2 weeks notice

I have been working for a solar energy company for about 6 months now and just put in my 2 weeks notice because it has become obvious that management is not supporting my department. Also management is 25 years old and likes to party. At any rate I put in my notice nicely and offered to fill in people on my on going projects only to receive an email that said I was done that day and thanks for my two weeks notice. (never mind the 3 customers that I was working on for $50K orders because management consist of an A-hole) So that's my Friday, I begin my job search 2 weeks early because my boss wanted to prove he didn't need me while I am the only person in my department of 2 who knows what's up.

Bottom line I'm mad that I would be let go for putting in my notice because my boss is mad I'm leaving. This is not how adult life is suppose to go.

how much were you making ....thats a bold move in this economy if you were raking in big bucks

Over worked and under paid. Plus The CEO had no idea of all the good LED things I was bringing in. A truly oblivious manager, it makes "The Office" look smart

I would expect that reaction from 25 year old managers with a penchant for partying. Take it in stride, and good luck finding a new job.

Why did you give notice when you don't have another job lined up? That's usually what people do.

Curious - Greg

There are no bad employees, only bad managers. I hate untenable situations. I hope you find work quickly, I have been out of work for a year.

MarNav1 said:

There are no bad employees, only bad managers. I hate untenable situations. I hope you find work quickly, I have been out of work for a year.

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You'll be happy Obama just added 20 weeks to unemployment benefits. If you've run out, go back for more.

I just went back to work on Monday after 6 months out of work. I was fortunate, in my area of expertise - Pulp & Paper - Deinking (recycling) - there was a job opening at a mill because someone wanted to go back to school to get another degree. It is also only 300 miles from my house so it is relatively easy to let my youngest daughter finish high school.

foxtrot824 said:

I have been working for a solar energy company for about 6 months now and just put in my 2 weeks notice because it has become obvious that management is not supporting my department. Also management is 25 years old and likes to party. At any rate I put in my notice nicely and offered to fill in people on my on going projects only to receive an email that said I was done that day and thanks for my two weeks notice. (never mind the 3 customers that I was working on for $50K orders because management consist of an A-hole) So that's my Friday, I begin my job search 2 weeks early because my boss wanted to prove he didn't need me while I am the only person in my department of 2 who knows what's up.

Bottom line I'm mad that I would be let go for putting in my notice because my boss is mad I'm leaving. This is not how adult life is suppose to go.

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I know exactly how you feel. I had a 25 year old boss who would go down the CA coast on the weekend to eat lobster with his buddies, while I had to deal with a dip$#!7 coworker and not having a steady paycheck. He ignored all the harassment my coworker gave me. When we had a meeting to finally deal with the problem, he simply threatened to fire us both.

I think younger managers don't have the life experience and the maturity to do their job. They don't take things seriously, and sooner or later it catches up to you.

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There are no bad employees, only bad managers. ....

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If this is a sincere belief, I can imagine why some might not be inclined to employ you?!?! Unless a manager is also the owner, aren't they employees as well? It has been my impression in my work life experience that the most difficult aspect in a business is finding good employees and keeping them productive, satisfied and motivated among other employees of lesser merit . This is compounded when management/owners don't appreciate this fact and don't value or reward good employees for the contribution they make.

:thinking: I wonder if some of the younger members of this forum are familiar with the Peter Principle and how it may be manifest in a large company.

To the OP, your situation and your bosses response sucks but you did right, me thinks. I hope you find yourself in a better situation soon.

The two times that I changed jobs in my adult/ professional career, I turned in a written 2-4 week notice. Both times I was asked to leave that day. The two jobs that I was leaving both involved sales and I knew they would ask me to leave that day.

Some companies assume if you are leaving that you will not perform your regular job duties as you normally do. Most of the time if you are invovled in sales or handling accounts, they assume you will try to take this information with you to your new job even though a smart person would already have taken this information.

