so i put in my 2 weeks notice UPDATE: I"M DONE

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: new2AMD

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem

Originally posted by: new2AMD
If you put in 2 weeks then work 2 weeks. Otherwise just quit. Never burn a bridge.

Sounds like his boss is trying to burn a bridge.

well unfortunately his boss is the one other employers will speak to about him. it sux but you have to play the game. Im not saying go in early and leave later without compensation, just dont do less then you would normally.

Ive heard of a lot of places that basically say, you can go now when you put in 2 weeks to avoid this.

That's easy to avoid. When you are getting a ref. call you are only allowed to say a few things. Basically you can confirm how long they worked for you, and if they are on a re-hire status. If you say anything else, you may be liable for slander.

Having a friend place a recorded "test" call to see what the person says sure can keep them honest.

But cant part of a reference call touch on how and why a person left? Or how they were as an employee?

Couldnt his boss say he gave 2 weeks then blew off his job for 2 weeks?

 

[Uppsala9496]

Originally posted by: GimpyOne
They guys is an idiot. Do as much as you normally would and leave at the end of the two weeks.

If he was smart, he would tell you to clean out your desk and hand you a check for you final two weeks on your way out the door, but he doesn't sound intelligent enough for that.

(father-in-law was an executive at a large re-insurance agency, he did it on multiple occasions as you don't want the guy screwing with things as he's leaving)

Insurance is one of those industries where you want the person gone as soon as they give notice. I work in underwriting financial lines (D&O, EPL) and as soon as someone gives notice, they are escourtedto clean their desks, and then escourted out. Too risky that they will grab rating plans and other proprietary information to be used against you in the future.

 

[Blieb]

I always steal everything I want before I give notice 😛

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: new2AMD

Originally posted by: Phoenix86

Originally posted by: new2AMD

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem

Originally posted by: new2AMD
If you put in 2 weeks then work 2 weeks. Otherwise just quit. Never burn a bridge.

Sounds like his boss is trying to burn a bridge.

well unfortunately his boss is the one other employers will speak to about him. it sux but you have to play the game. Im not saying go in early and leave later without compensation, just dont do less then you would normally.

Ive heard of a lot of places that basically say, you can go now when you put in 2 weeks to avoid this.

That's easy to avoid. When you are getting a ref. call you are only allowed to say a few things. Basically you can confirm how long they worked for you, and if they are on a re-hire status. If you say anything else, you may be liable for slander.

Having a friend place a recorded "test" call to see what the person says sure can keep them honest.

But cant part of a reference call touch on how and why a person left? Or how they were as an employee?

Couldnt his boss say he gave 2 weeks then blew off his job for 2 weeks?

No, he that would fall under "would you re-hire them?"

 

[jEnus]

Originally posted by: Blieb

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
He can't fire you if you put your 2 weeks in can he?

Sometimes companies will walk you out on spot when you give notice.

Depends if you're in a right to work state I think ...

Right to Work states are states where you are not required to join a Union. If they walk you after you give two week - take a two week vacation pulling unemployment on them. 🙂

 

the greatest part is, there is no one here to dump my work on
we've been trying to get another programmer for 4 years...

my replacement will spend the first 3 months learning the propietary languages that we use
it'll take a year before anyone can finish the projects i'm supposed to finish

he also wants me to document everything i do because he has no idea what i really do during the day

yeah, this is why i'm leaving 🙂

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: troytime
the greatest part is, there is no one here to dump my work on
we've been trying to get another programmer for 4 years...

my replacement will spend the first 3 months learning the propietary languages that we use
it'll take a year before anyone can finish the projects i'm supposed to finish

he also wants me to document everything i do because he has no idea what i really do during the day

yeah, this is why i'm leaving 🙂

🙂 I recently left a similar job (not programming, just research), and the boss reacted in a similar manner. Not as bad, but similar tone.

 

[KK]

Just start masterbating at your desk.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Blieb

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
He can't fire you if you put your 2 weeks in can he?

Sometimes companies will walk you out on spot when you give notice.

Depends if you're in a right to work state I think ...

My company will usually do that.

 

[Mucho]

Its never a good idea to burn bridges, someday they might offer you his job.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Blieb
I always steal everything I want before I give notice 😛

Damn right.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: troytime
the greatest part is, there is no one here to dump my work on
we've been trying to get another programmer for 4 years...

my replacement will spend the first 3 months learning the propietary languages that we use
it'll take a year before anyone can finish the projects i'm supposed to finish

he also wants me to document everything i do because he has no idea what i really do during the day

yeah, this is why i'm leaving 🙂

HAHA. Quick, delete all the comments from your source!

