It never made sense why we get laid off/fired immediately and at the same time , we are "expected" to give 2 weeks notice. I have never left a job that I wanted to go back to so I am not worried about the rehire crap or not burning bridges . They however can "burn your bridge down " when they let you go immediately. Power to the people .
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You're right, it doesn't make any sense. I'm happy where I am for the moment, but I don't plan on giving them notice when I do leave.
My contract says they either have to give me a 90 day notice or pay me out for 3 months.
OP, if the employer signs a contract that's binding on them, you can have terms like that. It's just that the law doesn't give you any rights by default, and most employers won't give you anything like that unless you negotiate for it.
In every at will state, you are not required to give notice. They may tell you different, but the reality is you can leave immediately as long as you tell someone. THIS IS A BLESSING.
If you offer to give notice and work two weeks or whatever, or if they decide to terminate you immediately, there should be a legal requirement of two weeks severance, especially if they request notice from employees.
Most people get more than 2 weeks of pay when laid off.
Rising Star
The issue isn't about 2 weeks pay,. The issue is about being fired immediately while at the same time , you're expected to give 2 weeks notice when you resign. The concept is not that difficult to understand .
An At-Will employee can leave at any time vs Salaried is expected to give notice to keep good relations. Read your employment contract to be sure before taking action.
Google Definition:
“At-will employees can quit their job at any time and for any reason, without providing notice. However, employers can also fire at-will employees at any time without providing notice. At-will employment is the most common type of employment in the US.
Salaried employment
Salaried employees may be required to give notice when they are terminated. If an employer terminates a salaried employee without notice, they may be required to pay the employee a "payment in lieu of notice". This payment is equal to the amount the employee would have earned if they had worked through the notice period”
Correction: hourly vs salaried
At-Will means termination can happen without (much) notice.
In most instances the 2 weeks is simply a courtesy to your manager/coworkers to assist with handing over your tasks. If you’re fired immediately it’s often for cause, which means they don’t owe you a courtesy at all; whereas a planned layoff can often result in months of notice before the final day. There are some corporate policies for people in certain positions who must give minimum notice. Often those folks also won’t be fired immediately without some level of guaranteed compensation/severance as the quid pro quo.
But to your point simply being re-hirable by a company you have no intentions on returning to makes the notice irrelevant. It’s a personal choice. But it’s definitely not an equal two way street and you’re not entirely wrong about the sentiment.
You can quit right on the spot if you want, it’s just a bad look, just like firing someone with no notice or severance period is a bad look. I’m in Big Law and they typically give MONTHS of notice
Rising Star
I have seen tons of people get fired on the spot in public accounting. It's the norm how they do it
They will pay you additional two weeks no?
If they fire you they don’t want to see you for the next two weeks. They are happy to pay you for two more weeks. It’s all you can ask for.
If they fire you, it’s kind of weird to keep you around for two more weeks.
I love Veronica!! And, She is correct!
You don’t have to give 2 weeks. It’s more of a relationship thing / not burning a bridge.
They don’t have to give you 2 weeks (if you’re at will). If they do, it’s a relationship thing. The difference is they probably care a lot less about burning a bridge with you and you do with them.
That being said, I’ve worked at multiple companies that paid out a severance of 2 weeks salary (+1 week for every year worked) when they fired people. Probably for optics and to minimize any headache lawsuits
I've given at least two weeks notice ad every company I've worked at since the 80's. I worked at this one company in Minnesota that had bosses that lied on performance reviews and employees that criminally stalked other employees outside of work. When I quit that job with more than two weeks notice and would apply to other jobs, the company would lie to my new places of employment and say I didn't give notice. The company was an extremely unproffessional working envirornment with extremely vindictive management. At that point I always left it off my resume to avoid their toxic damage.