not deserve the respect of two weeks' notice. Just tell them on your last day that it is your last day. Then, make very sure that those co-workers with whom you wish to stay in touch know that you QUIT and were not fired. The courtesy of two weeks' notice should be given to employers who treat you with respect. It does not sound as though you need to bother with that with this employer.
2007-06-26 05:52:06 · answer #8 · answered by conductorbrat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you give 2 weeks notice, and stay for those 2 weeks, and your former employer later tells people that you were fired you can report them to your state's department of labor. If their lie keeps you from getting another job, I'm pretty sure you can sue them for libel.
2007-06-26 05:41:57 · answer #9 · answered by my brain hurts 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean. This is what I did. I gave them ONE week notice. I felt it was a good compromise. If they are really butt-holes and a crappy company that you would rather collect welfare and food stamps instead of returning to them, then I would just tell them on a Friday afternoon that you won't be back.
2007-06-26 05:46:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Giving notice is the *right* thing to do.
At the same time, it's also fair to cover your own a** and, if you suspect that your current employer would walk you to the door, make sure that the new employer would bring you on ASAP.
2007-06-26 05:43:32 · answer #11 · answered by person 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