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Working remotely until next year! Who’s in? Lol
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Rising Star
I learned this the hard way but we're professionals be professional. You may not want to use them as a reference but you may have to. In Ny every legal employer will be contacted for your admission to the bar. Many bars do this. Don't burn bridges you don't have to.
Rising Star
Being fired is also a bad look. It could question your competency to practice law. But they're then going to dig into why you were fired what did you do wrong... the easiest response is. I moved states and gave adequate notice for the firm to transition files.
Rising Star
Be a professional and a bigger person, exit gracefully and then talk all the shit you want in private
Update: I gave two weeks notice and he sent me home. I’m glad I listened to the advice from this thread. It didn’t really cost me anything.
Rising Star
Congrats. We're proud of you.
Why are you trying to provoke the vindictive POS? Especially since you’re moving, why not give early notice and help with the transition (while also setting firm boundaries like not agreeing to work crazy hours in your final days).
Rising Star
Moving is stressful. And you have professional responsibilities. Make sure you do a full, robust transition memo, and think hard about hiw this will affect your ability to get a reference.
Lol I would never want a reference from him. Ever.
Chief
Yeah absolutely terrible idea, setting yourself up for a lot more problems in the future. Give two weeks notice. Cc your personal email on the email enclosing your formal two week notice. Be prepared to be screamed at and asked to leave. Send a follow up email confirming that you were asked to leave the day you gave notice and express a desire to help with transitioning your cases. Save both emails and move on.
What kind of problems? Care to elaborate?
High road, attorney, especially with those POSs. Transparency is always going to serve you best. Even if he’s a total douche, don’t give him any reason to want to F with you (any more than he otherwise might).
I think he’s going to try anyway. He has a reputation of bad mouthing everyone who has worked for him. I watched him do it to two people this year. He’s the definition of trash.
Chief
OP, something inside you moved you to ask for advice. So far, all five replies — which are probably based on at least 50 years of collective legal experience — have been unequivocal. I’d be willing to bet that 95%+ of the replies you eventually receive will say the same thing. The reason for that is giving proper notice and leaving the right way is a complete no brainer. Don’t overthink. Just do the right thing.
Rising Star
To TL’s point, nothing travels faster through the grapevine than what you are proposing OP
It isn't great. If you're already going to quit, why not give two weeks? Even if your boss is awful, it probably won't be anything you can't deal with (especially if you're working from home and soon to move out of state). You should only quit without notice in the absolute worst of scenarios.
A severely abusive supervisor (e.g. somebody that throws something at you or uses a slur). In cases of more minor mistreatment, I'd just put in my two weeks and deal with it. Two weeks will be over in no time, but your reputation follows you forever.