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Seeing as you're leaving right after being there for only three months... only take the signing bonus if you're fine with completely burning bridges.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but that’s all on you. You either should’ve asked your new company for more time before starting so you could collect the bonus before resigning OR you should’ve asked the new company for a sign-on to make up for what you’re walking away from.
Rising Star
$5000 is a nice chunk of change - I wouldn’t worry about taking it because you followed the contract. They can change their wording for the next guy.
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Wait, when you say you’re set to receive a “hiring bonus” does that mean you just started at the old company that youre now leaving? If so, then ya that’s pretty crappy of you to leave right away and still want that sign on bonus (but also, weird the company didn’t put stipulations around it in your contract about paying it back if you leave before x amount of time)
Offer letter says “$5,000 signing bonus (payable on the 1st pay period following 90 days of successful employment).” I’m leaving after a little over 3 months. The job wasn’t the right fit, wasn’t in alignment with what was laid out in interviews. That said, I still did a good job and was given only positive feedback throughout.
You are entitled to it. But if I were you, I’d let it go. Leaving the second you’re entitled to a signing bonus looks terrible on you. Regardless of the bonus, if I were leadership there, I would never hire you again, and likely would warn people I knew against hiring you. Fight for that bonus and you’re making yourself look even worse.
There is important advice in the above response IMO. Resigning before 90 days should be reserved for extreme situations, it’s terrible for a company, it takes time and money to recruit people. Don’t do it lightly, and don’t expect a warm goodbye.
I’d have waited until the money was in my bank before giving notice. Yeah you had an agreement. They could lay you off at day 89.
"Ask you to waive it." You should just take it to teach the company putting this decision on the employee a lesson.
My agreement stipulated that I’d receive it at 90 days, but that I’d need to repay it if I did t stay for a year. Separately, if it’s up to you, this is really a character decision rather than a legal one. If you were engaged to be married, but broke it off at 90 days, would you keep the ring?
That’s bs. Usually they put that in contract with specific terms, if that’s the case they’re breaking the contract?!
Yeah they can’t take it away. You should call it out and state it’s breaking the contract both parties sign. They might give it at that point. If not you can threaten legal action at which point they’ll just give you the money but is 5k worth burning bridge like this? To me not but you might be in different situation.
Rising Star
A lot of people are telling you to make this a character decision., but from what you said, seems like it just didn’t work out but you did a good job while you were there. You are due that money and the company clearly knows it. If they had decided to, they could have let you go at 89 days with no regrets. This is business - this shouldn’t even warrant the burning of bridges. It isn’t personal, it’s a company and should be treated as such.
A lot if people here are really worried about burning a bridge. How much of a bridge is there if you only put in less than three months?
Tough one. How long had you worked there?
A little over 3 months
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How much money are we talking, and are you leaving on good terms other than this weirdness? If it’s more than a few thousand, do NOT volunteer to waive what is rightfully still yours. If it’s less, probably not worth the fight.
Again, once you resign, I don’t think you control how long you get to stay. You don’t work there anymore.
As ECD1 points out, once you resign, the company gets to decide how long you stay around. They don’t have to accept your offer of two more weeks of work. If they escort you out on Monday, how much pay will you lose? If they don’t cut you off immediately, they are being kind.