Comments on: Two Weeks Notice http://www.secretelite.com/michael/2005/10/06/two-weeks-notice/ collected Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:18:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: michael’s thoughts » Jobs http://www.secretelite.com/michael/2005/10/06/two-weeks-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-98 michael’s thoughts » Jobs Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:24:25 +0000 http://www.secretelite.com/michael/?p=75#comment-98 [...] So it looks like I may be out of work (again!) in a week or so.  Have I mentioned how much I fucking hate the tech industry?  Granted this has always been a contract position with the expectation it wasn’t going to last forever, but I think giving more than a week’s notice would be nice.  Perhaps I’m picky that way. [...] [...] So it looks like I may be out of work (again!) in a week or so.  Have I mentioned how much I fucking hate the tech industry?  Granted this has always been a contract position with the expectation it wasn’t going to last forever, but I think giving more than a week’s notice would be nice.  Perhaps I’m picky that way. [...]

]]> By: Weave http://www.secretelite.com/michael/2005/10/06/two-weeks-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Weave Thu, 13 Oct 2005 01:28:13 +0000 http://www.secretelite.com/michael/?p=75#comment-34 Having just got canned a week ago, this is painfully relevant to me. I've been in the owner's chair letting someone go as well as being let go. There's just no good way to do it, and there are so many bad employees out there that an employer can't really take the risk. What SHOULD happen is that employers should take the time and energy to actually talk to an employee and establish a simple improvement plan before things get to this point. And if it's strictly financial, there should be a little more fair warning and honest conversations with the employee that things might be in jeopardy for them in the future. You should, however, have gotten two weeks' severance at least. Most companies give more based on years of service. Sounds like you've worked for some crappy tech companies, dude! - weave Having just got canned a week ago, this is painfully relevant to me.

I’ve been in the owner’s chair letting someone go as well as being let go. There’s just no good way to do it, and there are so many bad employees out there that an employer can’t really take the risk. What SHOULD happen is that employers should take the time and energy to actually talk to an employee and establish a simple improvement plan before things get to this point. And if it’s strictly financial, there should be a little more fair warning and honest conversations with the employee that things might be in jeopardy for them in the future.

You should, however, have gotten two weeks’ severance at least. Most companies give more based on years of service. Sounds like you’ve worked for some crappy tech companies, dude!

- weave

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