Taking New Job
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Thai
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Depends on your contract details with current job.
Bigshankhank
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Depends on your industry and employment conditions (contract, at will, etc). Noone really NEEDS to know, so be your own judge. I just jumped ship to another company two months ago and went through all of this.
The best thing you can do is be candid and professional in your exit interview. Don't allow them to get away with canned questions, be specific and detailed about why you are leaving, but DO NOT use this as an opportunity to vent personal attacks/frustrations on anyone. I didn't like leaving my last company but I was being underutilized and felt trapped away from my intended career path. I knew of several employees who had left for the same reasons, and I wanted the company to understand that in the hopes that they would correct the mistake before they lost more staff. I didn't wish them ill, quite the opposite therefore I felt it was important that the exit interview was a valuable resource.
The best thing you can do is be candid and professional in your exit interview. Don't allow them to get away with canned questions, be specific and detailed about why you are leaving, but DO NOT use this as an opportunity to vent personal attacks/frustrations on anyone. I didn't like leaving my last company but I was being underutilized and felt trapped away from my intended career path. I knew of several employees who had left for the same reasons, and I wanted the company to understand that in the hopes that they would correct the mistake before they lost more staff. I didn't wish them ill, quite the opposite therefore I felt it was important that the exit interview was a valuable resource.
97BlackAckCL
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Defintely depends on contractual and NDA considerations, but in my field (IT) the community in the city is so small that everyone knows everyone and it's very tight knit so I didn't have any issue telling people where I was moving on to, especially since we use LinkedIn and they would see it any way once I updated my profile. It's really up to you and your relationship with those people whether you care to tell them or not.
Thanks guys. Yeah, I've been treading lightly on this. Just sent professional email to people letting them know when last day was and who to contact after that date for immediate assistance.
Now, I have a conflict whether to sign a resignation agreement they have typed up. To be honest, some things have transpired over the past few months, and I don't necessarily trust the one partner. So I don't believe I have to sign this document.
Now, I have a conflict whether to sign a resignation agreement they have typed up. To be honest, some things have transpired over the past few months, and I don't necessarily trust the one partner. So I don't believe I have to sign this document.
LAB4US
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If in doubt, would suggest legal counsel...or at a minimum, legal consultation.
BrianSD_42
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Do not tell them, for now.
If they want to know and are a friend then say I will tell you in a few weeks.
Your employer does have a right (not necessarily legal) to know if you are going to a competitor.
If you don't say where they may ask or assume so.
Don't be offended if they cut you off. Lock your laptop remotely while you sleep so the next morning it won't boot. This is normal with many companies. If you aren't going to a friendly then measures have to be taken.
Remember if your laptop was issued by your work then you do not own it or any of the data on it. If it were me I would back up any files from projects I was working on to a DVD for turn-over then remove and wipe the HDD before returning the laptop. Don't just erase everything like a jerk though. That is why I mentioned backing up the files to share with your now-ex co-workers.
Be friendly and professional.
If they want to know and are a friend then say I will tell you in a few weeks.
Your employer does have a right (not necessarily legal) to know if you are going to a competitor.
If you don't say where they may ask or assume so.
Don't be offended if they cut you off. Lock your laptop remotely while you sleep so the next morning it won't boot. This is normal with many companies. If you aren't going to a friendly then measures have to be taken.
Remember if your laptop was issued by your work then you do not own it or any of the data on it. If it were me I would back up any files from projects I was working on to a DVD for turn-over then remove and wipe the HDD before returning the laptop. Don't just erase everything like a jerk though. That is why I mentioned backing up the files to share with your now-ex co-workers.
Be friendly and professional.
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BrianSD_42
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Don't sign anything. An email is legal notice of resignation and even an email is not required by the law. Technically a verbal is all that is needed.
Assuming you CC'd yourself on your resignation email then you have proof.
I would not, under any circumstances sign the type of document you described. Unless they offered me a sh$$$$ton of cash.
I assume it is a legally binding document to force your silence on certain things. Don't sign it!
Assuming you CC'd yourself on your resignation email then you have proof.
I would not, under any circumstances sign the type of document you described. Unless they offered me a sh$$$$ton of cash.
I assume it is a legally binding document to force your silence on certain things. Don't sign it!
MSinDC
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Definitely do not sign this. Any NDA or NCC should have been signed when you were hired. If they need a formal resignation letter offer to type out your email in a letter format and sign that.
