Anyone here still believe in that two week notice nonsense?
I do, there's such a thing as professional courtesy. Just because some Employers have low regard for their workers (me), doesn't mean that I need to wallow in the mud with them.
Besides, in my line of work, it might take 2 weeks just to put together my job description....never mind do any kind of handoff. However, if I gave a company 6 months notice....that wouldn't be enough for them either! lol
Yes, you’d be surprised with reference calls. If you did a good job and put in a 2 week notice, you are much more likely to get a positive reference in the future, not to mention many companies now have it in your contract/handbook you get paid for severance/leftover vacation ONLY if you put in a 2 week notice. That and it’s just professional courtesy. If your new employer doesn’t understand that, then they themselves probably would drop you in a dime if they found someone else for slightly cheaper.
Absolutely, the software industry in Tucson is too intertwined with too much inbreeding. You never know when you’re going to run into somebody again or somebody who knows them, doesn’t pay to screw somebody over.