How much notice do you give for resignation? Will they let you go immediately?
I want to give my manager notice but I’m afraid he’ll let me go immediately. How have you seen this handled? I am not seeking employment elsewhere.
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@121: @105 here. I might not have explained myself very well. The change I referred to is that in the past, when you left CVX, you got paid not only for the vacation you had earned by the time you left the company, but also for the vacation that you had not yet earned. Example: you get 200 hours of vacation for all of 2026. You leave the company in July 2026, and let’s say for the sake of this example that you have not taken any vacation yet. Chevron does not pay you for 200 hours of vacation when you leave in July. They pay you for the unused earned portion of those 200 hours.
As to when this changed, I don’t recall exactly. Might have been around 2020 reorg.
Having said all this, you might have a cool boss who allows you to use up all of that vacation allotment and actually vacation out to your retirement date. As I understand, CVX does not allow that for folks who EOI or who get laid off (i.e., you don’t get to extend your last day of employment by applying your unused vacation).
Maybe someone from HR or whoever is familiar with the vacation policy can chime in and offer clarification.
@105 When did that change? I was allowed to vacation out the year when I left in 25
@OP
There are other alternatives.
Have you considered instead just “working hard enough not to get fired”…?
( “Eight bosses, Bob. Eight!” )
@OP Yes and no. You get your handover done, don't want you around. You know you can skip all the other BS unless money or insurance involved.
Clarification: unused EARNED vacation
Policy changed a few years back, so now we no longer get paid out for unused but not yet earned vacation
Yet another benefit takeaway from this sh---y company, and average employee doesn’t always grasp the impact of changes like this when they are announced
Unused vacation is paid.
Read the HR internet site. It gives all the information.
Are the unused vacation not paid ? Genuine question .
They told me - "Don't let the Door Hit ya where the Good Lord Split ya", then they said
"Buh-Bye!" And I was out-a there.
normally US law is they have to pay you 2 weeks pay , even if they say vacate the office
Do not notify far in advance as it does nothing for you. The minute you do, the microscope comes out. It is best to plan your departure quietly. Gather your personal
Items slowly. Make hard copies of contacts you want to stay in touch with. Any resumes, awards, even performance reviews should also be copied. Use ALL of your vacation, sick time and any other benefits. The minute you are gone the umbilical is severed and the ship sails on. Boss, nice or not will no longer care about you the second they find out. You are now a hassle for them to off board. You will be put thru the HR ringer of paperwork and turnover of knowledge to someone that doesn't deserve it.
Short notice is best so you can leave with your sanity.
Insome roles yes. In most no. If you are a risk to sign away money then it is too much risk.
CVX is like a supertanker, once you fall off the wake immediately closes, and it continues on as if you were never even there.
If you plan to resign, what do you care if they’ll let you go immediately?
But it’s unlikely they do. If you’re at all useful, they’ll hold onto as long as they can. If you’re not they’ll say something like “you only need to give 2 weeks” and then invite you to leave early.
I am thinking about this, too. Will likely give one month notice and as other poster stated, plan to take all my remaining 2026 vacation before I give notice. Best of luck to you, OP.
do you have enough points to retire? if so you need a bit longer to get all the retirement info in and sorted. If you are quitting because you are done/burnt out, take all your vacation and family leave. then give them 2 weeks. No need to do anything more then 2 weeks notice. IMHO
I resigned in May of this year, and decided to notify my supervisor 4 weeks in advance. I made this decision based on my belief that she would be understanding and luckily that turned out to be correct. She told me she would support whatever date I wanted. Before that conversation though, I had to decide if immediate termination was a risk I could handle.