Do you always give notice?

Question

when you leave a job?

The packer/shipper here just told me to day is her last day. I'm astounded that she's not giving me any notice at all. We have a good relationship and I know she's leaving for more money (which I totally understand) but I'm floored that she's not giving me any notice at all.

Do you always give notice when changing jobs? How much notice do you think is reasonable or customary?

Answer 1

I always give at least 2 weeks (10 business days)
notice before leaving a job to people who have treated me fairly. To decent business owners, I even volunteer to train my replacement. I truly hate leaving anyone in a bind.

Unless extreme circumstances exist whereby my trust in a company is compromised. (illegal activity, blatant consistant unfairness, favoritism, discrimination, harrassment, immoral or highly deceitful business practices, etc.) In these cases, the lure of a quicker exit is in the better interest of the employee. I'll take the high road tyvm - even for less money.

Answer 2

I do. It customary to give at least two weeks notice. Then there are situations, depending on your relationship with the staff, that you stay until they have found a good replacement. Again that's only if you actually like the people at the place you are leaving and that is at your own discretion. Its also in your best interest to give at least 2 weeks notice because you don't want to burn bridges; because what if it turns out that you end up not liking the new job or for some other reason have to go back to the job that you left. They are going to remember that you left them like a dog with no teeth after a bone.

Answer 3

You are right, well
The proper thing to do is give a 2 weeks notice no matter where you are working, its polite and gives the eomplyer enough time to find a replacement. If you obsolulty cant STANd the job, which in your case did not seem to be the problem, then people just walk out or quit.

With me, I gave a 2 weeks notice to my retail job's. Then I worked at a resturaunt, and they would not even let me go to the bathroom! Itold them I am not going to be coming back and never showed up, under certain circumstances thats what people do but it is still not right

It seems your employerr had a decent relationship with you and didnt hate the job as much to do something like that, so.... what I am thinking is she wasnt aware of the wwhole notice thing, she probbaly thought she was doing the right thing, so dont sweat it!

Answer 4

To my knowledge, 2 weeks notice is the ethical and professional way to leave a job. I am a Paramedic in the private ambulance industry, which is rather competitive. I was offered the same pay from a company only 7 miles from me while work at one 27 miles. I had to drive through downtown rush hour traffick and it sucked. Monday I gave them my two-week notice and they said I could not finish it out though I left on good terms, they were ticked at me leaving them for the competition. However, they kept my notice to keep in my file. The notice gives the employer enough time to fill in the schedule.

Answer 5

I always give 2 week notice. One time I didn't, I just up and left a job when I was 16. It was horrible though. I was a telemarketer at the time. I HATED it! I even gave a 2 week notice to this crappy job i worked at for 3 and 1/2 years after I graduated high school. They were horrible. But I toughed it out so I could get my PTO time check (all my saved vacation hours)

Answer 6

I believe two weeks is the norm , I always gave notice , that way If I really liked the job it would give the company a chance to either match the money or up it. I actually had a job where the owner of the company did not want to lose me so he gave me a huge raise to keep me...

Answer 7

I would try to give at least one week's notice.

But when I worked in the news media a few years back, there were some jobs where management would pull the person off the air after a shift and that would be it.....tough to have any loyalty when the game is cut-throat.

Answer 8

I agree that it is customary to give two weeks notice. I even stayed and finished the week for my boss once when I was fired. But, I have to say that I don't believe it's mandatory and sometimes situations arise where notice is unable to be given. Like her new job needs her to start immediately. Also, just out of curiosity, do you give notice to someone when you let them go?

Answer 9

It is a courtesy and shows professionalism. The standard amount of time notice is two weeks. This allows the employer to either hire another person or train existing people in those responsibilities being vacated. Leaving an employer on short notice tends to breed resentment.

Answer 10

I only give a 2 weeks notice to employers that have treated me well and/or there is a chance that I may attempt to return one-day. In my eyes, leaving without any notice is like "burning all bridges", because I would not ever come back, not even to visit.