Husband turned in two week notice....

[Janet Hill]

Well he does have another job and it is with one of their main competitor's. So while he was prepared for it, he was really trying to do the right thing, and no he wouldn't have done any damage in anyway.

He was at a job site working and they called him to come and turn his car and company credit cards in. What really sucks is that the main office is 1.5 hours away and I have to leave in a bit to go pick him up, so a little warning would have been nice as I have to take my kids out of school early to go get him.

 

[Becky2005]

That's EXTREMELY common nowadays. Almost makes it not worth it to turn in a 2 week notice.

I hear about it happening all the time, so basically you had better be prepared to walk out the door the minute you hand in your notice.

 

[Janet Hill]

Which is exactly what I said to DH when he told me about someone giving their notice and being escorted out of the building.

Yes and I work at a place where the folks did indeed do this. Took everything they needed before they gave notice. Seems to me if you don't trust what your employees might do if they do find another job, perhaps you shouldn't trust them enough keep them on your payroll to begin with.

 

[Pakey]

Not only my current employer but my last 2 have done this as common practice.

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

At my firm they make us stay 60 days. Yep, 60 days. They make us sign contracts. And trust me, going to a competitor is not a reason for letting you go early. I think it is the worst security risk they could think of.

OP, good luck to your DH in his new job.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Well he does have another job and it is with one of their main competitor's. So while he was prepared for it, he was really trying to do the right thing, and no he wouldn't have done any damage in anyway.

He was at a job site working and they called him to come and turn his car and company credit cards in. What really sucks is that the main office is 1.5 hours away and I have to leave in a bit to go pick him up, so a little warning would have been nice as I have to take my kids out of school early to go get him.

OK, that is a "duh".

Honestly I know at my dh's work it has nothing to do with "damage" of property. It is just company liability of their non-compete clauses.

Once you have accepted another job your loyalty to your company who you are giving notice to is gone. You are now in violation of the non-compete clause and termination is immediate.

 

[AKL_Megs]

Well, with a car and credit cards, I would have pretty much expected it!

He can't wait at a nearby McDonalds or something until you pick up the kids?

 

[minniecarousel]

I'm surprised that you're surprised.

eh - let him hang out near-by until you can get to him.

Best wishes to him in his new job! (I hope you have some "honey-do's" to keep him busy until he starts the new job.)

 

[Belle0101]

SOP with my last 2 employers also. One was a bank and the other was a resort.

 

[FlyingDumbo]

This happened to me a few years ago, they escorted me out when I handed in my notice. I didnt find out until recently that the company claims I left without giving notice. I only recently found out when searching for another job, someone gave me the heads up that I was "ineligible for rehire due to lack of appropriate notice" I was furious. But luckily I have great references from managers at that company. Not sure what happened in HR.

 

[ols386]

This is quite common at the company I work for. As soon as an employe anounces they are resigning, they clear out their desk of personal items, and they are escorted out of the building by security.

Good luck to your dh, op.

 

[Disney Doll]

This strikes me as sort of counterproductive. If you know you will be quitting and want to damage the company's computer system, steal client lists, etc., why wouldn't you just do all that before you give notice?

That's exactly what I would, and have, done. With any job I have ever left, I knew many weeks in advance that I would be leaving, so I started gathering my "departure information" as soon as I pretty much knew I'd be going.

In my case, since I am in healthcare, it wasn't things like client lists and such, but more things like chart forms I had designed, policies I had created, complimentary letters I had received etc. Stuff that gave examples of the type of work I was able to produce. And I certainly never had any desire to do any kind of damage...whether physical, computer-related or anything else....to a place of employment.

 

[Janet Hill]

OK, that is a "duh".

Honestly I know at my dh's work it has nothing to do with "damage" of property. It is just company liability of their non-compete clauses.

Once you have accepted another job your loyalty to your company who you are giving notice to is gone. You are now in violation of the non-compete clause and termination is immediate.

Actually he doesn't have a non-compete and others have left and gone to this same company and they made them work out their two week notice. So yep surprised.

 

[wvjules]

My DH was just telling me the other day that in IL, if you give writen 2 week notice and your company chooses to just send you home that day, they are required by law to pay you the two weeks. I don't know if that's true (DH sometimes makes up things in his own head ) but that's what he told me.

At my company if you give your notice, you keep working. Only those fired for cause are escourted out after they clean their desks.

If that's the case I'm giving 6 months notice.

 

[babyrich]

This is how it works for any company I have worked for. Why should they let him stay and why do they owe him by giving him a heads up.... he quit... so they said good-bye.

Sounds pretty normal. Maybe you are more irked because its an inconvenience.

 

[AKL_Megs]

This is how it works for any company I have worked for. Why should they let him stay and why do they owe him by giving him a heads up.... he quit... so they said good-bye.

Sounds pretty normal. Maybe you are more irked because its an inconvenience.

Yeah, I agree.

When I quit the airline last month, I gave two weeks and expected to go home like all of my other coworkers who had left before me. Imagine my surprise when I was asked to work my last two weeks.

Are you irked because of the money, or because you have to pick the kids early ONE TIME?

 

[horseshowmom]

Yeah, I agree.

When I quit the airline last month, I gave two weeks and expected to go home like all of my other coworkers who had left before me. Imagine my surprise when I was asked to work my last two weeks.

Are you irked because of the money, or because you have to pick the kids early ONE TIME?

It didn't sound to me like it was either one. She probably thought that since he had given his two week notice that he would indeed work those two weeks. They were just taken off guard by being told to leave.

Like her, I would probably have been a little surprised by it, but based on everybody's posts, it sounds like it's becoming more and more common.

 

[LuvOrlando]

I see what you are saying OP, from your point of view it does sound a bit like they are being mean spirited. But these days, unless you work for a Mom & Pop place where you can't be easily replaced, people are no longer allowed to linger at a job after the relationship is severed for safety reasons like other PPs have said. It's not about your DH, it's the protocol to prevent theft, sabotage, violence & vandalism.

 

[AKL_Megs]

It didn't sound to me like it was either one. She probably thought that since he had given his two week notice that he would indeed work those two weeks. They were just taken off guard by being told to leave.

Like her, I would probably have been a little surprised by it, but based on everybody's posts, it sounds like it's becoming more and more common.

Well, in that case, I'd see it as a nice mini-vacation for my husband. How nice, between jobs, for him to be home to see the kids more, and relax before his new endeavor!

 

[DebD4T]

Yeah, I agree.


Are you irked because of the money, or because you have to pick the kids early ONE TIME?

Wow...