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1. Jennifer LaytonSeptember 15,2023 at 4:32PM UTC

   As a Program Director I always expect two weeks notice unless there is an emergency going on. Our clients deserve to have the time to be notified that their case manager is leaving and to potentially meet the new one.

2. JennySeptember 17,2023 at 3:29AM UTC

   Do you treat them well? Is the expectation fair?

3. rgstaffing@bellsouth.netSeptember 17,2023 at 6:34PM UTC

   Of course the expectation is fair and common business practice. Unfortunately, we have employees who have not been raised by families who teach them business ethics that are common practice so we end up with world of one attitudes because they truly do not know better. They have to be weeded out and actually they will weed themselves out and we will hopefully find the right candidate who has appropriate business ethics.

4. AnonymousSeptember 15,2023 at 4:32PM UTC

   At any time you feel the job isn't for you, or the company ethics are not what you signed up for, go for it. Give notice. Most likely, they won't let you stay, but will offer you the full two weeks salary.

5. AnonymousSeptember 15,2023 at 5:09PM UTC

   You don't owe the company notice. You can go at any point, especially if the situation is dangerous or unhealthy. If you feel connected to the people you work directly with and don't want to leave them hanging, I'd say try to give notice when you can.

6. AnonymousSeptember 15,2023 at 6:24PM UTC

   I've only put in two week for positions where I did not want to burn bridges. I'm thankful for this, as there was a company I did return to after several years. Having said that, a lot of companies nowadays don't even let you finish your two weeks, leaving you without pay. If you don't see yourself ever working for the company again, you really don't owe them anything.

7. Peace OutSeptember 15,2023 at 6:53PM UTC

   Personally? Any amount of time. Unless, of course you are working in Purgatory and can't take another minute (been there, done that).

8. Erica MitchellSeptember 16,2023 at 11:13AM UTC

   No matter how long you've been with a company, you should always give 2 weeks notice.

9. rgstaffing@bellsouth.netSeptember 17,2023 at 6:22PM UTC

   yes. You are the type of candidate i always look for to represent.

10. JennySeptember 17,2023 at 3:27AM UTC

    A few days. They don't provide you with severance when you are terminated and there is no law that you have to give your employers anything. We often either work for little or under poor conditions, its trauma bonding to think we owe employers everything we have.

11. JennySeptember 17,2023 at 3:28AM UTC

    I've been bullied and fired for two weeks during my resignation period. It was miserable. Safety comes first.

12. AnonymousSeptember 17,2023 at 5:45PM UTC

    Ouch! It’s one thing to be professional, yet the treatment from the company shows their true colours.

    This also happened in a previous job when I was given an 11-week working notice as elimination from the position. While I stayed throughout the full notice period out of professionalism, it was a death sentence. The final 11 weeks were filled with bullying, unequal treatment (even more than before being given the notice), broken promises, deprioritizing support to parts of my work, and spreading rumours of my departure. This treatment was being justified as I was on my way out anyway.

13. PatriciaSeptember 19,2023 at 5:17AM UTC

    Unbelievable! I am sorry to hear that.

14. JennySeptember 17,2023 at 3:30AM UTC

    When you sense a toxic trap, leaving early rather than later is the only way to preserve sanity.

15. AnonymousSeptember 17,2023 at 12:22PM UTC

    Unless it’s abusive or toxic, I always recommend 2 weeks so you don’t burn bridges. You never know when you might need a recommendation or connection from someone. Also a lot of jobs won’t consider you for rehire if you don’t work a 2 week notice. If you don’t care and you’re wanting to burn the bridge down, then that’s up to you.

16. rgstaffing@bellsouth.netSeptember 17,2023 at 12:38PM UTC

    I am on the fence about this. I do think that it does show what kind of person you are. Even if you have only been there a short time, they still have to go through the process and replace you. You never know down the road when somebody will know somebody who remembers that you walked off the job with no notice. In any event if you have only been there a month, I probably would not include it on your resume. It just opens up the opportunity to complain, cite toxic environment and all the other buzz words yadadayada.

17. Debbie CachatSeptember 17,2023 at 1:12PM UTC

    If they were to fire you would they give YOU notice? When they lay you off do they give you notice? When you give notice many times companies will walk you out that day - you need to be prepared for that. I think if you have been there for a long time that is a different story . It all depends on the situation your in! If you have been in the workforce for awhile you know it has significantly changed over the years many times there is no loyalty or appreciation for employees. If you have done your best and received a paycheck your moving on for a reason not sure why 2 weeks notice actually benefits the employee?

18. rgstaffing@bellsouth.netSeptember 17,2023 at 6:17PM UTC

    Bitter attitude.

