Afraid to look

I always get nervous every time I lookup my checking account balance on-line, dreading what I might find or not find as the case may be. How I'm going to make ends meet every month is a worry I've grown weary of.

Hopefully this fear will cease once I get into my new job!! It begins on October 17th, with four days of training, then lots of hard work after that. More details to follow another time.

So my tentative last day at the current employer will be Friday, October 13, 2006. So far only three people at work know that I'm leaving. I plan to tell everyone else at the beginning of October. I'm not giving two weeks notice because I am required to, it just works out that way. I'm an "at will" employee, meaning neither party is obligated to give notice of termination of employment. Maybe I won't actually give notice at all... hmmm, we'll see about that.

Who ever made up the rule about giving two weeks notice before you leave an employer anyway? Ostensibly you are asked to give notice so that the employer has an opportunity to fill your vacancy before you leave and won't be left shorthanded or inconvenienced by your absence.

I really try hard never to leave notice because it really isn't a fair deal for the employee. I mean if an employer was going to fire you from your job, do you really think they'd come up to you beforehand and say, "Hey, we're going to fire you in two weeks, so you better start looking for another job." Oh no, if a company you work for is going to fire you, in most cases they'll watch you gather your personal items and escort you to the door right then and there.

Doesn't seem fair, now does it?