re: Is it now acceptable to quit the same day you give notice?

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I had a guy give his two week notice and then start calling sick. When he resigned we began monitoring all of his digital activity and email. Because of this we could see he was lying since he booked travel plans with his new employer to house hunt using his work email with us. He was using the sick days so he could still collect money on unused vacation days.

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Does your company specifically have "sick days" or is it all under the PTO umbrella?

If you have PTO and a policy around sick days, then what exactly was he doing that was against company policy?

I've never let someone go with no notice - there are always many conversations about job expectations etc leading up to that decision - they are not caught off guard. On the other side, on the rare occasion I've been given a 2 week notice I told them that I appreciated the gesture (which I genuinely do because I wouldn't do anything to them without notice) but they can clean out their desk and go. Those separations have always been amicable, I have been a reference for them and almost always keep their business.

As always, when people are honest, fair, and understanding things work out - I know there are plenty employers and employees who are not but it's simple and effective in my experience.

Last job I had demanded that I quit on the spot and relocate across the country within 10 days.

When I put in my two weeks there, the realization that I was actually leaving struck the President on the last day, so he belittled me in middle of a large meeting and said I was abandoning the “family” because I don’t care about any of them. They then withheld the partial annual bonus I was ensured I was entitled to when I arranged my exit, though they later engaged me to consult for a hefty fee.

All that said, burning bridges is a real risky move in certain industries. Also, love the company all you want, it will never love you back.

People always say "don't burn bridges blah blah blah" but that's all just propaganda to help businesses. They won't do that for you if they fire you.

If you work for someone you like and want to help out, give a notice. If you don't, who cares. Especially if you already have a job.

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I know I’m “wrong” for it but I’m not a big fan of that mindset myself. It’s probably necessary in some industries but I don’t like the “always do the professional thing, don’t burn bridges, be a good little worker, etc. no matter what”. It’s a bit beta. Sometimes people need to get fricked

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Like most things, it all depends.

If it is truly just a shite situation and you are very confident you'll never need anything from your boss or anyone you've worked with, burn the bridge. frick em.


For me, it's less so the "company" if you will but more so the few upper management type folks you've interacted with most at your job. If you had a good working relationship with them, it's probably in your best interest to keep that relationship strong on your way out. If it's a specific industry, and people move around, 4 years from now you may be looking for a new job, and hypothetically 3 of those bosses you had great relationships with have left that old company and are working across 3 different companies in your same field. That's 3 great leads you have due to networking and keeping that relationship.

It's just not a good idea to burn the bridge if the relationship was good, I don't think 2 weeks is worth it. Just give the 2 weeks and go with it.

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What? They demanded you quit and relocate, I'm confused.

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I worded that poorly:
Company B told me that in order to secure the job, I would need to resign from Company A and move to a new city to report to work for Company B within 10 days.

I did this at my last job. They have tried to call me back three times.

I only give two weeks so I can dick off the last 2

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Not really. I worked in NPI for 5 years and our contract basically said the minute we formally resign, we lose our laptop, keycard and are escorted out, but are given two weeks pay.

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You missed why that is a red flag.

The OP painted a picture where they were terminated immediately, and made no mention of continued pay. If they want to pay you to do nothing your final two weeks then that's actually better than working the remainder.