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Just gave 2 weeks notice. (wasn't received well) Update: Nobody puts baby in a corner!! (1 Viewer)
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KCitons
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Spoke to HR a few minutes ago. She admitted that my boss has an issue with emotional intelligence. But, that she does want me to finish out my two weeks.
KCitons
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glvsav37
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lol...no, but this was my farewell email. (I cant take 100% credit for it, found the basic idea online and modified it)
After ___[1]___, I have decided to leave [company name] in order to ___[2]___. While this was not an easy decision for me, ___[3]___. I have ___[4]___ my time here and will___[5]___. [company name] has been ___[6]___ and I will always ___[7]___. I look forward to___[8]___ and wish you all ___[9]___. Until ___[10]___, I bid you all adieu.
[1]
a. thoughtful consideration
b. years of searching for a way out
c. a couple shots of Wild Turkey
d. discovering that I have Jedi family liniage
[2]
a. accept another design position
b. begin a reality TV acting career – look for me next season on “Washed-Up Hockey Players Chasing A Delusional Dream” on ESPN 6 1/2
c. live off the grid behind my massive gates and treacherous moat, high up in “The Hills” (I live in a very hilly area and i recently expanded my house, so everyone joked that i built a mansion)
d. be able to look at myself in the mirror again.
[3]
a. I feel it is the right one for my carer advancement
b. it became clear after a TV evangilst faith-healer whipped me with his coat until I believed....and also cured my gout. (crazy faith healers were a running joke in our dept)
c. lets face it, it wasn’t exactly rocket science either
d. it was easier than hanging around until somebody realized I wasn’t doing anything
[4]
a. thoroughly enjoyed
b. cautiously endured
c. already forgotten most of
d. miraculously survived
[5]
a. miss all of you that I have come to know
b. never look back
c. still come back for the free bagels
d. rejoice in your tears of sorrow when you realize I’m not here tomorrow
[6]
a. a great place to design web banners
b. very punctual with my pay checks
c. the physical embodiment of ending to the show “LOST”
d. the source of my inoperable ulcers
[7]
a. value my experience here
b. be thankful I wasn’t sued for harassment
c. never be the same again
d. believe the children are our future
[8]
a. the next phase of my career
b. getting out of here alive
c. breathing fresh air again
d. using all the office supplies, coffee packets, Lysol wipes, office snacks and toilet paper I’ve stolen over the last 3 years.
[9]
a. the best of luck in your future endeavors
b. enjoyment in writing the next Glassdoor.com review and then innocently try to pin it on me and the ironic timing of my departure. (there were a bunch of scathing glassdoor reviews written ironically whenever anyone left, and we think there was someone on the inside using the opportunity to trash them)
c. had gotten me a going away gift
d. don’t kill yourselves fighting over the now available parking space (parking in our office was brutal, often we had to double and tripple park eaxh other)
[10]
a. our paths cross again
b. I get fired and come begging for my job back
c. hell freezes over
d. I send you an RFP to promote my Edible Hockey Puck empire but actually use it as leverage to lower Austin & Williams’ fees. (A&W is our local rival agency and I worked there before this company)
In all seriousness, thank you all for the ride and I will miss
It went over well with the folks who were cool, others were not so fond of it, but IDGAF
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rustycolts
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GOB
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I just put my two weeks in 2 weeks ago. Start a new career on Monday.
I actually put my two weeks in the day I got promoted within the company. It was too little too late and my boss wasn't surprised. But yeah I didn't leave a great taste in a lot of people mouths.
They would have normally told me to not finish out my two weeks but I left them up #### creek.
Congrats on retiring, ya lucky dog
I actually put my two weeks in the day I got promoted within the company. It was too little too late and my boss wasn't surprised. But yeah I didn't leave a great taste in a lot of people mouths.
They would have normally told me to not finish out my two weeks but I left them up #### creek.
Congrats on retiring, ya lucky dog
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yak651
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So HR basically ok'd the behavior of the boss? How big of a company is this? That's crazy...I hope you don't work too hard the next two weeks, definitely wouldn't be writing any standard work or notes on your successor to perform your position. Let them figure it out
Juxtatarot
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They don’t want him back Monday so he won’t. HR and others may not OK the behavior but that will happen behind closed doors.
