- Feb 23, 2005
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My plan is to put in my notice next week, on payday (the 15th). The new job I'm starting requires me to move out of state (CA to WA), and my first day is 11/27/06.
Consequently, I'm not giving my employer much notice at all -- about 2-3 days before I'm outta there. It's not something I wanted to do, but I've decided that I must. Here's the backstory:
I submitted my expense report at the end of October for 2 months worth of expenses. On Nov 1, I received my salary check and exactly half of my total expense check. They're breaking up the expenses into 2 pay cycles to sorta "cook the books" in an innocuous way. I will receive the 2nd half of my expenses on Nov 15th.
I know several people who have worked for my company before, and they each reported to me a great deal of difficulty recovering their final expense reimbursements when they left the company. One had to hold some inventory "for ransom" until they paid him. One never got his at all, and basically got stiffed on a couple grand. He might have been able to fight for it, but like him I simply don't want to hassle with it.
Originally, I had planned to give notice on the 7th of November, allowing for a proper 2 weeks' notice. However when I didn't receive my full expense compensation on the 1st, I realized that if I were to submit my notice before being reimbursed in full, there was a good chance I'd never see that money -- at least not without having to litigate it out of them. We're talking about just under $2K at stake here.
In order to protect myself, I decided to postpone my notice until the 15th when I get paid, to ensure that I do, in fact, get paid. At that point, though, I will only have 2-3 days before I must be on the road relocating myself.
I am most certainly not looking forward to delivering this news to them. It will terribly inconvenience some of my co-workers who have nothing to do with the reasons WHY I decided to leave on short notice. It has been honestly tearing me up inside all week.
Do you think I've chosen the best course of action for myself? I am an at-will employee, so I am not required to provide any certain amount of notice. I just feel bad because I didn't WANT it to have to be like this.
I do not plan to bring up any of this in detail with anyone in my company. The reason I'm officially supplying to them is that the new opportunity arose suddenly and it requires me to move immediately. I don't feel the need to level accusations of untrustworthiness against them on my way out.
Comments?
Consequently, I'm not giving my employer much notice at all -- about 2-3 days before I'm outta there. It's not something I wanted to do, but I've decided that I must. Here's the backstory:
I submitted my expense report at the end of October for 2 months worth of expenses. On Nov 1, I received my salary check and exactly half of my total expense check. They're breaking up the expenses into 2 pay cycles to sorta "cook the books" in an innocuous way. I will receive the 2nd half of my expenses on Nov 15th.
I know several people who have worked for my company before, and they each reported to me a great deal of difficulty recovering their final expense reimbursements when they left the company. One had to hold some inventory "for ransom" until they paid him. One never got his at all, and basically got stiffed on a couple grand. He might have been able to fight for it, but like him I simply don't want to hassle with it.
Originally, I had planned to give notice on the 7th of November, allowing for a proper 2 weeks' notice. However when I didn't receive my full expense compensation on the 1st, I realized that if I were to submit my notice before being reimbursed in full, there was a good chance I'd never see that money -- at least not without having to litigate it out of them. We're talking about just under $2K at stake here.
In order to protect myself, I decided to postpone my notice until the 15th when I get paid, to ensure that I do, in fact, get paid. At that point, though, I will only have 2-3 days before I must be on the road relocating myself.
I am most certainly not looking forward to delivering this news to them. It will terribly inconvenience some of my co-workers who have nothing to do with the reasons WHY I decided to leave on short notice. It has been honestly tearing me up inside all week.
Do you think I've chosen the best course of action for myself? I am an at-will employee, so I am not required to provide any certain amount of notice. I just feel bad because I didn't WANT it to have to be like this.
I do not plan to bring up any of this in detail with anyone in my company. The reason I'm officially supplying to them is that the new opportunity arose suddenly and it requires me to move immediately. I don't feel the need to level accusations of untrustworthiness against them on my way out.
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