I think it depends 100% on the job when decideding whether or not to give 2 weeks notice.
If you're in a position where someone would need to be specifically hired and trained to replace you, then give as much notice as possible, so as not to leave your old employeer in a lurch. But if it's a part-time job, or a job that you would never request a references from, then fvck it. Give as much notice as you can while still starting your new job ASAP.
When I quit my last job, they had already hired someone to replace me (I had already been promoted to a new position, and would have been formally switching over to that job in a few more days). But when the job that I was applying for outside of that company called and said they wanted me to start right away, I gave my employer 3 days notice (one of which I called out sick... I really was sick, though).
My boss understood that I did what I had to do, and she was cool with it.
My roommate used to work as a fry cook... when his new (professional) job called and said that they wanted him to start right away, he said that he'd have to give his employers 2 weeks notice. Because of that, he missed out on an entire paycheck ($1K).
I'm still making fun of him for it. It's not as if you're going to put McDonalds on any resume once you have real work experience.
If you're in a position where someone would need to be specifically hired and trained to replace you, then give as much notice as possible, so as not to leave your old employeer in a lurch. But if it's a part-time job, or a job that you would never request a references from, then fvck it. Give as much notice as you can while still starting your new job ASAP.
When I quit my last job, they had already hired someone to replace me (I had already been promoted to a new position, and would have been formally switching over to that job in a few more days). But when the job that I was applying for outside of that company called and said they wanted me to start right away, I gave my employer 3 days notice (one of which I called out sick... I really was sick, though).
My boss understood that I did what I had to do, and she was cool with it.
My roommate used to work as a fry cook... when his new (professional) job called and said that they wanted him to start right away, he said that he'd have to give his employers 2 weeks notice. Because of that, he missed out on an entire paycheck ($1K).
I'm still making fun of him for it. It's not as if you're going to put McDonalds on any resume once you have real work experience.
