[fm2606]

I worked as a firefighter-paramedic for 14 years. In June of 2020 I decided to leave and found another job totally different career field.

On a Thursday I turned in my resignation and gave my 2 week notice. I called out sick on Friday. I had vacation scheduled for the next 2 weeks.

Sayonara bitches!

[100011_100001]

Unless the company messed with you severely this kind of moves is the worst. You make the rest of your co-workers unexpectedly carry your load. Essentially punishing your co-workers because you are leaving.

[bumby]

That and (depending on the state) they don’t have to grant you leftover vacation. I’ve has friends who planned this and then the employer accepted their resignation “effective immediately”. Not only did they not get to help usher along their replacement but they left thousands of dollars worth of vacation on the table

[fiftyacorn]

I agree but the companies also need to manage this risk by making sure people actually use their leave. If you have someone nearing the end of the year, appraisal time, with 6 weeks leave then you may have an issue

[shortlived]

That is a great way to burn bridges. Must have been a horrible place to work.

[fm2606]

I understand your point and to some extent I agree. One thing I didn't mention was I was "upstairs" and not in the field due to health issues. Believe me when I say I wasn't putting any undue burden on anyone by going this route.

The other thing is we were allowed to take as much vacation as we had saved up. The only criteria to take it was you had to schedule it more than 7 days out AND only a certain amount of people could be off at anyone time. Scheduling time off was automated so it would only could get it if you met those 2 criteria.

There were many people who thought it was a horrible place to be (in the field). I was not one of them. It was probably the best 14 years of my life. But I could not wait to get away from being "upstairs".

If this had been a traditional 9-5, office setting then I definitely would not have done it this way. And honestly no one bats an eye at this at this department. It wasn't that long ago if you turned your 2 week notice in and they found out you were going to another department they would usually just tell you not to show up the next shift. That was a different time with different management.