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: troytime
the greatest part is, there is no one here to dump my work on
we've been trying to get another programmer for 4 years...

my replacement will spend the first 3 months learning the propietary languages that we use
it'll take a year before anyone can finish the projects i'm supposed to finish

he also wants me to document everything i do because he has no idea what i really do during the day

yeah, this is why i'm leaving 🙂

HAHA. Quick, delete all the comments from your source!

If he were sensible, he wouldn't have left any comments yet 😉

Just like I don't.
*ahem*

 

i only leave comments in weird situation

like:
<!--- yep, this is a hack for the AOL bastards --->

whats great is in some of my coding i was unhappy about this place and used vulgar variable names 🙂
like 'fvckthisplace' and 'ineedaraise'

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Dopefiend

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: troytime
the greatest part is, there is no one here to dump my work on
we've been trying to get another programmer for 4 years...

my replacement will spend the first 3 months learning the propietary languages that we use
it'll take a year before anyone can finish the projects i'm supposed to finish

he also wants me to document everything i do because he has no idea what i really do during the day

yeah, this is why i'm leaving 🙂

HAHA. Quick, delete all the comments from your source!

If he were sensible, he wouldn't have left any comments yet 😉

Just like I don't.
*ahem*

I leave comments in the form of song lyrics in random, irrelevant places. All my naming conventions for variables and functions and crap are obscure and have nothing to do with what they actually are. Only my hand-drawn scratch paper diagrams use the REAL names and correlate them to the source names. From time to time, I'll go through, code an entire application, and then delete all the line breaks. Those hand drawn diagrams will be shredded as soon as the 6-month test period is done (shortly before I leave for better places)

Unfortunately my partner finds this childish and his portions of the code are done "properly" and at least partially documented. Even more unfortunately, he coded the entire main application, I only code the peripheral programs for data entry, postprocessing and making pretty graphs! He'll only be there 1 year after me, and there's NO WAY that he can wrap his mind around that stuff and teach his replacement at the same time.

In short, should anyone ever need to change the way this stuff works, may god save their souls. This is my form of payback for not getting financially compensated. Give me some money and I'll be semi-responsible.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

I leave comments in the form of song lyrics in random, irrelevant places. All my naming conventions for variables and functions and crap are obscure and have nothing to do with what they actually are. Only my hand-drawn scratch paper diagrams use the REAL names and correlate them to the source names. From time to time, I'll go through, code an entire application, and then delete all the line breaks. Those hand drawn diagrams will be shredded as soon as the 6-month test period is done (shortly before I leave for better places)

Unfortunately my partner finds this childish and his portions of the code are done "properly" and at least partially documented. Even more unfortunately, he coded the entire main application, I only code the peripheral programs for data entry, postprocessing and making pretty graphs! He'll only be there 1 year after me, and there's NO WAY that he can wrap his mind around that stuff and teach his replacement at the same time.

In short, should anyone ever need to change the way this stuff works, may god save their souls. This is my form of payback for not getting financially compensated. Give me some money and I'll be semi-responsible.

Excellent :beer:

I tend to use things like memvartemp1 through 5, without explaining what they do, what datatype they are supposed to accept, and make random references to them throughout. Just my little insurance policy :evil:

 

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: Dopefiend

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: troytime
the greatest part is, there is no one here to dump my work on
we've been trying to get another programmer for 4 years...

my replacement will spend the first 3 months learning the propietary languages that we use
it'll take a year before anyone can finish the projects i'm supposed to finish

he also wants me to document everything i do because he has no idea what i really do during the day

yeah, this is why i'm leaving 🙂

HAHA. Quick, delete all the comments from your source!

If he were sensible, he wouldn't have left any comments yet 😉

Just like I don't.
*ahem*

I leave comments in the form of song lyrics in random, irrelevant places. All my naming conventions for variables and functions and crap are obscure and have nothing to do with what they actually are. Only my hand-drawn scratch paper diagrams use the REAL names and correlate them to the source names. From time to time, I'll go through, code an entire application, and then delete all the line breaks. Those hand drawn diagrams will be shredded as soon as the 6-month test period is done (shortly before I leave for better places)

Unfortunately my partner finds this childish and his portions of the code are done "properly" and at least partially documented. Even more unfortunately, he coded the entire main application, I only code the peripheral programs for data entry, postprocessing and making pretty graphs! He'll only be there 1 year after me, and there's NO WAY that he can wrap his mind around that stuff and teach his replacement at the same time.

