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Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:02 pm to
Posted by fishfighter
RIP
Member since Apr 2008
40026 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:02 pm to
quote:

I would be highly pissed. I would talk to my new employer and tell them that if they will have me, I will start effective immediately.


This or a two week vacation.
Posted by Freauxzen
Washington
Member since Feb 2006
38892 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:02 pm to
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I'd walk. Like today.
Posted by Hog on the Hill
AR
Member since Jun 2009
13494 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:03 pm to
If your new employer is ready for you to start working, I'd go ahead and do that. I wouldn't stick around after they made contact after I asked them not to.

But make sure your new employer is okay with you coming to work sooner before you do stop showing up to your old job.
Posted by DWaginHTown
Houston, TX
Member since Jan 2006
10216 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:04 pm to
Contact your new hiring manager and find out what your current company said and if the new company agreed on anything. Let them know of your intentions regarding the old company. They can't force you to stay.
Posted by UGATiger26
Jacksonville, FL
Member since Dec 2009
9128 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:05 pm to
I'm assuming there's a ongoing project or something similar that you're a part of? Sounds like they're concerned about losing an employee mid-way.

If that's the case, you should tell them that shite happens.
Posted by yellowhammer2098
New Orleans, LA
Member since Mar 2013
3864 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:06 pm to
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True, but in some industries, and depending on your level of responsibility, it is expected that you give more notice.



This. If you're easily replaceable, whether through a new hire or a coworker picking up your responsibilities, two weeks is fine. People think 2 weeks is a black and white thing when it really isn't.
Posted by BoogaBear
Member since Jul 2013
7484 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:06 pm to
The situation is that and worse. They put us on a shite project.

I found a new job and quit on a Friday, the other guy quit on Monday, so now they are desperate.
Posted by boosiebadazz
Member since Feb 2008
86415 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:06 pm to
I'd walk out immediately.
Posted by Rhino5
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2014
30970 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:07 pm to
I would let your new boss know immediately that you didn't authorize your previous/current employer to contact them. Then I'd turn that 2 week notice into 0-day notice immediately on the grounds of compromising situation by them.


ETA: rest well at night because YOU didn't burn the bridge, your previous employer did by their selfish actions.
This post was edited on 1/22/16 at 2:11 pm
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
40363 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:08 pm to
Well, it's easy to see why you're leaving; they obviously suck.
Posted by LucasP
Member since Apr 2012
21618 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:10 pm to
Quit both jobs, they'll never see it coming.
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18921 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:12 pm to
I think the smarter decision would be to get himself fired from both jobs so that he could claim double unemployment.
Posted by TheAlmightySmash
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2014
5493 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:17 pm to
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they shouldn't know where you are going to work

Some companies sign agreements saying they won't recruit the other's employees without their knowledge.
Posted by LSUwag
Florida man
Member since Jan 2007
18142 posts
Posted on 1/22/16 at 2:24 pm to
Leave as you planned.
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