Comments on: Long Notice http://www.bullshitjob.com/2010/02/long-notice/ Office bullshit, fun stories, pages, office quizzes and sounds Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:22:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: LegalEagle http://www.bullshitjob.com/2010/02/long-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-10089 LegalEagle Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:22:35 +0000 http://www.bullshitjob.com/?p=155#comment-10089 This boss sounds like the many technically-oriented managers we had at my former company. We brought them over from another country (yes can guess where, most likely) without giving any training whatsoever in North American employment/management practices. This is the kind of crap they pulled. This boss sounds like the many technically-oriented managers we had at my former company. We brought them over from another country (yes can guess where, most likely) without giving any training whatsoever in North American employment/management practices. This is the kind of crap they pulled.

]]> By: Jock http://www.bullshitjob.com/2010/02/long-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-4929 Jock Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:33:56 +0000 http://www.bullshitjob.com/?p=155#comment-4929 Common sense tells us never to give more notice than is stipulated on your contract with the company. My current job requires a 2-week notice. No way in hell am I going to give them more than that. You're just trying to be nice but nothing good usually comes out of it. Common sense tells us never to give more notice than is stipulated on your contract with the company. My current job requires a 2-week notice. No way in hell am I going to give them more than that.

You’re just trying to be nice but nothing good usually comes out of it.

]]> By: Mason http://www.bullshitjob.com/2010/02/long-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-2843 Mason Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:47:24 +0000 http://www.bullshitjob.com/?p=155#comment-2843 NEVER give more than 2-3 weeks notice. Preferebly 2-weeks MAXIMUM. Just enought time for YOU to get loose ends tied up for your departure. NEVER give more than 2-3 weeks notice. Preferebly 2-weeks MAXIMUM. Just enought time for YOU to get loose ends tied up for your departure.

]]> By: John http://www.bullshitjob.com/2010/02/long-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-2683 John Wed, 02 Mar 2011 03:41:00 +0000 http://www.bullshitjob.com/?p=155#comment-2683 2 months notice is ridiculous. you gave your boss more time to just screw with you. 2 months notice is ridiculous. you gave your boss more time to just screw with you.

]]> By: Filipe http://www.bullshitjob.com/2010/02/long-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-1880 Filipe Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:33:44 +0000 http://www.bullshitjob.com/?p=155#comment-1880 It would have been best if he had fired you, he would have to give you a huge settlement, but that depends on the type/size of the business and on the country it's in. However, obviously, they would never fire you, because they wouldn't want to pay you anything or get sued for not paying. What they´re doing is called BULLYING, and it's becoming more common and more illegal now-a-days. It would have been best if he had fired you, he would have to give you a huge settlement, but that depends on the type/size of the business and on the country it’s in.
However, obviously, they would never fire you, because they wouldn’t want to pay you anything or get sued for not paying. What they´re doing is called BULLYING, and it’s becoming more common and more illegal now-a-days.

]]> By: Tom http://www.bullshitjob.com/2010/02/long-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-1548 Tom Fri, 26 Nov 2010 18:59:00 +0000 http://www.bullshitjob.com/?p=155#comment-1548 What's up with all this giving notice? They never give you notice before they fire you. I've never seen giving notice go well. Some do it becouse they feel it's the rigt thing to do. You're going to get screwed, believe me. When it's time to go just work up till the end of the pay period, get your check and go. Better yet take all you vacation and sick time and see how far you can push em before they fire you. It's amazing what they'll take becouse they'rr so scared of getting sued nowdays. I've never gotten fired before although I did get laid of one time. I got all my sick leave, vacation time, 8 weeks severance pay and unemployment. I even got 100% vested in my 410k since I got laid off even though for the time I put in with the company I should have only been 40% vested. Hell, I was planning on quiting in 2 weeks anyways. It sure worked out better this way. What’s up with all this giving notice? They never give you notice before they fire you. I’ve never seen giving notice go well. Some do it becouse they feel it’s the rigt thing to do. You’re going to get screwed, believe me. When it’s time to go just work up till the end of the pay period, get your check and go. Better yet take all you vacation and sick time and see how far you can push em before they fire you. It’s amazing what they’ll take becouse they’rr so scared of getting sued nowdays. I’ve never gotten fired before although I did get laid of one time. I got all my sick leave, vacation time, 8 weeks severance pay and unemployment. I even got 100% vested in my 410k since I got laid off even though for the time I put in with the company I should have only been 40% vested. Hell, I was planning on quiting in 2 weeks anyways. It sure worked out better this way.

