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by wil421 3010 days ago
Why would you give companies this kind of consideration? Most will not certainly hesitate to walk you out the door when times are bad.

I have some friends who have told bosses they and leaving. By the end of the day they are told to pack their personal belongings and leave.

Two weeks is the law for an employee giving notice. There aren’t many laws protecting employees especially in Work at will states.
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joezydeco 3010 days ago
Where are you located where two weeks' notice is law?

If you are in an "at will" state, the law applies in both directions. Two weeks is a professional courtesy. An employer that is neither deserves nothing.

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phyzome 3010 days ago
I've seen contracts that say both "at will" and "14 days notice required". Not sure if those are in conflict.

It doesn't really matter, though. Always give 2 weeks notice, as professional courtesy, but also take any of your fragile or expensive stuff home first. Depending on your employer, you may not even get a chance to revisit your desk, and instead may be escorted to the door and met with a box of your belongings.

(Most employers don't pull that shit, of course, and instead are very happy to have you tie up loose ends and commit any relevant documentation before you go.)

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joezydeco 3010 days ago
If you are under a contract, then you are under the terms of the contract.

The "at will" we are talking about here are typically employees in US states that were not offered an employment contract.

You are free to go when you please, just as the employer is free to fire you at any time (not counting certain protected classes and etc)

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SubuSS 3010 days ago
It is not usually about the employer, more about your management chain.

Yeah the company might have laid you off / have made bad moves, but the question is do you want to leave a bunch of your co-workers in shit without enough knowledge transfer etc. because you are pissed at some part of it. And yeah, these things come back around as well sometimes.

Tit for tat works between true equals, may be. In any case, You are not equal to a company. So yeah, they might not give a second thought about firing you, but as long as you want to be employed by someone in the same industry, burn less bridges :)

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