What if you are a TA and leave without a 2 week notice? Do you get marked as not to rehire? I don’t want to give a notice, but hate to burn a bridge.
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Don't you dare leave without giving two weeks notice!
How unprofessional are you??
Don you understand how all this works?
I've worked at Ford since the 1960s and am about to retire. When I got hired, I walked right up to the hiring office at the plant and gave a firm handshake and gave my word that I word give 100% effort and be on time. Eventually I was promoted to be an engineer.
You don't treat a company that poorly by just leaving them unannounced. They need time to prepare - who is going to do the work that you were doing until they can backfill your position?
Think of someone besides yourself for a change!
You could give two weeks notice and say you’re going to a competitor. They’ll walk you out and will be unable to claim you left without notice.
If you don't return you company equipment through the proper channels they can deduct it from your final paycheck.
There may be a law that says they cannot withhold your final paycheck pending return of equipment, so if you wanted to 'mess' with them, you could delay until after you receive your last payment.
But they would just mark it as stolen and send it to collections and it would ding your credit score for seven years.
Not worth it, in my opinion.
Just leave your computer, badge, phone in a drawer and tell them their assets are returned. Go fish!
@OP. First get a job contract signed and approved by another company. Look at the start date (usually a Monday). Wait until Friday before that Monday, and present your 2 weeks resignation at Ford, saying you are going to the competition (even if you don't). You'll get walk out immediately, you'll get 2 weeks pay and your employment at Ford will end that same day, leaving you ready for your next job.
About burning bridges, most probably you won't be back, or there won't be a place to return. Who knows what state Ford will be in 2-3 years? If the company survives for that long, probably 85% of the workforce will be LCCs, not Americans.
Give them two weeks notice they will walk you out immediately
Dude, it has always been this way.
Companies ask for two weeks notice - but will almost never give an employee any advance notice of a termination.
And if you walk without a notice, allegedly it is held against you.
It isn't 'fair', but the people with the power make the rules.
You'll have to make the decision based on what you're comfortable with.
FYI, when I left a different OEM, I gave two weeks notice. They immediately asked me if I was going to a competitor and I said that I was - they cut my access almost immediately, but still paid me the two weeks. It was like a paid vacation.
@1ise+1rCBRTKU - That's taking for granted that you get one....either way I'm talking about actual employment here and disruption of plans. Giving 2 weeks notice of your future plans vs a severance isn't anywhere near equal exchange in my opinion since time is worth more than money. Maybe the company sees it as a disadvantage to them to give notice of a layoff...yes...why would they do that? Not my problem. The fact that not giving 2 weeks can effect your professional reputation is a double standard that companies are impervious to.
lol, What does it matter. Even if you give notice, if they suspect your going to a competitor there going to throw you out the same day anyway. Plus they way they been getting rid of long term employees with only 15 minutes notice. I would send the email and walk, not think twice about it.
Regarding the company not giving 2-weeks notice: isn’t that what severance is for? You actually get to stop working immediately, yet continue getting paid for a month or more.
Just leave
Anyway its a bridge to sh it ho le . Why do you need it
Yeah. You'll burn a bridge for sure. What matters is if you care or not. Would they do the same for you? I can imagine the eye rolls I'll get but I'll mention it anyway. The old double standard of what they expect from you - 2 weeks without giving you a second thought before disrupting your life. Haven't heard an explanation that makes sense since I've been a working adult...
F 'em. Send it.
Disclaimer: I'm not a career coach.
Who cares. Why would you ever want to come back?
The Venn diagram of people who didn’t give notice to their employer and those that didn’t burn a bridge doesn’t intersect.