Husband turned in two week notice....

[Janet Hill]

and sent home. They didn't fire him just said he no longer works there. He was on good terms with company. We live in VA and I don't think they have to pay him for the two weeks.

This just seems really tacky.

 

[SaraJayne]

At DH's company, whenever someone turns in their notice, that is their last day. They are escorted to their office to clean out their desk and escorted out of the building. However, if they have paid vacation left, those last two weeks are usually paid.

It's SOP for most companies.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

That stinks. Hopefully he has something else lined up. At my dh's work, you can be terminated on the spot esp. if they know where your next job is. They are required to terminate you immediately due to security reasons.

 

[Acklander]

Actually, it's quite common.

 

[AKL_Megs]

and sent home. They didn't fire him just said he no longer works there. He was on good terms with company. We live in VA and I don't think they have to pay him for the two weeks.

This just seems really tacky.

It's not tacky. The "two week notice" is a formality. He already said he was quitting, and they said he was free to go at that time. Obviously they didn't need the two weeks.

I wish him luck in his new endeavor!

 

[castleview]

That's normal now. The company doesn't want to risk possible ruin to their computers and other systems. Yes, it's unlikely most employees will cause destruction but that's just the way it is.

My sister worked for a company that had a huge amount of layoffs and they treated the employees the same way which I thought was ridiculous. Nothing like giving people a pink slip and then having a security guard stand over them while they are about to break down.

 

[Toad_Passenger]

I agree with PP's that said this is fairly normal. In fact the "2 week notice" is only something that people do out of kindness. Technically you can walk in and announce you are leaving that day, the same way they can come in and tell you take a hike on any given day.

 

[kwelch10377]

I never realized that this is normal. I work for a pretty large company and we don't do things this way. If someone gives their two weeks they work them and spend that time getting their boss up to speed on everything that they were working on. Making sure they give at least 2 weeks also ensures that they are eligable for rehire if they want to come back to the company. If they don't give 2 weeks they aren't eligable for rehire.

 

[kaytieeldr]

That's normal now. The company doesn't want to risk possible ruin to their computers and other systems. Yes, it's unlikely most employees will cause destruction but that's just the way it is.

Years ago, it was (probably still is) standard for the company where I worked, in my department (sales). They were concerned that anybody leaving would take the customer lists - proprietary information - to a competitor. It didn't matter that you weren't staying in the same industry or that an unethical person could have simply taken home a customer list prior to giving notice. I actually got to stay almost two full days after giving my notice, because the Sales VP was out of the office.

 

[lillygator]

that's pretty common....also, an employee quitting can do a lot of damage in two weeks.

 

[punkin]

DH works in an industry where this is extremely common, but every time he has given two weeks notice and been escorted out of the building, he was also paid his salary for the two weeks.

 

[Mrs. Charming]

That's normal now. The company doesn't want to risk possible ruin to their computers and other systems. Yes, it's unlikely most employees will cause destruction but that's just the way it is.

My sister worked for a company that had a huge amount of layoffs and they treated the employees the same way which I thought was ridiculous. Nothing like giving people a pink slip and then having a security guard stand over them while they are about to break down.

That happened to a friend of mine, omg my heart broke for her.

 

[BigDaddyWill]

As a former manager and now running my own company, I am sad to say that this has become the norm for most industries. Most companies state that you work "at will" and that means that they (or you) can end the employment at any time.

I hope it all works out for you.

 

[trip]

This was normal at the last place I worked. If you gave two weeks notice, you were sent home and paid for those two weeks along with any vacation.

If you said you were quitting and walked out without notice, you were only paid for any vacation due.

People need to be prepared to be shown the door if they give notice!

 

[castleview]

This was normal at the last place I worked. If you gave two weeks notice, you were sent home and paid for those two weeks along with any vacation.

If you said you were quitting and walked out without notice, you were only paid for any vacation due.

People need to be prepared to be shown the door if they give notice!

Exactly.

 

[N&B'smom]

I ran my father's insurance business years ago and we did this one time. We had an employee that we felt handled things poorly, lied to us and said they had a medical emergency but really went on a job interview. When she gave her two weeks notice (which we knew was coming) we said SEE YA, we didn't need the two weeks.

 

[bettymae1121]

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.

 

[Pigeon]

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?

 

[kwelch10377]

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 is what I was thinking too....

 

[SaraJayne]

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?

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