Can any managers chime in on handing in resignation with prescheduled PTO? Do they just say you're done and don't bother coming back after your vacation?
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The days of conducting yourself professionally and courteously are clearly gone. In my mind… No matter how much you hate the place or hate your manager… Never ever ever ever bite the hand that may need to feed you later.
Assuming a generally positive and professional conversation, I’d say ask to be released from your notice period and cancel your PTO. You’ll be paid through your notice period AND paid out on accrued unused PTO (usually). If they won’t release you to go home, then yeah take your PTO as your notice period but understand they may call or contact you for reasons related to transitioning your work to someone else. Keep it professional and positive.
@b3 depends on the job and the manager (and probably THEIR manager). I’ve had people resign and it’s always been a positive conversation (no need for drama at that point) and almost always let them go home right then. Arrange for another day after hours to come get their personal belongings, and move along. No one wants burned bridges.
You don't HAVE to give 30 days' notice.
You don't owe them anything.
You can resign whenever you want, with or without giving notice.
You can email your mgr. from home (ccing HR), saying you're resigning "effective immediately", and then you never have to interact with that manager or go into that office ever again. If the manager pings you back wanting details, just shut down the convo. by politely referring them to HR with any questions, since you're no longer working at Wells, and are not interested in discussing the matter further. From then on, ignore any inquiries from your manager if they try to contact you again, and interact just with HR and IT only via email, re: returning any equipment and finalizing any offboarding e-paperwork via HR.
Related question. When you resign has anyone had their manager tell them not to come in during their notice period? I have to give 30 days notice and would rather not rto.
@OP the issue is IT DOESNT MATTER what answer you get here unless it happens to come from your manager. Literally every team can handle it differently and differently by individual depending on if they think there is risk.
Personally, I think it’s ridiculous to schedule PTO during my notice. I’d rather roll the dice and put in my resignation with the expectation I’d be released essentially immediately. And if not, I’d just not adhere to my notice and quit. What are they going to do, fire me? Unless there are RSRs or a desire to work here again who cares.
In that case, why would they even take the PTO to begin with?
If they resign with that PTO still accrued, they'd get the payout for it after resigning, correct?
Why burn the PTO $ by taking it just before resigning?
They can have all the time off in the world plus the PTO payout if they just resign straight up, without taking any accrued PTO first.
OP, I would just cancel any prescheduled/preapproved PTO, give it at least one full biz day to churn through the system, then take screenshots with the current date to prove you've cancelled all of your previously scheduled/approved PTO, and then THEN resign.
Don't leave any of YOUR money on the table.
Get out and get paid!
What has happened to others from your group when they quit? Just wait until you get back to turn it in.
Yes. I’ve seen it a couple times. In one instance, manager had to call person while they were out of country on PTO.