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How important is it to give your employer a proper two weeks notice??? I have a conditional job offer for a higher paying and career track job but still haven't received a final job offer until I send in my fingerprints and they come back good..
Ideally I want to give them two weeks but if I wait until the final job offer (only thing pending is the fingerprints of which I have no doubt I should pass) I would be giving them one week notice at best..
don't give any notice at all until you have the new job. they don't care about the two weeks notice. it is like a lame duck president. Your are no good if your history.
Definitely wait until you have the final job offer. It sounds like the new job gave you a start date without a final offer. That's never happened to me. I was usually given more than enough time to give my 2 weeks notice to my current employer and have a week or two off before starting a new job.
Anyway, have any coworkers that left given 2 weeks notice? Did they work through the whole two weeks, or were they escorted out right away? What does your employee manual say?
Many companies do value the last two weeks as a time for you to finish up your work and hand-off projects and responsibilities to others. Other companies won't care. It really depends on your specific job and company.
If you work at McDonalds, no you don't need to give two weeks notice but all of the professionals I know including myself would not ever leave a job without giving a proper and written two week notice. I think it's highly unprofessional and if one of my employees did that to me, they would not be welcome back for a position. Likewise, when you are professional and give notice that you are leaving, employers appreciate this and you keep that relationship healthy in case you ever need a job from them again.
Wait until you have the final offer, but if you are in the professional world absolutely give at least two weeks notice. I have been told the standard for white collar jobs is two weeks notice is acceptable, but three weeks notice is preferred.
Is that start date negotiable? If so, I'd try and renegotiate so that you can give two weeks to your current employer. If that's not feasible, I would still wait until the final offer before giving notice.
If nothing else - lesson learned, your start date should give you ample time to transition out of your current job. And most hiring managers will understand that when discussing start dates.
During interviews, I would be asked how soon I can start, I always tell them 3 weeks after receiving the final offer. That gives me time to give a 2 weeks notice and a little rest between jobs.
Every single interview I've ever been on, they wanted me to start right away. Every single job I've ever had they demanded 2 weeks notice. Double standard, no?
I would wait for the final offer and then try to negotiate the 2 week start date. If they give you a hard time, ask them if they expect their employees to give 2 weeks notice when they quit.
The truth of the matter is, 2 weeks is not enough time to hire and train a replacement, so if you think you can leave without causing too much disruption, make sure you communicate that to your former employer and do as much as you can to ensure a smooth handoff. You might need them for a reference or another job some day, so do what you can to not burn any bridges.
If you work at McDonalds, no you don't need to give two weeks notice but all of the professionals I know including myself would not ever leave a job without giving a proper and written two week notice. I think it's highly unprofessional and if one of my employees did that to me, they would not be welcome back for a position. Likewise, when you are professional and give notice that you are leaving, employers appreciate this and you keep that relationship healthy in case you ever need a job from them again.
The start date is set in stone for the new job pretty much since that is when orientation starts (gov.agency hiring more than one person throughout U.S)....If I want the job I have no choice but to go by their start date. The thing that screwed me up was that they always cancelled my fingerprint session until they sent me a a packet with cards for me to do and mail the cards directly to OPM. It is looking more and more likely that I would be giving them a weeks notice if I do wait for the final offer. Like I said before I am pretty much 100% sure my prints will come back good..
The start date is set in stone for the new job pretty much since that is when orientation starts (gov.agency hiring more than one person throughout U.S)....If I want the job I have no choice but to go by their start date. The thing that screwed me up was that they always cancelled my fingerprint session until they sent me a a packet with cards for me to do and mail the cards directly to OPM. It is looking more and more likely that I would be giving them a weeks notice if I do wait for the final offer. Like I said before I am pretty much 100% sure my prints will come back good..
I figured this was a government agency. They are tough but will negotiate a start date. Just that it will be exactly 2 weeks after the one you have now. They like starting you at the beginning of the pay period. It makes the math easier when it comes to figuring your paycheck. You also have to go through orientation and such so those dates are given for a reason.
Wow on the fingerprint card, though. Most government agencies either send those cards to a local law enforcement office and have you do them there or they make you come to their facilities.
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this sucks...
