2 weeks notice

Rexmons · 03-19-2008, 10:36 AM

You say giving two weeks is a matter of courtesy, I'm saying why can't they extend the same courtesy to you when they let you go. If you walk out on them they might be hurting, but when they tell you Friday, you're officially unemployed come Monday, I don't think they care if you've got kids to feed or bills to pay or how bad you'll be hurting. Letting someone go like that is like the movie "The Time Machine" where people just get randomly taken and everyone sits still and hopes they won't be next. It's a shitty thing to do to people.

aimeecc · 03-19-2008, 10:48 AM

As lookout said, if someone is let go, they often feel disgruntled. This is bad for a company. The fired employee may decide to steal things, delete important files, ruin relationships with customers or partners of the company, put viruses on the computers... the list goes on and on. We'd all like to think we're above that, but the reality is most people will want to lash out - even normally nice ones that don't harm an ant.

The first thing that happens in most companies when someone is informed they are let go is all network access is removed. This is probably one of the most important things for the company to do to protect themselves. And usually security escorts them to the door.

Most decent companies will do some sort of severance package - like a couple weeks of pay at least.

03-19-2008, 10:36 AM	#1
Rexmons - Kavkaz United - Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 613	You say giving two weeks is a matter of courtesy, I'm saying why can't they extend the same courtesy to you when they let you go. If you walk out on them they might be hurting, but when they tell you Friday, you're officially unemployed come Monday, I don't think they care if you've got kids to feed or bills to pay or how bad you'll be hurting. Letting someone go like that is like the movie "The Time Machine" where people just get randomly taken and everyone sits still and hopes they won't be next. It's a shitty thing to do to people. __________________ "Life's a bitch but God forbid the bitch divorce me..."

03-19-2008, 10:48 AM	#2
aimeecc Super Intendent Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 249	As lookout said, if someone is let go, they often feel disgruntled. This is bad for a company. The fired employee may decide to steal things, delete important files, ruin relationships with customers or partners of the company, put viruses on the computers... the list goes on and on. We'd all like to think we're above that, but the reality is most people will want to lash out - even normally nice ones that don't harm an ant. The first thing that happens in most companies when someone is informed they are let go is all network access is removed. This is probably one of the most important things for the company to do to protect themselves. And usually security escorts them to the door. Most decent companies will do some sort of severance package - like a couple weeks of pay at least.

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