Are Two Weeks’ Notice Enough for a Resignation in Corporate Offices? #Professionalism #ResignationEtiquette #JobTransition
Have you ever faced pushback from your employer after giving two weeks’ notice before leaving a job?
In a recent experience, when giving notice for a non-management role in a corporate office, the employee was met with resistance and pressure to provide detailed reasons for leaving. The employer even demanded a higher notice period and criticized the employee for only giving two weeks’ notice.
What is the standard notice period in your workplace? Have you ever experienced backlash for leaving a job with a two-week notice?
Join the conversation and share your thoughts on how to professionally handle transitions in the workplace!
Sounds like your old boss needs to eat a big bag of weiners. 😸😸😸
Personally, I would have rescinded my 2 weeks and left on the spot if they tried to put me on a pip
You shouldn’t need to tell them why you’re leaving. It’s none of their business.
Unprofessional is simply stop turning up to work and not letting them know that you’ve resigned
You’re being professional, they’re pretending that you’re not.
Fuckem.
I would have replied, “I’ve given you all the information you need and all that I’m required to say. 2 weeks is standard notice, though wholly unnecessary in an at-will state.
“Every time you press for further information or bring up this topic outside the context of handing off my current work to others, I’ll be subtracting a day from that leave, starting now.
“Now, would you like me to make use of my remaining time here in a way that is constructive to the organization, or would you like to whittle it down to me leaving right now? Because I’m good either way.”
>I really do not know why he is being persistent and taking the time for all this. He already put me on a PIP, went out of his way micromanaging, and creating a paper trail to set me up for firing, I’m giving you what you want
He wanted you to leave on his terms, not yours.
I would contact HR and tell them that your manager is making the last 2 weeks you’re providing toxic. Tell them that you feel as though 2 weeks is sufficient but that your manager’s behavior is making you reconsider. And yes, I know that HR isn’t your friend (the constant reminders on here are proof enough) but it would be a nice parting shot and would maybe put a record in their personnel file. They claim burned bridges, show them some flames.
What did your boss expect? A PIP is almost always the first step in terminating an employee.
It sounds like he wants a reason to deflect blame from himself. I’d revise the letter and explicitly state:
“I am resigning because typically, in my work life, I aim to find management who build an environment for success via collaboration and cooperation, while providing the support needed to get us there. I did not find that under my current manager.”
If you’re burning bridges, you should burn his to the ground.
Hold your ground. They are gaslighting you.
LMAO “only two weeks” first of all, that’s a courtesy, not a requirement, and secondly, not always necessary, you could leave this minute and you’re under no obligation to help them with anything ever again. You owe them zero explanation. Hold your ground and if he pushes you again, walk out the door and block their number.
My response would be: “If 2 weeks notice is burning bridges, then I might as well leave now. My resignation is effective immediately. Any further contact from you to me will be harassment.”
And CC the entire conversation to his boss and HR.
Puts you on pip to put you in your place then begs you to stay
This management person is over the top unreasonable and extremely unprofessional. OP you did everything right, hold your head up high. Two weeks is a professional courtesy, no notice at all is required (unless it says so in your contract, which sounds like no)
You’re professional, they’re not. This isn’t your problem. Continue to be professional and don’t change because you’re talking to children who place you on PIP over a disagreement
Haha sounds like your manager is incompetent and worried about blow back on him. You should adjust your letter to confirm that suspicion to his superiors. 😅
# Another lie they tell…
# “If you don’t give two weeks, you’re not working here ever again! You won’t get a good recommendation! You’re burning a bridge!”
**Reality Check:**
– MANY places have unwritten policies where if you leave the company for ANY REASON AT ALL, you’re not going to be welcomed back.
– Furthermore, most places will only confirm that you *did* work there and the dates of employment. They won’t give recommendations, positive or negative. That’s up to YOU to find individuals at that company who’d be willing to do that for you.
**These reasons of departure include:**
– voluntarily (aka you’re a TRAITOR — doesn’t matter if it was a smooth transition, doesn’t matter if you gave 2+weeks, etc. You’re a traitor for leaving the Cult of $Employer and you must never be allowed to return.)
– fired with cause (aka poor performance, taking a shit in the boss’ car’s sunroof, using an 18v reciprocating saw to cut a sunroof in the boss’ car to take a shit in, etc)
– laid off without cause (aka not worth keeping around during downsizing, drew the short straw, etc)
If any of those happen, you’re unofficially considered “dead” to them and won’t ever be rehired. It’s the “we only hire winners!” mindset.
*Winners don’t quit, winners aren’t fired, and winners aren’t laid off.* Do you feel like a *winner* in this system?
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# Other Ways They Manipulate You
– You’ll be “forced” to repay “training fees” as stipulated during a hiring agreement. Generally this is if you leave before a set period, typically two years — or if you leave *without notice* at any point. (If you even THINK about attempting to negotiate that out of the hiring agreement, they may rescind the offer entirely. And in some places, repaying mandatory training fees may be legally unenforceable.)
– In the same line of training repayment, some shitty places may say “if you don’t give X notice, then you may owe them $Y due to lost profits/service”, even if that threat is ENTIRELY legally unenforceable. They may also include gnarly non-compete clauses, which may be ENTIRELY legally unenforceable.
– They’ll guilt trip you EVEN IF you give them two weeks, saying they need more time than that. (reality check: they are not held to the same standard — they can fire you at any time, even during your final 2+ weeks. they’ll use you until they don’t need/want you, then show you the door.)
– Furthermore, they LEGALLY can reduce your pay to minimum wage for the duration of any notice you give. They can’t retroactively lower your pay, but they absolutely can reduce it for the time remaining (unless previously made agreements on compensation supersede this).
It’s rooted in our society as acceptable behavior to give notice. You’ll be told “well, you HAVE to!”….even though you absolutely don’t. This is another one of the illegal lies we’re told, just like “you cannot discuss your wages/compensation with others” and “shhh, don’t talk about a Union here, they’re illegal in our line of work and they can fire you for even mentioning it!”
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Transparency in their unethical, cruel behavior is an enemy of the oligarchs.
So it’s only natural for them to lie, belittle, insult, and demean anyone who shines a light on things they’d rather best leave in the dark, alone and forgotten.
says the employer who can fire you for cause – meaning for no reason – on the spot. SMH
I’m not reading your post, only your headline- you owe them fuck all pal, you’ve given your 2 weeks which is more than most people give. Classic is to wait til payday and just never go back
If they needed more notice they should have put it in the contract.
In the UK it’s standard to have a 1 month notice period.
Well if they feel that way you can leave right now with the same consequences. They are just mad it was your decision and not theirs
If you’re already on the unrehireable list, why stay the two weeks? If money is no issue I would take two weeks for myself.
I would raise a complaint with HR about the way he has reacted so unprofessionally, perhaps accidentally suggesting that this is indicative of his management style and a large part of why you’re leaving.
You should revise your letter and specifically point out the unprofessional call, the lie about the magical > 6 week month, and imply that his behavior is cementing your reason for departure.
He’s upset because you’ve taken away from him the joy of firing you.