No one ever gave me 2 weeks notice when I was let go

• What are your thoughts on giving notice? - Kelly
  • I'd say two weeks unless you're not going to add them to your resume - nm
  • To me, it depends on the company. - Amy
  • If it has been less than a month, - Listenup
  • No one ever gave me 2 weeks notice when I was let go - sm
  • Never like to burn bridges - IA MT
  • Try this instead. - two weeks if they need it
  • I think you should behave professionally and give 2 weeks notice. sm - Winnie
  • Do they give you notice - No way
    • Giving Notice - my opinion
    • You've got that right. NO NOTICE at all. - no notice needed for us either
  • here's what I think..sm - nonoticeneeded
  • You should always give at least two week's notice!! - And....SM
  • giving notice - Mike
  • Why not just tell them (sm) - IMO
  • No notice required - sm

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Old company, let me go before two weeks was up.  New company, said they were having trouble getting me set up and my equipment ready, but they would pay me while I waited.  It's been a month, still no check from new company even though I was told it was "in the mail."  I have no income and am at a loss. 

I have a signed offer letter from the new company, contracts, etc.  I applied for unemployment, but old company is saying I quit and technically I am currently employed with the new company!  New company is not returning calls or answering email.

What should I do!?!?!?!

I started sending my resume out today, but the process of getting a new job will take at least two weeks and I need money now to catch up on what I'm behind!

I don't think they even cared why I was quitting.  I called the supervisor to tell her in person and she simple said "I need it in writing and when will your last day be".  Personally, I like things quick and painless. 

If yes and they opted to waive it in your case, they should pay you for the two weeks.  You were only following their rules.   Good luck. 

with them because I got a job with a hospital that paid better and had better benefits.  I gave my notice and the office manager made my life heck for my remaining two weeks.  He gave away my desk, my chair, my transcriber (we were still transcribing cassettes back then).  I spent the next two weeks shuffled between workstations and using the crappiest equipment they had.  He also refused to give me any help on my account.  It was a huge family practice from which I would get at least seven 90 minute tapes a day from them.  Before I gave my notice, I was the lead on the account and had three other people helping.  When I gave my notice, he couldn't spare anyone to help me and I got several tapes behind.  I kept telling him I was behind and he would just say do what you can.

Long story short, he tried to stiff me on my last paycheck because he said my account was way out of turnaround time and I had cost them money.  He had told the owner of the service that I had never asked for help and that I purposefully held tapes back to screw them.  I ended up taking them to small claims court to get my money.

Some people are just ugly people that take EVERYTHING personally.  You can't win with people like that.  They are unprofessional.  I wouldn't worry about your boss' attitude.  In a couple of weeks, he'll just be a memory.

are you covered by your medical/dental insurance?  My employee handbook does not mention this.  Is there a "standard" period of time that you remain covered?  TIA for your reply. 

It seemed like the right decision at the time, but the nine months would have passed so quickly and now that baby would be alive, somewhere, hopefully having a great life.  It made me fear for the first several years of my two living children's lives that they were going to be taken from me as punishment.  I picture the child that would have been at different ages.