Is 2 weeks notice a standard when leaving a job?

[kalster]

Just curious how this came about, I am in the middle of changing jobs and wondering if giving a 1 week notice is 'enuf'.

 

[bradruth]

2 weeks is the standard.

 

[sygyzy]

The standard is 4 days. Some kook just took the 2 week number and saturated the market with it. What market you ask? Reality.

 

[kalster]

software engineer/telecom, I want to quite as early as possible without being completely unfair to the employer I am leaving

 

[sygyzy]

I think you know the answer. 2 weeks.

 

[kalster]

 

[HN]

2 weeks is industry standard, but 1 is kinda the money (if you want to get outta there without them preloading you with too much work )

 

[Calin]

It should be written somewhere on the contract. If not, I assume two weeks.

 

[Megatomic]

I always give at least two weeks. I prefer to give a month so I can train my replacement.

 

[Safeway]

Depends on employer.

 

[tami]

two weeks is the standard, but employers often honor requests to shorten it. however, i'd suggest that if you're concerned, negotiate a leave time earlier than 2 weeks with your employer because of the need to "cool off" from the job or something along those lines.

 

[Freejack2]

You're supposed to give your employer 2 weeks.
That's not to say that 30 seconds after you give notice you'll find yourself escorted to your desk while security guards watch you clean out your desk, then escorted out of the building being told you're never allowed in there again and they'll mail your check. Depends on the security level of the job and the company policy.

 

[mosco]

yeah, 2 weeks. I know some people that after giving 2 weeks notice where asked to leave at the end of the day and others that that were asked to leave immediatly.

 

[Kelemvor]

It's mainly enough time for the employer to start looking for a replacement and to have you train someone in your specific duties. You don't have to give any notice but most people don't want to be jackasses so they give the employer some notice just so they can prepare for the transition.

And like Freejack said, sometimes you give notice and the just fire you right away anyway. If they do, then you can get unemployment until you start your new job since you hadn't yet quit but had just expressed your intention to quit. But see how it goes.