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Boss took my 2 week notice personally ….

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Boss took my 2 week notice personally ….

I was part of a massive layoff last year in a former company as a PM, for 3 years. They handed out a small severance pay and sent us on our way. I was out of a job for almost 7 months. The market is rough and … I needed something (new mom and house owner)!! So I took an EA role hoping for new beginnings. I met and worked with amazing people. The teams were incredible and I was super happy to have worked with everyone. I put my two weeks in as formal notice and my manager calls me up absolutely livid. No congratulations, no, “I am sad to see you go”, no consideration at all. I have been extremely patient with this person. They were not the easiest to organize or please but I absolutely did my best. Others saw my value but she just couldn’t. Not sure if it was a tactic or not but I was underrated and not considered in critical communications, vital information and over extended despite all of the strategies implored trying to build a partnership. Through collaborations and networking I gained the trust of critical tasks and projects but was not given the tools to really succeed. Luckily my experience helped me maneuver. . With this I learned to appreciate myself more and all the work I put with gaining my experience (which by the way its 14 years of operations and production management!) I understand being taken back but her behavior was unprofessional, disheartening and cold.

What do folks think I did wrong other than it might have come through as a surprise? Idk how when I was treated a certain way ?‍♀️.

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  1. Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

    Based on what you've said in your post, I don't see where you did anything wrong. You didn't say what, specifically, your boss was livid about.

    If it's you giving your notice, that's a her problem. Don't make it a you problem. Your boss behaved badly.

    Good luck in your new position.

  2. Anonymous

    Your only mistake was not considering the source. Not everything is yours to control. Your boss is angry at the impact it will have on her. She looks bad that akey contributor is leaving her oversight. That she must now find a suitable replacement, train that replacement and in the meantime be responsible for the work not missing a beat.

    She could care less about you as a person. She is concerned about expectations now focused on her, assumptions that may be directed at her, stress now carried by her. Her reaction has very little to do with you and everything to do with her.

    She would have to care to be happy for you. Your success, your good fortune and your future hold no interest for her. Wishing you well would be for appearances sake only.

  3. Anonymous

    This is not on you. There is nothing you could have/should have done differently. She acted unprofessionally.

  4. Anonymous

    Thank your lucky stars that you will be free from this in less than two weeks (or whatever your notice was). It is incredibly unprofessional and very likely came at a bad time for her (personally or professionally). You gave the customary notice, so you did nothing wrong unless you slandered everyone in the department, including the manager, in your resignation letter.

  5. Anonymous

    lol no I most certainly did not! I praised everyone actually. Thank you for your kind words :).

  6. Anonymous

    She may have wanted to share your “news” first and it looks badly on her that she didn’t know her own direct report was leaving before other people in the company knew. Demonstrates her relationship with a subordinate wasn’t all the good.

    Guessing also she wanted to put her spin on why you were leaving and to have other candidates in the pipeline. It seems you didn’t feel all that close to her and she wasn’t a mentor. Hope you have that in your new position. Good Luck!

  7. Anonymous

    I'm agreeing with everyone else that has posted - you've done nothing wrong. Probably, your former manager was already having a bad day, and your "news" was just that one additional thing that sent her over the edge. It's tough for her, but it's not your problem to worry about or to internalize. Congratulations on your new position.

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