2 weeks notice?

[flipturngirl]

Is 2 weeks notice typical anymore?

I just feel unconfortable at my work and was wondering what the typical thing to do would be.

 

[mickeyboat]

I think it depends on your position. Does your work have an Employee Handbook which might outline notice expecations?

I think 2 weeks is typical for an hourly employee who has not been there for a long time. I gave 8 weeks notice to my employer when I left my managerial position of 10 years.

Denae

 

[momof3disneyholics]

If it is an hourly position I would give 1-2 weeks notice. They might let you leave before then though.

 

[flipturngirl]

in the handbook it just says it is an at will employement.

In the past month or so 3 people have quit and 2 people got fired. I am the only part time employee left getting 15 or less hours a week.

 

[pearlieq]

What do you mean by uncomfortable?

Do you feel unsafe? Is it a hostile work environment or are you being harassed?

In general, 2 weeks notice is expected and it will generally reflect poorly on you if you don't give it. This is important if you need a reference or think you will ever run into these people in work circles again.

However, if you don't feel safe or it's a harmful environment, sometimes you just need to cut ties immediately.

I hope it turns out well.

 

[flipturngirl]

What do you mean by uncomfortable?

Do you feel unsafe? Is it a hostile work environment or are you being harassed?

In general, 2 weeks notice is expected and it will generally reflect poorly on you if you don't give it. This is important if you need a reference or think you will ever run into these people in work circles again.

However, if you don't feel safe or it's a harmful environment, sometimes you just need to cut ties immediately.

I hope it turns out well.

they take advantage of me. I feel unsafe around some of the people.

 

[JR6ooo4]

At business seminars I have been told, "if an employee wants to leave, pay them the two weeks and send them on their way. Who wants (or trusts) work from a disgruntled or distracted employee"

Mikeeee

Just ask your boss if he/she wants you to stay the two weeks.

 

[Christine]

In an at will environment, you can be let go without any notice. Alternatively, you can quit and walk off the job without any repercussions.

Most people give 2 weeks notice out of courtesy and to leave a good impression.

 

[Hedy]

I think two weeks' is standard courtesy.

 

[Loverly]

they take advantage of me. I feel unsafe around some of the people.

Don't go back-seriously!
You are only part time.
We had a couple full timers who simply stopped coming to work and were rehired by their previous employers.

 

[nataliela]

Being part time, the boss might just let you go when you tell him/her.

I would have a written letter stating your resignation with reasons and asking for 2 weeks.

My last two jobs I had a months notice.

My brother in law on the other hand, quits when he turns in his application He is the type just not to show up for a shift! That is not the good way to go!

 

[Loverly]

Found this:

Must I give Two Weeks Notice of Resignation?
Members among the Job Searching: Technical audience often ask if it's mandatory to give two weeks notice of resignation. If you work in the U.S. and have the same question, the answer depends on whether or not you agreed to do so by contract.

It's customary to give two weeks notice in the form of a resignation letter submitted to management or the HR department. But, custom aside, you don't have to give two weeks notice of resignation in any form, if you're not working under a contract that says otherwise and you work in a state that upholds the Employment At-Will Doctrine. (Virtually all states do to some degree.) You may just walk out the door if you wish. That's because employment at will essentially means that, under common law and in the absence of a contract to the contrary, employment is presumed to be voluntary and indefinite for both employees and employers.

In other words, as an employee in an at-will state, you may quit your job at any time and for any reason.

 

[PatsGirl]

While I think it is courteous to give two weeks' regardless of your status and longer if you hold a key position, it is not uncommon these days for an employer to let you go when you turn in your resignation so be sure to consider that.

Having said what I think is courteous I also think tit-for-tat, as they say. My employer hires at-will as specified in their handbook and treats their employers like they can be replaced in a moments' notice as in "don't let the door hit you on your way out...". I don't like to burn bridges but I think in some cases, especially if there is no way you'd work for the same company again in the future, and if they haven't treated you well, you might want to tell them where to stick their job I know that's what I plan to do when/if I leave my present job. Oh, I can already taste the satisfaction

 

[nataliela]

I don't like to burn bridges but I think in some cases, especially if there is no way you'd work for the same company again in the future, and if they haven't treated you well, you might want to tell them where to stick their job I know that's what I plan to do when/if I leave my present job. Oh, I can already taste the satisfaction

I don’t suggest that…Yes, I would tell them that you are dissatisfied in the job and the company, but do not “burn a bridge”, not for the fact that you will not work for that company again, but for the future of your resume.

 

[Todd&Copper]

I gave two weeks' notice last year when I left my contracting position after 7 years to become a permanent federal employee. I didn't have to give notice at all, and I didn't have to train anyone to take over for me, but I just felt it was the courteous thing to do.

Now, you said you feel unsafe. Some other postersaid you are part-time and hourly. If that is the case, I'd leave and just call my manager and tell them over the phone that I was not returning. If I felt unsafe, I would not go back (and I'd give that as my excuse for quitting in that fashion).

 

[momof1princess]

i live in a "work at will" state as well (alabama) and when i quit my job to become a SAHM 8 years ago, i gave one day's notice. my boss had been coming into the office in a really foul mood each day for weeks (problems at home) and honestly, even if i hadn't needed to quit to be with my daughter (MIL couldn't keep her anymore) i would've quit b/c i was tired of going to work each day in fear of his screaming, door-slamming tirades. i can speak from experience when i say that if your emotional health is suffering in any way b/c of this job, quit, no amount of money is worth it. i wish you the best of luck, whatever you decide.

 

[Mickeyistheman]

Part time or not I think that you should give 2 weeks notice, they probably will not make you work, but that will show if you ever need to use them as a reference that you were polite and courteous. It may seem like a dumb thing but trust me. I gave my boss 2 weeks notice when I found another job and he told me to leave that day, but he did pay me for those 2 weeks.

 

[Rence]

Years ago I worked an hourly position, it really wasn't that pleasant of a work environment and I was looking to get out. They had really high turnover with most folks giving two weeks notice.

Management was just awful - for the entire two weeks they would just ride the person who was leaving - lots of rude and nasty comments etc. and the person who was leaving always got the worst work assignments - any crap job they had, they would give to the person who was leaving.

Giving notice is a courtesy, but if management was going to act so awfully towards folks who gave notice, I figured that they must not really want to get notice. I left work one day and dropped my letter of resignation on the manager's desk as I left - with no notice. Only time I ever did anything like that, but no way was I going to go through two weeks of hell.

 

[Castlebound]

Ten years ago I quite my job to be a SAHM. I was 8 months pregnant with my DS. I gave my two weeks notice, but they asked if I could stay three instead. I did and they gave me a wonderful baby shower. Which is saying a lot since I was the only woman in my department! But if things had not been so nice I would have left sooner. My DH has had jobs where the day you give notice is your last day. He has also trained people during his two weeks or worked one week and used a week of vacation time. I don't think there are set rules any more. If you feel like leaving before your two weeks will reflect badly then you will just have to deal with it the best you can. You have to decide what is best for you in the long term.