So, I’ve given several two week notices throughout my career. Unfortunately, I recently had to give one over the phone instead of in person. I only report to one guy and he was on vacation. I could have just given it to HR but that would have felt scummy. I called him and gave him my notice then sent him a letter of resignation. Feels bad man. Anyone else ever have to give a two week notice in an awkward/unfortunate way?
Only 2 weeks ive ever given was as an ultimatum to the restaurant I was working at.
They’d just fired the chef over a dispute, and I told they had 2 weeks to fix it or id leave behind him. Besides him, I was the only other person on staff woth a food saftey cert- which our town requires someone on staff to have at all times a restaurant is open.
I quit, walked by the next day, saw the doors were open, and called the health inspector. He closed them for 2 weeks. They decided, that since they were closed for 2 weeks, to just have the staff take a 2 week vacation. Hired another ‘chef’ (he was new to town and eventually became a colleague and friend) and told him to start the day they could reopen.
So they all walk back into a kitchen full of rotting product,start cleaning up, and the health inspector shows back up. Closed them down for a month. They never tried to reopen.
Meanwhile I had gotten a job at a resort in town, was actually recruited by the executive chef, who was an old coleague, that first night- he saw me out for a drink at 7pm , asked why I wasnt cooking. I told him, and he hired me on the spot, and then hired my 3 cooks when the other place folded.
depends on the job. shitty jobs I won’t give two weeks especially if there’s already animosity from management (which has lead to some pretty entertaining quitting stories). most I’ll do for something like that is ask my coworkers if they think they can get by without me (assuming I also liked the coworkers).
if it’s a job I liked, I typically give notice via email and then go and bring it up in person to the recipient as well.