It's not always a personal or vengeful action when they ask you to leave that day. For instance; one of the two companies above that I turned in my two weeks notice, made me an offer to come back and work for them and I accepted. It was just company policy to ask the person to leave if they turned in any type of notice. The first time I left, they paid me for the 4 weeks notice that I gave them.

Try to look at it like this, if your significant other said that they were leaving you in 2 weeks would you kick them to the curb immediately or attempt to enjoy the remaining 2 weeks?

Most businesses these days relieve you of the 2 week notice obligation.
It was a courtesy extended by you and they can either accept or deny it.

OT EDIT: I no longer believe in the need to extend that courtesy, people are now being tapped on the shoulder in the middle of the work day and told grab your stuff and go no warning, its business, it sucks but its the way it is.

foxtrot824 said:

Bottom line I'm mad that I would be let go for putting in my notice because my boss is mad I'm leaving. This is not how adult life is suppose to go.

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Sounds par with 25 yr old a-hole management. In an ideal world, you'd start on your own and put them out of business.

A good manager/supervisor realizes they not only work for the people above them, but also for the people below them.

man...i have been putting in my 2 week notices every month since basic...and my "manager" still won't let me go. lol I'm entirely kidding I love the army! Its just been so long, these weird civilian rules and guidelines are starting to seem foreign to me...but long ago, when i'd give my 2 weeks notice at the couple few random jobs i worked, i was always let go that day.

I guess its all dependant on context, my boss would always talk to me about it in a professional manner and let me know its wasn't personal or out of spite but thats just his policy. If it was out of spite, then i can understand being upset, young managers are raised in a culture of "me first" and instant gratification with reasonably minimal effort. Courtesy is going quickly, your particular manager may never even have heard of a 2 weeks notice lol.

No surprise. Not only have I never worked through a 2 week notice, I have never heard of anyone who has. Yet another reason I love being self employed.

I'm wondering why in the world you even considered quitting without having another job lined up?

Good luck. :buddies:

Nothing personal, but I think you were nuts for resigning without something else already lined up.

What I'd really like to know how someone 25 years old gets put in a management position in the first place, especially someone with the poor attitude described by the OP. I'll grant that there are exceptions, but by and large most 25 year olds don't have either the life experience or the work experience to be in a supervisory position. But many will work cheap, which increasingly seems to be all companies care about these days.

I'll hazard a guess as to what happens next. All hell will break lose now that the only employee who knew what was going on in that department is gone. Unless the manager is a relative of someone higher up, they will probably be fired, and foxtrot824 will be offered his position. Or perhaps offered his previous position with a raise, and the management position will simply be eliminated (it's probably not needed anyway by the sound of it-lots of companies have too many managers and too few line workers).

Yeah, gutsy move leaving without a new job lined up in this kind of economy. However, I'd have done the same given the circumstances. Sometimes once you're in a place a while you realize things just won't get any better, with little potential for either advancement or even job satisfaction. At that point, it's time to cut the strings, and look for greener pastures.

Maybe if you have the ability and desire, start your own company and take your former company's customers away. :devil:

This is not how adult life is suppose to go.

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One of the most distressing, hard to accept facts of life for me once I got out into the working world was that most people you work with are children in adult bodies. This really took me for a loop given the caliber of people I had gone to school with before working. It was like being thrust back into grade school. Only thing to do is try to work for one of the few places with a high caliber of people (i.e. organizations consisting mostly of highly educated career professionals), or start your own business and avoid the 9-to-5 crowd all together. I chose the latter.

Regardless of what company I have been with - if you put in your notice, you are escorted out the door - that day. As a practical matter, there is no other choice for the company. If someone has made the decision to leave, and notified the company of the decision, then the only thing you can do is worsen internal moral.

This is not a reflection on you - it is simply practical business operation.

It is a tough economy to be leaving a job without another, especially with only 6 months under your belt. Hopefully it will work out for you, because I don't think you can claim unemployment benefits if you quit a job.