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Con: Once you’ve given notice, things can be tense. The people you work with may not trust you to handle things or may freeze you out. If that happens, 2 weeks is uncomfortable enough…anything longer could be miserable. They could also ask you to leave the minute you give notice and then you miss out on more than 2-weeks of salary.
Pro: If you have the flexibility, it can be a nice good will gesture. I gave my team a couple months notice that I would be relocating and it was really, really appreciated. That said, I was *very* confident they wouldn’t fire me on the spot, I had an offer for a new job already, & I could financially afford to go without salary until I started the new role.
Leaving my current position in November. Gave my partner notice informally Friday. Been here for over 6+ years and it’s a small firm so I felt the need to not be an asshole. Plus, I’m going to help try and find a suitable replacement. All depends on your circumstances.
I gave three weeks because it was right after Thanksgiving and my new firm didn’t want me to start until after the New Year, so I had more flexibility. I left on good terms and was not concerned about being immediately terminated, and it gave me enough time to wrap up and transfer my case load. It also gave me an extra week’s pay, which was nice
As an employer of a 2-3 attorney firm, I would really appreciate more than 2 weeks notice.
I gave a month and planned to take another 2 weeks off between jobs. I was very confident I wouldn’t get fired on the spot; but also felt that worse case scenario I could handle 6 weeks of no pay. Luckily that didn’t happen. It took about a week for some people to get over the initial sting of me leaving, but they appreciated me staying on a few extra weeks and transitioning all my matters. I left on good terms. I agree it largely depends on your relationship with your firm, but bottom line is I wouldn’t give more than 2 weeks unless you’re confident they will keep you on or you don’t care if you get more time between jobs.
I had to give like 8 weeks notice because I had tons of accrued vacation time that was use it or lose it, and I wouldn’t have been allowed to use it (2 weeks worth) during a very busy time if they didn’t know the situation. All is fine (I’m going to a client so they can’t really be mean to me)
I gave the standard two weeks notice, but said I’d be available thereafter if anyone needed anything. But I already had another position lined up.