[muzani]

I normally give notice as early as possible, but take note I'm in Asia (Malaysia). If they want to negotiate it, this gives them room to. I've had a 25% salary increase and substantial increase to benefits, but it was done in a dodgy/deceptive manner, so I quit anyway.

People are reciprocative. If you treat your bosses as just another thing, they'll do the same with you. I'd rather be the better person and not live with the guilt, and have to justify that they would do the same to me.

Normally, even with 3 months notice, they treat me with respect and as a full employee, and there's usually a little farewell party on the last day (which often is a Saturday). I'd offer to fully train a replacement (but they never find one) and a lot of the remaining time is spent documenting everything to make the transition easier. But again this is for smaller companies, and not in the US.