No, take the job easy at a higher salary and shrug your shoulders if it gets so bad they threaten to fire you.
Judge Smails
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Weak and incompetent. Bad combo. Send her a nice “people don’t leave companies, they leave their managers” blog
Osaurus
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Sounds like most big businesses (consultants at least). I have a friend who basically was working 2+ jobs bc the new hire that came on to oversee everything is completely inept and chooses to spend time on dumb things like setting up group calendars while the real work piled up and deadlines missed. My friend recently moved to another office, but still does work for my office. I basically told her that she needed to let the group crash and burn in order to bring about change. They were clearly taking advantage of her and that’s not cool. As she scaled back on workload, it got worse. They are missing deadlines and the client is pissed (state agency). It’s gotten so bad other groups are considering subbing out the work to bypass this train wreck of a group. All of this is the result of poor staffing choices and a dependency/assumption for one employee. I don’t know how much more shortsighted they could be. My friend is happier now not doing everything she did before. I truly believe that everything outside of work in your life is always better and you should make all of it your priority. Getting burned out at a job where they don’t give a #### about you is not worth it.
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GregR
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Come on, you're a FBG. We expect you to be better than this.
If you knew you were going to quit, you would have been taking home office supplies for weeks in advance and already have all you need.
KCitons
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I don't think HR okay'd it. I know that my boss and our HR director (who I spoke to) don't get along. There will be a formal exit interview before I leave.
I will give more details on the organization as I move closer to the end date. Some good, some bad.
I will give an honest days work for as long as I'm there. (I'll explain later) Their biggest obstacle is that they don't have anyone in line that can step in. So, I'm not sure how they are going to disperse my tasks. Some can move to the people that actually have those tasks in their job descriptions. But there is a lot of stuff that was developed and given to me out of convenience for everyone else. I manage a program that has between 150-200 projects annually. (I handle everything from start to finish). Another department has 3 people managing a similar program and their goal is 170 projects annually. It's not apples to apples programs, more like apples to pears. But they have 3 full time people? I'm allotted 40% of my time towards this program. (which doesn't get the job done)
KCitons
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She loves to use tools like this to "motivate" people. We've done numerous team building exercises, book clubs (5 dysfunctions of a team), etc. She fails to live by what she preaches.
I think the bolded is why she broke down yesterday. It hit her that she was going to have to explain why her highest performer left suddenly. Her ego is taking a hit.
Cjw_55106
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Without knowing her, I think you’re giving her too much credit. I think she broke down because she’s worried how the work she is responsible for is going to get done. Sounds to me like she lacks self awareness. She thinks she’s a great boss.
KCitons
Footballguy
Would it surprise you that this is C-level position as well?
It only took me a few months to know that she didn't have the right experience or background for her position. I didn't mind as long as we were hitting goals and successful. Her experience is in marketing and development. Which wasn't the key need.
KCitons
Footballguy
Absolutely.
I am her only report that will tell her the truth. She's surrounded herself with "yes" men/women. Managers meetings are a joke. She puts out an idea and people are falling over each other to say how great it will be.
She's not a horrible boss, she's just has some glaring issues. During her rant yesterday, she said that I was giving up a great job because she allows me to set my own schedule and work from home whenever I wanted. While this is a nice feature, it's also the reason the rest of her team is under performing. They disappear for days at a time working from home, when only about 30-40% of their job can be done offsite.
Osaurus
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Brony
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flapgreen
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KCitons
Footballguy
Not quite the same.
I had been working on donations for the program that I manage. The day before, I received our first check in the mail. During our 1 on 1 Thursday afternoon, I pulled out the envelope and showed her the check. Fast forward to yesterday. When I walked into her office I had an envelope (containing my resignation letter) in my hand. She said "did we get another donation check!?".
It went downhill from there.
Punxsutawney Phil
Footballguy
This is the shark move. BTW, anyone in need of any 3ring binders, staplers, sharpies, highlighters, rubber bands, and a paper shredder feel free to pm. I have a pod full of stuff that I'm looking to downsize. I also have several hundred mouse balls.
