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> If you decide to not work your notice, you might get sued

In practice, if requested, HR will typically agree to shortening it by offsetting accrued vacation time, since it saves money to the company. If separation is contentious, there is also a good chance that the company will just put one on "gardening leave" - i.e. "we'll keep paying you but don't bother coming to the office".

Notice is typically not sued over because a judge might consider it unreasonably vexatious towards the employee, and most people are happy to just take the money and/or free vacation time anyway. Unlike non-competes, it's actually considered in employment legislation.