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Can someone explain the tradition of giving months of notice when retiring but 2 weeks is acceptable if you are resigning to take a new role? There is already ageism in the workplace.

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Can someone explain the tradition of giving months of notice when retiring but 2 weeks is acceptable if you are resigning to take a new role? There is already ageism in the workplace.

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  1. Anonymous

    In some high ranking roles, a longer notice is needed to ensure a seamless transition. Officers and heads of key departments signals your commitment and concern for the future of a company you might have had a hand in building.

    If you are a middle manager and not a key leader 2 weeks is sufficient.

  2. Anonymous

    There is no hard and fast rule for either...more like company policy. I have seen people give 6 months notice for retirement (and this was their choice, they were working with a financial planner and trying to figure out how to make it work) and I have had people give a couple of weeks notice that they were retiring.

  3. Anonymous

    What does afei have to do with a notice period? Help me understand why you added this comment.

  4. Maggie Soldano

    I think it has more to do with the opportunity for knowledge transfer and succession planning than anything. Gives you the opportunity to mentor a potential candidate to replace you. But it’s not required to give lots of notice. It’s just a courtesy. You don’t have to say you’re retiring if you don’t want to. Just say you’re perusing other opportunities or taking a career hiatus or something.

  5. Anonymous

    I'm not sure what ageism has to do with it? I think there's just a different culture around it. One you're leaving the company for another job and taking all that knowledge and more years of work with you. The other you're not.

    When people resign here, they often don't even get to work their two weeks. The company almost immediately dismisses them and send them on their way.

    With retirements, they'll use that as transition time. Hire someone new or promote someone and have them work alongside them.

    When my boss retired, he gave them an entire year and they had someone ready to take over who had been shadowing him for a couple months so the transition went well.

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