“Can I ‘adjust’ what my employer deems ‘two weeks notice’?”
Published on July 2nd, 2009 by Alan Sklover
Question: My company requires two weeks notice in order to be re-hirable. Is it considered a ‘two week notice’ if I give 3 weeks, but request one day off the first week, ask for the second week off, and then inform them I won’t be able to return for the third week?
Carol
Miami, Florida
Answer: No.
Best, Al Sklover
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This is the best answer ever. No muss, no fuss, no extra words (leave that to me!).
I agree, the answer is definitely “no.” This writer is really asking “can I burn a bridge and pretend I didn’t?” Leaving with less notice is definitely burning a bridge. And playing games with notice – creating expectations and then dashing them – is like pouring gasoline on the fire. It incinerates your chances for getting re-hired or even a civil answer to a request for a recommendation.