Tips, tricks or advice for putting in your 2 weeks?
Should you let your direct manager know first? Or VP level?
From what I've seen Oregon doesn't require employers to payout PTO, does Nike always Pay it out?
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@1sti: that’s correct about PTO payout but it’s not a function of law as much as it is company policy. There is no blanket law in Oregon saying PTO must be paid out. Instead Oregon says “An employer’s policy or employee contract governs whether earned, unused vacation is paid on separation.” Since Nike’s employee handbook states PTO will be paid out upon separation, it is. The rub is that Nike could amend its employee handbook at any time. I don’t think Nike would be evil enough to do that. It is an option the company has though.
As for being asked what it would take to keep you that’s a function of your value or lack thereof. Most people I know who have quit have been asked that question. I do know of one person who wasn’t asked. Probably because he was totally useless and everyone knew it. I’m certain his manager was happy to get rid of him.
Nike is required by law to pay out accrued PTO. Highly unlikely they will ask what it will take to keep you. If they do ask then your answer should always be - why didn’t you see more value in me prior to giving notice?
Good luck to you. It’s always so u comfortable giving notice.
I hope you have landed something amazing.
Nike always pays out PTO. If it didn't get paid out, someone screwed up.
What everyone else said.
- Tell your manager first.
- Be polite and professional. Yes I know, all of us have dreamed up the perfect, stinging, brutal thing we’d LIKE to say. But don’t do it. Burning bridges rarely comes with upside.
- Be prepared for the “What can we do to keep you” question and have an answer. Promotion? Money? Something else? You need to know ahead of time what, if anything, can keep you at Nike. This Is also not the time to be bashful. If an extra $40k/year is what it would take to keep you then say so. You probably won’t get it. But you definitely won’t get it if you don’t even ask.
- Ask for an exit interview with HR! In fact, demand one. THAT is your opportunity to politely tell HR why working here kinda stinks. Believe it or not there is a cordial and tasteful way to deliver devastating critiques to people. Just make sure you map out what you want to say ahead of time. When I left I wish I had the opportunity to let HR know why a high performing employee of 12 years was finally walking out the door.
- When you leave expect to be shunned. Almost everyone I know who has left Nike finds out just how much of a cult-like work atmosphere it really was after they left and discovered their former Nike colleagues don’t want anything to do with them. Yes that’s weird but it’s a remarkably consistent experience with more than a dozen different people I know who have left. I don’t know if colleagues left behind feel ambivalent, angry, jealous, betrayed, or what, but they most often won’t want to maintain contact after you leave the tribe.
- Enjoy your new life. Leaving Nike was one of the most liberating experiences I’ve ever had. Not to be overly dramatic but in some ways it really did feel like I had just been released from prison. Nike is a good place to work for no more than 10 years. It’s an even better place from which to exit.
All of what the others say. Don't be like Nike when they mass terminate people (invite from manager, out same day, etc.).
I Zoomed my manager and sent him an official Word doc. He passed it up the chain, then asked what he could do to keep me. They paid out my PTO in full.
The bonus will still be paid out in August. So dont change your bank account before then.
Paid me out too, look up resignation form in the Nike wiki page
Have a meeting with your manager. Bring a written notice including your last planned date of work (expect to be asked to leave early).
Don’t burn bridges or “tell off” anybody… life’s too short.
Nike paid me out my pto when I resigned.