In short, should anyone ever need to change the way this stuff works, may god save their souls. This is my form of payback for not getting financially compensated. Give me some money and I'll be semi-responsible.

i do the same!!!
i'll be listening to launchcast and using the first thing i hear when i need a variable name

one time i wrote an array that had 32 different variable prefixes
when a variable was set or called, i used a 5 digit binary code to determine which of the prefixes were to be used.
i fear for the day someone needs to change that...they will hunt my ass down for sure

 

[Gothgar]

you should do them all, high!

remember that letter posted a few days ago that some guy wrote high, do the projects like that

1. Do projects high
2. Post results here
3. Profit!

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
you should do them all, high!

remember that letter posted a few days ago that some guy wrote high, do the projects like that

1. Do projects high
2. Post results here
3. Profit!

I wrote my resignation letter for my last job while inebriated:

Dear <boss name>

I quit.
That is all.

<my name>

He threw it in the bin and asked for the real one.

 

[Fritzo]

Nothing like burning bridges 🙂

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Dopefiend

Originally posted by: Gothgar
you should do them all, high!

remember that letter posted a few days ago that some guy wrote high, do the projects like that

1. Do projects high
2. Post results here
3. Profit!

I wrote my resignation letter for my last job while inebriated:

Dear <boss name>

I quit.
That is all.

<my name>

He threw it in the bin and asked for the real one.

Was it on your personal letterhead on that insane ultra-grade $2/sheet paper?

 

[blakeatwork]

Originally posted by: Uppsala9496

Originally posted by: GimpyOne
They guys is an idiot. Do as much as you normally would and leave at the end of the two weeks.

If he was smart, he would tell you to clean out your desk and hand you a check for you final two weeks on your way out the door, but he doesn't sound intelligent enough for that.

(father-in-law was an executive at a large re-insurance agency, he did it on multiple occasions as you don't want the guy screwing with things as he's leaving)

Insurance is one of those industries where you want the person gone as soon as they give notice. I work in underwriting financial lines (D&amp;O, EPL) and as soon as someone gives notice, they are escourtedto clean their desks, and then escourted out. Too risky that they will grab rating plans and other proprietary information to be used against you in the future.

That's why you grab everything BEFORE you hand in 2 weeks..

🙂

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem

Originally posted by: new2AMD
If you put in 2 weeks then work 2 weeks. Otherwise just quit. Never burn a bridge.

Sounds like his boss is trying to burn a bridge.

exactly

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: jjones
I think with the attitude your manager is exhibiting, I wouldn't bother with the two weeks notice. Giving an employer notice is generally intended to be a fair way of leaving with the least disruption to the company as possible, but if your boss is being a dick, I would just say to hell with it and quit on the spot.

That's what I'm thinking. Giving two weeks is supposed to be COURTESY. This is how you get repaid for being polite? It's no wonder you're leaving.

Exactly. In fact, in many industries (especially those that deal with confidential customer information) there is no such thing as a 2 week notice.

And there's nothing wrong with burning a bridge at a place that treats and pays you badly. They won't change, so you shouldn't be going back. In this case, I would simply talk with my the boss privately and makes sure that he understands that giving 2 weeks notice was a courtesy and, that if he wishes to treat me badly, I will simply walk out and leave him fscked.

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: jjones
I think with the attitude your manager is exhibiting, I wouldn't bother with the two weeks notice. Giving an employer notice is generally intended to be a fair way of leaving with the least disruption to the company as possible, but if your boss is being a dick, I would just say to hell with it and quit on the spot.

That's what I'm thinking. Giving two weeks is supposed to be COURTESY. This is how you get repaid for being polite? It's no wonder you're leaving.

Exactly. In fact, in many industries (especially those that deal with confidential customer information) there is no such thing as a 2 week notice.

And there's nothing wrong with burning a bridge at a place that treats and pays you badly. They won't change, so you shouldn't be going back. In this case, I would simply talk with my the boss privately and makes sure that he understands that giving 2 weeks notice was a courtesy and, that if he wishes to treat me badly, I will simply walk out and leave him fscked.

I have heard differently. That there is a notice period, but it can be mutually ignored by both employers and employees.

Like if I told my boss I was quitting, he has legal grounds to hold me for I think a week while he finds a replacement. but if both of us agree that there is no notice period needed, I can walk out and he can just not pay me.

I wonder if anyone here works HR and can confirm.