<p>longer time frame such as 3 or 4 weeks? Currently i have a job that I don’t really like. I’ve been in this job for a year. I know the job requires a long period of training, so I was thinking if it would be better to give them 3-week or 4-week notice instead of 2 weeks?
My boss likes my work and gives me good reviews, but I know she doens’t really like me. So I’m trying to find a way to part ways in the best possible light. Who knows maybe I need a reference from her in the future.
Any suggestions?</p>
<p>What have other people in your company done when they resigned?</p>
<p>I would follow their lead.</p>
<p>Some companies don’t really want you around after you have decided to leave. The 3- or 4-week period might feel too long to your supervisor and co-workers if the typical amount of notice in your company is 2 weeks.</p>
<p>I worked for one company that didn’t even allow 2 weeks notice. If you submitted your resignation, they called a security guard, who then accompanied you for the rest of the day while you packed up your personal possessions, explained the status of your current projects to your supervisor, and went through the HR formalities. In lieu of notice, the HR people would hand you a check equivalent to 2 weeks pay just before you were escorted out of the building.</p>
<p>Heaven only knows what past departing employees had done to them, but they were pretty adamant about not letting it happen again.</p>
<p>On the other hand, there are some workplaces where people may know months in advance that someone is leaving, and nobody is uncomfortable with it. Here I am thinking of a university laboratory where I once worked. Some of the employees were on one-year or two-year contracts and knew exactly when they would be leaving from the day they started. Others were spouses of students who knew they would be leaving when their spouse graduated. In this setting, a month’s notice rather than 2 weeks probably would have been considered courteous.</p>
<p>Just assume that as soon as you give any notice they might want you out the door right away so be prepared to either start your new job right away or forego the income. Other than that, giving more notice only helps the company out and is a positive thing from their perspective since it gives them more flexibility on covering your position and should hold you in good light. There’s nothing wrong with someone leaving the company to pursue a better or different opportunity and you should probably position it that way as opposed to there being something wrong with the current work environment.</p>
<p>Make sure you’re ready to respond to their questions of why you want to leave and what they can do to keep you there including possible promotion or more money. You should have a good idea of which decisions you’ll make in the event of any counter-offers.</p>
<p>Bottom line - if it’s not a problem with the new employer or income I say give them more notice since it’s helpful to them and keeps you in good standing.</p>
<p>You might right out your resignation letter, and provide two weeks notice with the offer to stay longer (and quote the 3-4 weeks) if needed to allow for hiring/training of a new employee. That way you have offered. If they want you out the door, you won’t even have two weeks, but that will be their option. If they want to to stay and train, they will appreciate the offer.</p>
<p>Maybe they will offer you more money to stay?</p>
<p>It should go without saying that if you have any personal files on your office computer or potentially embarrassing possessions in your office, you should remove these things BEFORE giving notice. Your access to your computer may be cut off the moment you give notice, and the company may have someone else clean out your office and return your personal effects to you.</p>