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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains the right way to resign your job and give notice.
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that’s for the advice. if I may make a tip, read this video description. idk what it’s supposed to say, but I’d bet you can’t make sense of it either.
Great advice! Thanks much.
Thanks, Joanie. I am glad it helps you.
Thank you very helpful.
Thank you! I appreciate you taking time to tell me it helped.
Is this the only video on YouTube that has zero dislikes?
I have quite a few others that don’t have any dislikes. I hope you don’t change that!
Jeff Altman no reason to !
I am relieved! Your comment made me feel like I was going to be set up for my first one on this video. Let me now if there is something you want to see a video from me about.
Jeff Altman I came to this because I am going give notice in a cpl hours. My instincts were proven correct by the vids I watched on the subject, including yours — which is to pour on the positivity, make it as pleasant and painless as possible, while not burning that networking or reference bridge. Thanks for the advice!
+lengendzfall, congratulations. And when you’re on board, keep networking!
This probably won’t apply to high-level professionals; but if you live paycheck to paycheck you might want to look at your finances first, before giving two-weeks notice. No matter how great your relationship is with your boss, you might be asked to leave *immediately* . And they are not required to pay you once you’ve been escorted out of the building. This has become an extremely common practice. This is tricky, because when you’re in an interview, they will ask _”When you can start?”_ You *always* say, _”I can start in two weeks.”_ Otherwise, they will not hire you. But if you’re living paycheck to paycheck, and you can’t afford to be kicked out the door immediately, you need to think about whether or not to extend that courtesy.
If you can’t afford to take the risk: (1) Work hard to put your projects to bed. Don’t leave a mess behind. (2) Write an email that lets your manager know where you left off on your job duties. (3) Write a gracious resignation letter, no matter how poorly you were treated. Jeff is right. Don’t vent. They don’t care anyway and you’ll just end up looking like a whiner or worse.
Alternatively, you can simply put back at least 3 weeks worth of living expenses *NOW* . That way, you can give two weeks notice without getting evicted from your apartment. I’ve been in HR since 2008, I’ve seen many hard working employees get escorted out of the building like criminals after submitting two weeks notice. *Be prepared.*
IMHO, that rule is outdated and needs to go the way of the dinosaur. Who gets two weeks notice before they’re fired??? Almost nobody.