]]> By: melania http://www.bullshitjob.com/2010/02/long-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 melania Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:50:54 +0000 http://www.bullshitjob.com/?p=155#comment-1054 Well, I said yes to my former bosses when they needed my help, even though I didn't need their extra work. What happened is that I delivered on time and within requested quality and my boss did not want to pay me anything, but instead proposed that he gives me a 2 h/ day contract, effective 2 weeks before, paid peanuts (but peanuts every single month), and I will do my work when they needed me. The trouble was - he had already promised very high project based benefits to my former colleagues - in writing - and now he needed someone to accept a small monthly fee, so he can go back on those benefits... Since he was a huge SOB, I told him to take his money and put it where the sun don't shine. He eventually paid me, about 1/10 of what my work was worth and we never spoke of business again, which suits me just fine. He did call to tell me "Happy Birthday!", but by then I would not have accepted work, even if he paid me 10 times the value of it. Well, I said yes to my former bosses when they needed my help, even though I didn’t need their extra work.
What happened is that I delivered on time and within requested quality and my boss did not want to pay me anything, but instead proposed that he gives me a 2 h/ day contract, effective 2 weeks before, paid peanuts (but peanuts every single month), and I will do my work when they needed me. The trouble was – he had already promised very high project based benefits to my former colleagues – in writing – and now he needed someone to accept a small monthly fee, so he can go back on those benefits…
Since he was a huge SOB, I told him to take his money and put it where the sun don’t shine. He eventually paid me, about 1/10 of what my work was worth and we never spoke of business again, which suits me just fine. He did call to tell me “Happy Birthday!”, but by then I would not have accepted work, even if he paid me 10 times the value of it.

]]> By: MB http://www.bullshitjob.com/2010/02/long-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-925 MB Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:08:34 +0000 http://www.bullshitjob.com/?p=155#comment-925 Really, I've rarely heard that giving more than 2 weeks goes well for the employee. Many companies have policies that forbid you from taking time off after you've given notice. If you call out sick, they'll won't pay you. Also once you've given notice, depending on the state where you live, certain changes to your benefits may kick in. Your employer can kick you out with no notice so give your two weeks to protect yourself but don't go beyond that. You're only upping the ante for everyone else and you may find yourself in for some very nasty surprises. Really, I’ve rarely heard that giving more than 2 weeks goes well for the employee. Many companies have policies that forbid you from taking time off after you’ve given notice. If you call out sick, they’ll won’t pay you. Also once you’ve given notice, depending on the state where you live, certain changes to your benefits may kick in. Your employer can kick you out with no notice so give your two weeks to protect yourself but don’t go beyond that. You’re only upping the ante for everyone else and you may find yourself in for some very nasty surprises.

]]> By: LIsa http://www.bullshitjob.com/2010/02/long-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-697 LIsa Mon, 24 May 2010 20:45:11 +0000 http://www.bullshitjob.com/?p=155#comment-697 Thanks for this, I plan to quit soon and I was actually going to give them a couple months notice just because I thought it would be nice, but lately they don't like me much anyway and that's probably the last thing I should do! Thanks for this, I plan to quit soon and I was actually going to give them a couple months notice just because I thought it would be nice, but lately they don’t like me much anyway and that’s probably the last thing I should do!

]]> By: Loogan http://www.bullshitjob.com/2010/02/long-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Loogan Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:28:21 +0000 http://www.bullshitjob.com/?p=155#comment-526 You should have agreed to do some contract work for 2X the money you were getting earlier. Or even better, talk to his superior and if they really need the work done, swap jobs with the boss you had. You should have agreed to do some contract work for 2X the money you were getting earlier. Or even better, talk to his superior and if they really need the work done, swap jobs with the boss you had.

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