Insein
Footballguy
This is my wife's problem. She's a special Ed teacher at a high school. She has a slightly bigger case load than all the other spec Ed teachers. She also has to teach 2 classes and co teach 4 classes where other teachers either only have to do one or the other. To top that off she gets one prep period where other teachers get 2 or 3. She's not the type of person to complain. She just puts her head down and does her job but internalizes all the stress. Meanwhile other teachers that already have a lesser workload complain that they have too much and work to get more off their plate. So when it comes time to add a new student to their caseload, administration will usually throw it on her pile because they don't want to hear the complaining from the lazy teachers.
It's maddeningly frustrating because the union is useless for anything other than collecting dues.
Insein
Footballguy
Expect them to try to dump every single project they can on you to have finished and documented before you go.
DocHolliday
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KCitons
Footballguy
This.
I'm not wanting to be vindictive. Not worth the negative energy. Also, I'm not going to be able to shed my work ethic in 2 weeks. So, I will make sure my tasks are up to date and ready for transition. Going over and above. Nah.
KCitons
Footballguy
I've been measuring my blood pressure the last 2 weeks. (I take 2 bp meds and have a doctors appt on Monday). This mornings readings were the lowest of the past 2 weeks.
We are killing ourselves for people that could care less. I hope she finds balance and happiness.
Jayrod
Footballguy
So true. If your job it's destroying your life, there are a lot of other options out there you could probably find. Very very few people are actually trapped in any kind of job. Most people think they are, but they are wrong.
Arizona Ron
Footballguy
Very early on in my career after a re-org I was assigned to a woman who just joined the company. She was terrible.
I don't know who she lied to or blew to get the job but she was clueless. After tolerating her for a month I emailed my resignation while at work and she came to my office about an hour later with a list of "Items I am required to resolve before leaving the company". There were things on the list that have been open issues for months, and one over a year.
I decided not to even finish out my two weeks and slammed her in an exit interview.
Deuces.
I don't know who she lied to or blew to get the job but she was clueless. After tolerating her for a month I emailed my resignation while at work and she came to my office about an hour later with a list of "Items I am required to resolve before leaving the company". There were things on the list that have been open issues for months, and one over a year.
I decided not to even finish out my two weeks and slammed her in an exit interview.
Deuces.
Insein
Footballguy
Me too. Probably time for a new job. Less stress. Unfortunately less money too usually. But we're at that point in life trying to figure out whats more important.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
probably already stated, but she's mad and afraid that her ### is on the line now. She dumped everything on you and now she doesn't have anyone to do the work.
seen it so many times - she's scared man.
seen it so many times - she's scared man.
KCitons
Footballguy
I received an email from my boss titled "Resignation Accepted"? I've never received an email or anything official that stated a resignation was accepted or turned down. (is this the new norm?) I didn't think there was any other option for them but to accept it. I wonder if this is her trying to show that she has control over the situation (and me) by accepting it. 
Or maybe she thought there was something she could do to get me to stay.
She also requested a list of tasks that I perform daily/weekly/monthly. And that there are many things that we all do that are not in our job descriptions. (no ####) She wants to make sure nothing falls through the cracks. It's due by end of business Tuesday. She knows I have a Dr appointment on Monday and I told her I may be taking a sick day depending on how it goes. (that's all but guaranteed now, since we are only paid for banked vacation days, not sick leave when we quit.)
In closing, she did thank me for my hard work and service during my time with the organization. And wished me well in my future endeavors.
I realized that neither her, nor the HR Director, asked where I was going. I'm assuming when they find out I don't have another job lined up and I'm just retiring, there is going to be another meltdown. She will want to know why I only gave 2 weeks and not a month or more.
Or maybe she thought there was something she could do to get me to stay.She also requested a list of tasks that I perform daily/weekly/monthly. And that there are many things that we all do that are not in our job descriptions. (no ####) She wants to make sure nothing falls through the cracks. It's due by end of business Tuesday. She knows I have a Dr appointment on Monday and I told her I may be taking a sick day depending on how it goes. (that's all but guaranteed now, since we are only paid for banked vacation days, not sick leave when we quit.)
