re: Why do you have(traditionally) to give a two weeks notice, but your company can

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Your old company will remember that you just quit and left them in a lurch, so you won't have them as an option in the future

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Saw it first hand. Coworker was in charge of a team on a big project. In the middle of it he surprises everyone with a three day notice and tells us that (our competitor) needed him asap and he had no choice. Move forward ten years, totally new management team in place, very few remember him and he asks me to check and see if he might be able to come back. I check with HR and in his file is his termination form with 'no rehire' noted. Some things don't always go away easily.