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I work at a small clinic that provides therapy (i.e. physical/occupational therapy) for children. My employer has just gone on vacation until next Tuesday the 28th. I am a part-time employee there who (should supposedly) work two eight-hour shifts per week. However, my employer has been consistently giving me 9 to 10 hour days, which consist of meeting before work for which I am not paid, or sometimes assigning me a client who starts at 9am and finishing with one that ends at 630pm. I have received an offer at my other part-time job to go full-time: the pay is much better and so is the schedule. They want me to start full-time ASAP, but I need to give my current employer at the clinic three weeks notice (three weeks was specified in the contract). I just confirmed one month ago with the clinic that I was definitely staying on with her. (She had a therapist who was intersted and left a resume there but they turned this therapist down because they only had enough work for me.) I feel bad that now that my employer has turned down an interested person, they will have to open up the job position and start interviewing again, but I do want to take the full-time opportunity at my other job and also, I don't like having to constantly take issue with my schedule. The thing is, my boss is on vacation until next Monday. If I wait until then to give her the three week notice, the full-time offer here might not be available. But, I shouldn't ruin my bosses vacation by sending her notice via email, right? I could talk with the office manager is the only other option I've considered.
Surely there's other people there you can give your notice to. Someone in HR, your boss's boss, etc.
You want to make sure that someone knows right away, so they can start the process, and not rely on e-mail.
I always print out a formal letter and then hand it to either my boss or his boss (and so on). I've never had a situation where my immediate boss was on vacation when I put in my 2 week notice.
But two week notices are things you should always hand in person, not the cowardly way of doing e-mail only.
Surely there's other people there you can give your notice to. Someone in HR, your boss's boss, etc.
You want to make sure that someone knows right away, so they can start the process, and not rely on e-mail.
I always print out a formal letter and then hand it to either my boss or his boss (and so on). I've never had a situation where my immediate boss was on vacation when I put in my 2 week notice.
But two week notices are things you should always hand in person, not the cowardly way of doing e-mail only.
The only other person I could give the notice to is the office manager. I agree it would be cowardly to just do it by email, so perhaps telling the office manager tmw along with handing in a letter would be best. And then she can let my boss know. We are a very tiny clinic so my only superiors are the office manager and my boss.
I work at a small clinic that provides therapy (i.e. physical/occupational therapy) for children. My employer has just gone on vacation until next Tuesday the 28th. I am a part-time employee there who (should supposedly) work two eight-hour shifts per week. However, my employer has been consistently giving me 9 to 10 hour days, which consist of meeting before work for which I am not paid, or sometimes assigning me a client who starts at 9am and finishing with one that ends at 630pm. I have received an offer at my other part-time job to go full-time: the pay is much better and so is the schedule. They want me to start full-time ASAP, but I need to give my current employer at the clinic three weeks notice (three weeks was specified in the contract). I just confirmed one month ago with the clinic that I was definitely staying on with her. (She had a therapist who was intersted and left a resume there but they turned this therapist down because they only had enough work for me.) I feel bad that now that my employer has turned down an interested person, they will have to open up the job position and start interviewing again, but I do want to take the full-time opportunity at my other job and also, I don't like having to constantly take issue with my schedule. The thing is, my boss is on vacation until next Monday. If I wait until then to give her the three week notice, the full-time offer here might not be available. But, I shouldn't ruin my bosses vacation by sending her notice via email, right? I could talk with the office manager is the only other option I've considered.
Have you confirmed this? I would first talk to your part-time employer. They may or may not be able to extend the courtesy, but at least you've asked.
If you can't wait. I would talk to the Office Manager in person. Have a resignation letter prepared. But don't just do it by email.
I work at a small clinic that provides therapy (i.e. physical/occupational therapy) for children. My employer has just gone on vacation until next Tuesday the 28th. I am a part-time employee there who (should supposedly) work two eight-hour shifts per week. However, my employer has been consistently giving me 9 to 10 hour days, which consist of meeting before work for which I am not paid, or sometimes assigning me a client who starts at 9am and finishing with one that ends at 630pm.
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Originally Posted by wnj899
I feel bad that now that my employer has turned down an interested person, they will have to open up the job position and start interviewing again
Don't feel too bad for them. While you are working shifts that are uncomfortable for you, they're putting their feet up! They're not going to be pleased but what can you do if you aren't getting the hours that you want? You can't do it forever.
Unless your contract stipulates a physical copy of notice, an electronic copy of resignation is satisfactory, but given how small your workplace is, it would be much better to have a talk about it beforehand with the office manager. Try to leave on as good terms as possible - just in case your new job isn't what it cracks up to be.
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