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Wow.a neighbor's kid, i know, just did this (22 yo) i know the gm who received the email. he couldn't believe it and just laughed it off as millennial dooshbaggery. laughing at the terrible grammar and how vapid the email was. my wife is best friends with the kids mom, she passed on this info...........turns out the mom wrote the email.
i have been forbidden to mention it to the mom
it would completely piss me off but I am old school. I am in constant contact with my entire team and expect the same. We're a dying breed GB......
When asked if he had any problems with the employee the employer could easily slip in a 'He resigned via email' line, which would be enough to not get the guy hired.
I can't believe these responses aren't shtick.
Email has been an acceptable form of communication for 20 years - just because you can give a notice via email doesn't mean it's the right way to do it.Donkey Derp, on 19 May 2015 - 2:44 PM, said:
It's 2015. Email is a perfectly acceptable form of communication. If someone gave me adequate notice of their last work day (two weeks notice+), I couldn't care less how they told me. That shows professionalism by allowing me some time to transition projects and post the open job. That is FAR more important to the continuity of the business. I would certainly be peeved if someone resigned and their last day was the day they told me even if they did it face to face. Otherwise, I really don't see why it would bother someone.
I would assume if one was quitting a job that they wouldn't be attempting to get a recommendation for the next job.
lol at you insinuating I'm not professional. Being a professional is coming to work every day and completing your assignments in a timely manner. Employment is at will. If you came to work and busted your butt everyday to improve the business and gave me adequate notice of your last day of work, I have no reservations about giving you a recommendation. I'm not going to get hung up on your resignation notice simply because you emailed it to me. That is really archaic in my opinion.Email has been an acceptable form of communication for 20 years - just because you can give a notice via email doesn't mean it's the right way to do it.Donkey Derp, on 19 May 2015 - 2:44 PM, said:It's 2015. Email is a perfectly acceptable form of communication. If someone gave me adequate notice of their last work day (two weeks notice+), I couldn't care less how they told me. That shows professionalism by allowing me some time to transition projects and post the open job. That is FAR more important to the continuity of the business. I would certainly be peeved if someone resigned and their last day was the day they told me even if they did it face to face. Otherwise, I really don't see why it would bother someone.
People apparently don't know what it means to be a professional anymore.
yes sir you are.
At a level when you are managing a large P&L I think it is a respect thing. Honestly, you will find how small of a world it becomes as you start to specialize and progress in your career. Don't think that the OP doesn't know many of his competitors and don't think if the guy is looking to join one of them this wont come out. This was not an hourly role. The guy that quit was expensive to hire and was paid well for the job he was hired to do. If it is a factory worker, who give a crap. My $.02.
I have no idea what this means.....I guess all of my employees are six figure plus people though.
Yikes. Refusing to hire a qualified candidate simply because they resigned from their last position via email is more appalling than actually resigning via email.
What about somebody who spends time during their work day posting on a fantasy football forum? What does that say about their character?
As was pointed out in post #93, there are two separate issues here:cstu said:
the singing frog from bugs bunny singing hello my baby hello my darling hello my former boss this job is no big loss
hire many people?
perfectly coined.
x2...MT, always with a great point.
I think a letter confirming verbal notice, either in hand at the time of interaction or provided shortly thereafter, is an implied expectation of the old stodgy people.
This. Hopefully Smalls is professional enough to keep this complaint to himself if a potential future employer calls.
Is this true in some fields? I've always thought of a two-week notice as a courtesy, and if the employer turns down the offer to stick around for a couple weeks, you're just done. This is why some people "protect themselves" by NOT giving a two-week notice, so they are assured of working right up until they start their next gig.
If someone provides a resignation letter to a company today and states they are giving their two-week notice and their last day will be on July 31st then the company (in any industry) owes you that money regardless if they walk you out the door immediately. Your field of employment is irrelevant although the legality of not paying the two weeks may vary from state-to-state. An employer not honoring the two week notice turns the voluntary resignation into a involuntary resignation.
