2 weeks notice

cdad2000

Hey Everybody,

Do you really have to put in your two weeks notice? I'm sure I wouldn't get a 2 weeks laid-off notice.

writing the resignment as we speak!

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Thats really the wrong way to think about it.

Do you want to build relationships or burn bridges? Once you answer that question then the answer to your question is obvious.

cdad2000

Right! I dont want to burn any bridges. I strongly believe it's who you know, not what you know in our field.

HeroPsycho

So if you leave your former employer and all their employees in a lurch, is that burning a bridge or building one?

And just because your employer could leave you in a lurch, two wrongs don't make a right.

Mishra

Just to give you a positive story about notice. I put my 2 weeks notice in for a company that I was with for only 6 months. Of course HR was very unhappy about this because they looked at me as a total waste of time. However I was very open to doing whatever my boss needed.

He kept saying that he was concerned because 2 weeks wasn't quite enough for him because he would only have 1 person to support the entire network for a while. Well I said I would be completely willing to go above and beyond and work until I started my next job (which was about 3.5 weeks notice) to make sure you are covered.

In return I was compensated with vacation sick and personal time instead of just vacation time.

dan87951

Definitely give them the 2 weeks notice.

blargoe

If you care about the reference or contacts, you have to do the notice.

networker050184

blargoe wrote:

If you care about the reference or contacts, you have to do the notice.

Bingo! If you don't plan on using them for a reference its not hat important I guess. I think it is still the right thing to offer even if they say its unnecessary for you to stay on. Besides, its an extra paycheck.

Sie

Dont burn any bridges and have some pride for the work you do whether you like it or not. Work the notice period, unless the job has become hazzadous to your health, criminal record etc