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Finish the project. Then give notice. If you give them the heads up, they will give your campaign to someone else and your name will be erased from it entirely.
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Depends on the agency. Really does.
If you resigned to me, I might keep you on for four weeks if I were screwed, but my attention would immediately turn to finding a replacement for you, both in the company and on the project. I wouldn’t care whether you came up with the concept or not. The campaign is for the client and the agency, not you. I would certainly not have you on the shoot.
The point is, no matter how talented you are, you don’t matter to me once you resign.
Truth.
Finish it for you or them? If for you, as was said before, don't say shit. If for them, offer the month, and if they decline, that's on them.
That’s good reason to stick it out. Those campaigns don’t come around all the time. Unfortunately, you’ll be on plenty of campaigns that you don’t care to see through.
Nothing wrong with giving 4 weeks notice. You can position it as you not wanting to leave your team hanging.
Just be aware though, it’s within their rights to tell you they don’t need you for 4 more weeks and to get lost the next day.
In my experience, people don’t get any nicer or more accommodating after you put in your two weeks. It creates a mental shift in folks that’s hard to explain. So IMO, don’t say shit, as Director 1 said. Stay for as long as you want/need and don’t feel like you owe to anyone to clue them in sooner. The standard two weeks will always be appropriate.
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I think the bigger question we should be asking is, why do you want to leave your current place- especially in this climate. You def have the right to leave, but are you feeling extra stresses from WFH and not being around people?
I wanted to leave this job well before the pandemic happened. Before Covid, I was interviewing at a place I really liked but unfortunately the role was put on hold. A couple weeks ago they contacted me letting me know that the position opened up again and I was able to finish the interview process and get an offer.
So it's not like I'm leaving my current job to be unemployed. And I'm sure Covid and being remote made some parts of my job feel worse than before but I never stopped wanting to leave. I just put leaving on hold since the job market had dried up a bit.