In closing, she did thank me for my hard work and service during my time with the organization. And wished me well in my future endeavors.
I realized that neither her, nor the HR Director, asked where I was going. I'm assuming when they find out I don't have another job lined up and I'm just retiring, there is going to be another meltdown. She will want to know why I only gave 2 weeks and not a month or more.
DocHolliday
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It's nice when you know you made the correct choice with a difficult decision.I received an email from my boss titled "Resignation Accepted"? I've never received an email or anything official that stated a resignation was accepted or turned down. (is this the new norm?) I didn't think there was any other option for them but to accept it. I wonder if this is her trying to show that she has control over the situation (and me) by accepting it.
She also requested a list of tasks that I perform daily/weekly/monthly. And that there are many things that we all do that are not in our job descriptions. (no ####) She wants to make sure nothing falls through the cracks. It's due by end of business Tuesday. She knows I have a Dr appointment on Monday and I told her I may be taking a sick day depending on how it goes. (that's all but guaranteed now, since we are only paid for banked vacation days, not sick leave when we quit.)
In closing, she did thank me for my hard work and service during my time with the organization. And wished me well in my future endeavors.
I realized that neither her, nor the HR Director, asked where I was going. I'm assuming when they find out I don't have another job lined up and I'm just retiring, there is going to be another meltdown. She will want to know why I only gave 2 weeks and not a month or more.
IC FBGCav
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Punxsutawney Phil
Footballguy
Retiring? WTF, you should have coated, made them try and get rid of you, then sue them for ageism!
KCitons
Footballguy
You would think so. We spent a lot of time going over my job description last fall making sure we were both on the same page as to what was, and wasn't, my responsibilities. She ignored most of that and gave me anything someone else couldn't handle. (which is why the job description is no longer relevant).Galileo said:
I assumed all along, if I said "that's not in my job description" when she assigned things to me, I'd expect corrective action. I've always been told, you do what they ask of you. Until you don't want to do it any longer. Then you head for the door.
Galileo
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Ghost Rider
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I chuckled at her telling you your list of tasks is due by the end of business day Tuesday? What is she going to do if you don't, give you an F like it's high school? 
I am a believer in leaving a company the right way, but if someone reacted and treated me this way after I gave proper notice, I would not be in a hurry to help them at all on the way out.
I am a believer in leaving a company the right way, but if someone reacted and treated me this way after I gave proper notice, I would not be in a hurry to help them at all on the way out.
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cheeseypoof
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That sucks. The administration probably sees nothing wrong with it.Insein said:
KCitons
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For some reason I thought there was a policy where they would withhold my remaining vacation time if they did not receive 2 weeks notice. But, I just read through the policy and procedures manual, it only suggests that employees give 14 days notice. And doesn't mention the withholding of vacation time.I chuckled at her telling you your list of tasks is due by the end of business day Tuesday? What is she going to do if you don't, give you an F like it's high school?
I am a believer in leaving a company the right way, but if someone reacted and treated me this way after I gave proper notice, I would not be in a hurry to help them at all on the way out.
I have roughly 100 hours of vacation and 85 hours of sick leave. They don't payout sick leave balances upon termination. Which is why I will use a couple of sick days over the next 2 weeks.
I also read a nice little section on the anti-harassment policy. If I wanted to push the issue, her actions fit the description listed as harassment.
Aerial Assault
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yak651
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She'll deny his resignation if he doesn't do itI chuckled at her telling you your list of tasks is due by the end of business day Tuesday? What is she going to do if you don't, give you an F like it's high school?
I am a believer in leaving a company the right way, but if someone reacted and treated me this way after I gave proper notice, I would not be in a hurry to help them at all on the way out.
I would say my to dos are to do everyone else's work...
In the exit interview, you should say you are leaving because of her harassment, and then mention you are talking to a lawyer to see if there are grounds for a lawsuit as you feel your manager was treating you this way to get you to leave due to your age!
Zegras11
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