AgLA06 said:
TMoney2007 said:
AgLA06 said:
Just so I understand the above.
If an employer has a requirement in the manual to require two weeks notice, they could fire you for cause if you give less and label you ineligible for rehire without any recourse from the employee.
However, if an employee follows the manual and gives two weeks they screw themselves and the employer can walk them out early without recourse from the employee.
The manual doesn't matter legally. If you give a resignation what difference does it make if they fire you for cause? If they're going to make you ineligible for rehire, they're just going to do that, as it is their prerogative.
If you can't handle not getting paid for 2 weeks, you've got issues.
The tone of your response tells me enough, but I'm thinking bigger than two weeks. All it takes is for another future employer down the line to call and find out you're ineligible for rehire (especially since you most likely wouldn't know) to torpedo your chance at a dream job.
They're not going to share that information. HR instructs them to confirm employment dates and that's it. If they "fire you for cause" because you resigned, I would tell the future prospective employer about that.
If you're going to complain about this, you might as well complain about all the great injustices in the world. What if one of your references lies and says you didn't work there? You'd probably never know. What if your contact at a previous employer says you aren't eligible for rehire even if you are?
There's no point in worrying about that. If a company wants to do something that hurts your ability to get another job, there are many ways, legal and illegal that they can do it. It's just the way of the world.