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\*Disclaimer: I am NOT a boss/manager/leader, I'm a 30M IC/employee***
I hear all the time that employees don't owe the company anything and that they shouldn't be required to put in a 2-week notice. This is wrong.
An employee/company relationship is a perfectly even trade: you get tasks done for them, they pay you money.
If they were to lay you off, you would receive a severance package. Severance packages ensure that the company isn't screwing you over completely and leaving you high and dry. They are giving you a cushion while you find another job.
Giving your 2-week notice is exactly the same. If you quit on the spot, you're putting the company in a tough spot and leaving them high and dry. They will have to scramble, and the people who will most likely be affected by your action are your peers who will have to pick up your workload. By giving them notice, you are ensuring that they have time to figure things out before you're gone, just like a severance package gives you time to find another job.
Yeah, yeah, I already hear you saying, "Well what if they don't give me a severance package?" And my response is that it is morally wrong for them to not give it to you, just like it's morally wrong to not give them a 2-week notice when you quit. In other words, yes, a company doesn't HAVE to give you severance, and you don't HAVE to give them a 2-week notice, but both are the right thing to do. So for you to expect your company to give you severance if they were to lay you off but not respect them enough to give them notice is hypocritical.
I've been laid off twice, my wife has been laid off once, and I have tons of friends who have been laid off, and we ALL received generous severance packages (Typically 2 weeks pay per year of employment PTO and benefits buyout). So companies tend to take care of their employees when they terminate them.
(To be clear, I am not referring to instances where you are being fired. Companies have every right to fire you without severance if you break a rule or do something wrong. Just like you have every right to walk out if your boss is abusive or manipulative.)
I have a white collar job. Im in the USA, I was laid off once, no severance, no payment for PTO that was accrued. I did file for unemployment, which was denied because the company reported I was an independent contractor despite actually being a W2 employee with benefits, etc. I provided evidence, spent weeks on the phone etc. Never did get the unemployment benefit. I was going to try and get the state attorney general involved as I couldn’t get anywhere with the company.
I did find another job about 2 months later, best job I’ve ever had. Didn’t have time to get around to the AG after that and needed to focus on moving forward.
Long way of saying, I’d still give 2 weeks notice if the company policy is to pay out accrued benefits. If no policy or if they definitely don’t pay out PTO I’m not sure what I’d do.
Even feel good fru fru do good non profits will screw employees if they have to. I’d follow the policy because it is the right thing to do, but I wouldn’t expect it in return.
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