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So I need some advice…
As I mentioned before, my wife and I have decided to leave SF and move back to the Midwest.
I’ve worked in a small firm with only 5 people in it for the past 5 years. These guys have given me some great opportunities and I have options after spending my time here. I like my bosses very much as people and we have a “family” atmosphere here. They even gave me a $1k check for my wedding in May. Even though our company is suffering. They are really good guys.
I was not sure how to give my resignation notice, and decided after reflection, not to give months and months of notice. I decided to wait until I had something lined up in the new city and then give 2 weeks notice. And I work in real estate development, which is a completely dead market, so you can imagine my fear. The owner of our firm is putting up tens of thousands of dollars of his own money in to keep the firm going – so I’m sure he wouldn’t have been crazy to keep me on board as a “lame duck” employee who had already told them of his plans to leave. I know the only reason they are keeping me on board is as an investment for the future, which, if they realize there is no future, will stop.
It breaks my heart to only give 2 weeks notice, because I know it will cause some temporary headache for the guys, but in today’s economy, I couldn’t risk telling them in advance of my plans – especially if I didn’t get another job for months and months and months.
I know they will be sad and upset and will wonder “How can you only give us 2 weeks if you are moving across the country?” It will dawn on them we’ve been planning this for awhile. They don’t like change and are happy with our current team, so I know this is going to be a really difficult situation for me.
Now it appears I will get an offer in the next day or two. I’m freaking out about only giving 2 weeks notice because we have a ton of stuff going on, and, the first week after I will “leave” the guy who will probably handle most of my duties is having surgery and will be out for the next 3 weeks.
My potential new employer, while not crazy about waiting 3 weeks for me (2 weeks notice and 1 week to move) seems to be open to that amount, but NO LONGER.
Any advice? I’m doing the right thing and being fair by giving a full 2 weeks notice, right? They can’t ask for more…or can they?
EDIT: And I obviously need these guys as a future reference and they are very, very well respected in our industry so I want to make sure we stay on good terms.
As I mentioned before, my wife and I have decided to leave SF and move back to the Midwest.
I’ve worked in a small firm with only 5 people in it for the past 5 years. These guys have given me some great opportunities and I have options after spending my time here. I like my bosses very much as people and we have a “family” atmosphere here. They even gave me a $1k check for my wedding in May. Even though our company is suffering. They are really good guys.
I was not sure how to give my resignation notice, and decided after reflection, not to give months and months of notice. I decided to wait until I had something lined up in the new city and then give 2 weeks notice. And I work in real estate development, which is a completely dead market, so you can imagine my fear. The owner of our firm is putting up tens of thousands of dollars of his own money in to keep the firm going – so I’m sure he wouldn’t have been crazy to keep me on board as a “lame duck” employee who had already told them of his plans to leave. I know the only reason they are keeping me on board is as an investment for the future, which, if they realize there is no future, will stop.
It breaks my heart to only give 2 weeks notice, because I know it will cause some temporary headache for the guys, but in today’s economy, I couldn’t risk telling them in advance of my plans – especially if I didn’t get another job for months and months and months.
I know they will be sad and upset and will wonder “How can you only give us 2 weeks if you are moving across the country?” It will dawn on them we’ve been planning this for awhile. They don’t like change and are happy with our current team, so I know this is going to be a really difficult situation for me.
Now it appears I will get an offer in the next day or two. I’m freaking out about only giving 2 weeks notice because we have a ton of stuff going on, and, the first week after I will “leave” the guy who will probably handle most of my duties is having surgery and will be out for the next 3 weeks.
My potential new employer, while not crazy about waiting 3 weeks for me (2 weeks notice and 1 week to move) seems to be open to that amount, but NO LONGER.
Any advice? I’m doing the right thing and being fair by giving a full 2 weeks notice, right? They can’t ask for more…or can they?
EDIT: And I obviously need these guys as a future reference and they are very, very well respected in our industry so I want to make sure we stay on good terms.
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