#JobConcerns #TwoWeeksNotice #HRPolicies
Hey everyone! 🌟
So, I’ve been at my job for over four years and I’m finally putting in my two weeks notice tomorrow. Yay for new beginnings, right? 🎉 But here’s the thing – I’ve heard stories about employees getting walked out the same day they put in their two weeks notice. 😬
I work at a hospital, so I’m not sure if this is a common practice or not. My department is pretty small and I’m not in a management position. The people who got escorted out were managers, so I’m a bit confused about the whole situation. 🏥
I have enough vacation time saved up to hold me over until my new job starts in August, so I’ll be okay financially. But the whole experience is making me nervous and a bit wary of HR practices. 🤔
Any advice or insight on why HR departments might do this? And should I be worried if I have a clean record with no disciplinary issues? 🤷♀️
One possible solution could be to have a conversation with HR or your supervisor to clarify their policies and provide reassurance. It’s always best to be informed and proactive in these situations! 👍
What are your thoughts? Have you experienced something similar? Let’s chat! 💬
> I’m wondering why an HR department would do this?
It’s really common. Don’t keep people there who have quit. And giving two weeks notice is saying, basically, “I quit, effective immediately, but please can I work two more weeks?”
> It makes the other employees worried about putting in their 2 weeks.
As they should be. They shouldn’t put in two weeks notice.
> I have enough vacation time saved up so if it does happen, I’ll be ok until I start my new job.
There’s no law in Ohio saying they have to pay that out. Do they normally pay it out?
My personal preference from experience is to never ever give them notice. Your employer is not the least bit loyal to their employees – I can make that general statement safely I believe – and they do not get loyalty from me. I’m someone who did give notice after years with a company, was walked out, and had to live without income for weeks unexpectedly. Never again. It is too common for employers to do that because no matter what kind of employee u have been, there could be concerns or liabilities depending on the type of business. Please reconsider. And if u do decide to give notice please let us know how that worked for you.
It’s really common for a company to have you leave as soon as you give notice. They figure you’ll be checked out and possibly take client files etc (depending on your job). The two large companies I left with a two week notice both paid me out the two weeks but let me leave the same day.
Smaller companies probably don’t do that but maybe they’ll will. Congrats on your new job.
I would make sure you have anything from your work computer that’s personal deleted, get phone numbers for HR etc in case you need to follow up on anything. Do those things before giving in your notice.
First- the reason the other employees were walked out is not your business and your leader or HR could not disclose that to you anyway.
Secondly- if you are walked out just confirm in writing that you are being paid through your resignation date you provided.
Tons of companies do this and it’s not that big of a deal. They usually do it to reduce risk.
Just because you get walked out immediately doesn’t mean you won’t be paid through your resignation date.
But if you are truly worried about it, don’t give them any notice.
You should count on being walked out, and despite what everybody is saying, in the comments, you should not expect to be paid for the two week notice. In my experience, most companies do not pay you out for the notice period when they accept your resignation effective immediately.
Unless your company policy handbook specifies that you get paid out your accrued PTO, you should not expect that either.
Why are you worried? Put in your notice and if you get walked out, you get walked out.