[Paul and Linda]

Anyone had any luck persuading employers to let you go early?

We shy away from putting my notice in until we complete (wrt.all the house sale nightmares) but then we had planned to stay at my mums for a month while I work my notice.

I think that last month at mums is going to be very difficult with the kids on holiday, possibly no car, and also all we want to do is leave.

Anyway, broached the subject today with my boss, but all I managed to do was confuse him. Anyone else have any ideas?

Paul

[Carol]

I got to leave a couple of weeks early in the end......my head teacher was lovely though - and said that is what SHE would want to happen if it was her.

I guess not everyone would be so accommodating....

[Simon & Emily]

Just a word of warning really Paul. My hubby has informally told his boss, as we plan to leave within about 12 months and they were trying to work out the head count and possible redundancies etc. However, since then, life has been made harder for him, and I think he wishes he had not said anything so early, despite doing so out of friendship and wanting to help the business long term. He still has to check if he needs to give longer than 6 months notice, but until we get a bit closer it's not relevent yet. Some companies will let people go immediately, others will make you work your notice - it really does depend what sort of business and position you are in.

You really do have to look out for number one at all times though, no matter how much of a heel it may make you feel to your colleagues :uhoh .

Good luck,

Emily

[debnjohn]

Handed in mine yesterday - 3 months reqd.
I gave them the 'heads up' in April (when there was a chance of VR - it wasn't to be).
I've read a few articles on this, and I 'don't' think they can make you work mnore than a months notice - but of course it's always wise not to burn any bridges - never know when a reference may be reqd.

John.

[Paul and Linda]

Carol , I'd love that to be the case for me. It's nice when the circumstances allow managers to be people!

Emily, I thought that this may be the case also, so I didn't tell my colleagues of boss until the week we put our house up for sale (expecting a quick sale....as if!). Even though everyone (about 35 staff) has been really nice and supportive (although I am very good friends with each and every one of them), I still suspect that if i had told them any earlier then their attidudes may well have changed.

We learnt a lesson by telling our families on the same day that we decided to look into emigration.......they don't think that you will do it, aren't 1/10th as excited about it as you are, and also even a bit of sibling rivalry comes to the surface. (although I have to say this is very much me reading between the lines, I look into things in too much detail sometimes) mostly they have been happy and supportive.

Basically you just don't get the result you expect from them and also I didn't het any thanks or appreciation voiced at all over my decision to tell my company early. I did it because i am on the management team and have a personal responsibility for the present and future well being of this company and my coleagues/friends. Some people, other managers included, don't get this, therefore you don't get appreciated for acting this way.

Phew, ramble over, yes I agree, look after number one first , then do what you can. A workplace is a tricky environment nowadays, especially with the need to leave with a glowing reference!


That's why i'm still up for some cunning suggestions on how to b@gger off as early as possible. :mrgreen:

[Simon & Emily]

[quote="Paul and Linda"
I did it because i am on the management team and have a personal responsibility for the present and future well being of this company and my coleagues/friends.
quote]

Same as Simon - he was trying to be as helful as possible and avoid them some long term financial mistakes by telling them in advance.

Emily

[jubjub]

Hubby handed his notice in when he got the job offer, a standard month. I handed mine in at the same time, they ended up with about 10 weeks notice out of me, only thing was I had to then do some training! So much for winding down! We just commited to a date and went.

Our situation was a little awkward as I worked for the agent that was selling our house and it was not until about 4/5 weeks into the process we knew dates for sure, so we were basically going to leave the house in their hands, luckily we did not have to.

The legal requirements for notice can be found here:-

http://www.acas.org.uk/faqs/contractual.html#3

[wayne]

notice !! you lot are good once I handed my notice in 3 days instead of a week and I wrote it on shiney toilet paper :roll: and a few years later they even offered me my job back turned em down though.
I have actually handed my notice in twice at my present place of work as they lost it after 3 days, my notice starts on 1st august and runs for a month but they are taking it out of my leave,just as wellas we fly out on the 8th aug

[Smiler]

Wayne

Shiny toilet paper :clap :clap :clap

Why didn't i think of that, it would have been so appropriate.

:exit

Deborah

[ukiwibird]

:laugh Wayne is a right bu**er, he said to a boss once where he could shove his job, the boss said 'you have to give a written notice', so Wayne ripped a corner of a carboard box wrote I quit and gave him that. The boss accepted it. :laugh Trudy

[wayne]

I'm not really a stroppy type but Trudy's telling the truth I did do that once but I cannot stand these employers who think that because you work for them they own your soul :no
Its only a job not a way of life :cool

[Mildred]

:clap