19. PatriciaSeptember 19,2023 at 5:15AM UTC

    Why? She speaks the truth! We are not given 2 weeks notice when our services are no longer required. Company attitudes have changed over the years, many treat their staff like commodities

    A few years ago I worked in a very toxic environment and was mercilessly bullied by a senior manager - who I did not report to - and had no option but to give 2 weeks notice as my manager did not support me. Just to spite me, they sacked me the day after I gave my notice!

20. BarbaraSeptember 17,2023 at 2:29PM UTC

    Such an interesting question. I’ve been in the workforce for over 40 years and until recently 2weeks notice was set in stone , in my mind. However, in the last few years I’ve seen several instances where colleagues have given none or 2 days notice! Stunning really. Both managers, one with whom I had worked closely. She gave 2 days and was very clear that it was warranted. She explained that she had seen how colleague’s had been bullied , abused and fired and felt that the usual 2 weeks wasn’t deserved! The other one who left had a very brutal review by the president and called in the next day and just quit! The workforce is very different now compared to what I’ve lived through for all these years. I miss the days where loyalty and civility on both sides was valued and cultivated. Those days are gone I suppose. I do appreciate colleagues standing up

    for themselves and do notice the old stigmas do not apply.

21. AnonymousSeptember 22,2023 at 5:10PM UTC

    Agreed. Recently, two high-level colleagues (a deputy general counsel and an HR leader) in my organization quit with only days' notice. These were professionals of a certain age who came up in the "2 weeks notice minimum" era and did not quit like this without thinking. The norm seems to be changing, even at the highest levels.

22. maria roseSeptember 17,2023 at 2:45PM UTC

    Giving your employer a notice is a common sense practice and it doesn’t necessarily mean that you would be expected to work until the date given, which will be determined by your employer. Some employers may allow you to remain through the date given to get the paperwork taken care of and others will demand you leave immediately. If in doubt, you can always check your orientation paperwork which will cover this. No matter how you feel about your place of current employment, giving notice gives you the chance to get the paperwork done properly to avoid issues if you ever have to apply for unemployment at any time and you don’t ( like mentioned in a few comments) want to burn your bridges because you never know if you land up in a job with the same people in another company down the road, which happens often enough.

23. rgstaffing@bellsouth.netSeptember 17,2023 at 6:10PM UTC

    this is good advice

24. misskelleypSeptember 17,2023 at 4:04PM UTC

    If you have any accrued PTO that you would like to be paid for, first check the company policies (and the rules in your state) to ensure that you do whatever you need to do in order for that to be paid out. Other than that, I think that's a very situation dependent question.

25. Marcia SmithSeptember 17,2023 at 6:18PM UTC

    Check the employee handbook and the agreement you signed when you accepted the position. Also - note that sometimes these do not use the same language, so keep that in mind.

26. AnonymousSeptember 17,2023 at 9:39PM UTC

    I live in a right to work state, you can do it whenever you want here.

27. Milissa JacobsSeptember 18,2023 at 12:32PM UTC

    If I read a resume that had resignations after 30 days, I would look into that with laser-like focus.

28. rgstaffing@bellsouth.netSeptember 18,2023 at 6:28PM UTC

    absolutely. I would not hire anyone with a 30 day job on a resume unless it was a temp assignment. Why would you even put that on a resume??

29. RosemaryacSeptember 18,2023 at 2:54PM UTC

    Pretty much all jobs are “at will”, meaning that the employer doesn’t have to give a reason for letting an employee go or specify a last day. That said, the same holds for employees, which my dad, a human relations director, told me decades ago. While it may be considered respectful to give two weeks notice, it’s not something one has to do, no matter how long one has worked at an organization.

30. AnonymousSeptember 18,2023 at 3:40PM UTC

    It's not the time on the job but the complexity of the job duties that would raise an expectation from 2 weeks to a longer period.

31. AnonymousSeptember 18,2023 at 5:34PM UTC

    Minimum two weeks , if your job more time they usually say taht when your hired. My last job had a 30 days notice however they worked with me and let me leave after two weeks with no hard feelings unless they tell you they don’t want resignation time then of course you don’t need to

32. rgstaffing@bellsouth.netSeptember 18,2023 at 6:40PM UTC

    It is interesting to me that many of the respondents are confused. This is not about a company firing you and what the protocol is for a candidate underperforming or being let go for a variety of other reasons, this is about an employee quitting a job without giving proper notice. The lack of maturity in a business sense or possibly lack of education in a business sense is astonishing to me and yet grateful that these are not the candidates for the most part that I place. Only every now and then do I have a candidate walk off the job. This "they would do it to me so I am going to do it to them" attitude is bizarre and probably belongs to a group of the under employed who has not been taught better.

33. Elizabeth HicksSeptember 19,2023 at 4:21AM UTC

    you should always give 2 weeks notice but reality is everything is at will and they will not give you 2 weeks notice if they're laying you off. so feel free to dip and just not list the job on a resume, if you are asked have a story for what you did on that month long gap.