Monday or Friday: One day better than the other to give 2 weeks notice?

[dakata24]

an opportunity has opened up and need to give 2 weeks notice.

and what about a resignation letter? yay or nay? i sometimes have a hard time conveying my thoughts so when i give my 2 weeks, just it doesnt come out right, they can read the letter regarding my reason for resigning.

 

[guyver01]

give your two weeks notice on friday. some companies will say just dont come back... so this way ya get paid for the full week of work.

 

[prvteye2003]

Originally posted by: guyver01
give your two weeks notice on friday. some companies will say just dont come back... so this way ya get paid for the full week of work.

I agree with guyver01.

 

[SoylentGreen]

Friday.... Duh!

 

[Kyteland]

If you posted this from work, you already have. :Q

 

[dakata24]

well, i finally have a set date on the new job. would it be in bad taste to take a week off for vacation and then the next working friday give my 2 weeks?

 

[Codewiz]

Originally posted by: dakata24
well, i finally have a set date on the new job. would it be in bad taste to take a week off for vacation and then the next working friday give my 2 weeks?

You earned that vacation time. It is your right to use it. Who cares what they think?

 

[Ylen13]

are you legally obligated to give 2 week notice?

 

[TwinkleToes77]

not if you are entitled to the vacation

 

[dakata24]

Originally posted by: Ylen13
are you legally obligated to give 2 week notice?

no, but i want to be courteous because my co-workers/supervisors are actually very nice. plus isnt it customary to give 2 weeks notice anyways?

and i have accrued enough vacation time for a week off.

 

[SandLizard]

my bank pays the unused vacation days, maybe your company will


i actually gave a 5 week notice, since everyone here is so nice, so that way they could find someone by the time i left (which is next week), i was kinda suprised they didn't just let me go after 2, but i guess i was right that they needed someone here at the position...

and i get all my sick days and vacation days paid out (of course i used the sick ones...wisdom teeth, ouch)

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Usually companies will pay for your unused vacation time but not your unused sick time. I've never understood why they are treated differently, but I just lost 155 hours of sick time that I wasn't able to use.

 

[dakata24]

yeah my bank also does that. and everythings lumped into PTO (paid time off). no sick days or anything. i might just skip the vacation time (i was just going to lounge around at home and do nothing) and give notice next friday which should be enough time to form a letter of resignation.

thanks all for the advice.

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: dakata24

Originally posted by: Ylen13
are you legally obligated to give 2 week notice?

no, but i want to be courteous because my co-workers/supervisors are actually very nice. plus isnt it customary to give 2 weeks notice anyways?

and i have accrued enough vacation time for a week off.

I know in NJ you 2 weeks notice by employee OR employer is required. so when i was working at the one place, a guy gave his 2 weeks notice (we all told him NOT to but he insisted) and he got fired ON THE SPOT.

If you are legally NOT required to give 2 weeks notice and the laws there are similar, be prepared to be asked NOT to return.

 

[SandLizard]

Originally posted by: dakata24
yeah my bank also does that. and everythings lumped into PTO (paid time off). no sick days or anything. i might just skip the vacation time (i was just going to lounge around at home and do nothing) and give notice next friday which should be enough time to form a letter of resignation.

thanks all for the advice.

heh, i just told my immediate boss and fired an quick email to HR. they just used that for the 'letter'.

i actually can't wait to get out of here though, i'm becoming a slacker at work with the thought of leaving so soon, I hope i don't piss anyone off ....

 

[fatbaby]

studies have shown that getting released on fridays reduces the chance for an "incident" to occur than mondays.

 

[dakata24]

Originally posted by: SandLizard

Originally posted by: dakata24
yeah my bank also does that. and everythings lumped into PTO (paid time off). no sick days or anything. i might just skip the vacation time (i was just going to lounge around at home and do nothing) and give notice next friday which should be enough time to form a letter of resignation.

thanks all for the advice.

heh, i just told my immediate boss and fired an quick email to HR. they just used that for the 'letter'.

i actually can't wait to get out of here though, i'm becoming a slacker at work with the thought of leaving so soon, I hope i don't piss anyone off ....

hehe. same here. er.. well the pissing off part. when i was interviewed, one of the questions was how long can you see yourself working here.. and my answer was "for awhile".. 6 months later.. im giving my 2 weeks notice..

our company has the "you're voluntarily working here" and you or we can terminate employment at any time. i highly doubt once i give my 2 weeks, that i will be canned on the spot. i dont have a desk job (work in a production enviornment), so it's gonna be hard on them if they fire me on the spot without starting the process of hiring someone new.