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I take it that you are in the stage where you are talking offer letter details?
Tell your next company that you can't start until at least 3 weeks later. (This is for a 2-week notice and week for yourself)
You should always take at least one week of between jobs (presuming you can afford a week break) to vacation or simply unwind/do whatever you want. You'll thank me later!
Companies always want you to start yesterday. This is not new.
You don't need to give your new firm a reason. Just say, "The earliest you can start is X date." If you must, you can say it's due to prior commitments.
If they say no, would you want to work for a company this rigid anyway?
Exactly. That’s what I did! It was easy to let the new employer that’s what you want.
Don’t burn bridges. You never know… I came back and never thought I would
It’s always a red flag for me when a company needs me ASAP. I mean, they should be professional enough to allow for the normal exit period in your existing place
If the new firm can’t wait an extra week or two that’s a huge red flag. Unless you’re strapped for cash, I would recommend taking at least a couple of weeks off between jobs to decompress and take care of any personal items you might want to take care of.
I mean don’t completely burn the bridge, let them know that you received the offer today (lie who cares) and that they’re pushing for you to start next week and you’ll work to transition your work asap. It’s customary to give two weeks but people should understand when you’re given a short timeline like this, it’s life
“Lie who cares” - okay bud 🙄
Id push back against the new firm and say you'd like at least two weeks before starting to give your current team a smooth transition. Kind of a head scratcher that the new firm is asking you to burn bridges like that .
This world is very small.
Not here to provide an opinion, I think several folks have already mentioned what I would’ve said. I’m just musing that there is this expectation of two weeks so the company can transition smoothly, but when they cut you, it’s “Friday is your last day”
Hopefully with some sort of severance.
The harm is you’ll never be eligible for employment at EY again. Luckily, there’s many other firms out there. If you don’t ever want to go back then not much harm.
"Never be eligible" is heavy language. Thats not a guarantee. Do what you need to do. If you cannot request additional time for your next job (you should be able to), but if you cant just speak to your boss in person and let them know, apologize for any inconvenience and leave.
Two weeks is a minimum. If new employer has issue with that they aren’t thinking about you long term.
There's a decent chance EY will let you go not long after you put your notice in. You don't want to burn that bridge if you don't need to.
Any prospective employer worth their salt should understand and respect that you need a reasonable amount of time to wrap up or hand off projects/assignments, and don't want to leave your current employer, colleagues or clients in the lurch. (even if every last one of them are all assholes) It shows professionalism and ethics.
New companies expect you to quit and start the next day. Do not do it. They can wait. Give yourself some down time before starting then give 2 weeks notice. As much as you might want to bail ship, accounting and finance are a small world. When you leave without notice it puts your manager in a bad situation. They have to scramble to figure out coverage and how to cross train. It’s horrible. Give them two weeks and happily agree to cross train another team member on what you’ve been doing. It will go a long way. Also, if you cross paths again (every company I’ve worked for has had someone I worked with previously) you won’t have issues. Point in care, there was a young woman in my start class who actively stabbed everyone in the bs k. She and her buddy went so far as to tell us they were getting the rental car and would pick us up. We had an earlier flight home than they did. Nope, they drove straight to the airport and were hoping to grab our seats as standby. Well, we found another car and you should have seen the looks on their faces when we walked into the gate and there they were sitting. Years later she applied for a job at a company where I had been for 3 years and promoted twice. I told mgmt about what she had done and that was it. She didn’t get the second interview. Never cause someone to feel that you’re not a team player. Do the courteous thing and give them two weeks.
I guess it depends where you are going
Not likely they’ll have you work the full two weeks unless you’re super key on several clients. Just explain the situation and let them know you’ll do what you need to do to this week for a smooth transition. I doubt hearts will be broken lol
In spain it is mandatory per law to give 2 weeks notice period. I don't really know in other countries. 2 weeks notice period then company will pay you the remaning pending payments and you're over with the firm. Althought you can allways take a gap year from your previous firm so you can allways return back if you'd like to do so also you don't need this 15 days notice period (up to company policies).
None. If anything it protects you. I have a 2 weeks notice and was fired the next day
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