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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

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?

8 Comments:

At 19 September, 2006 23:45, Blogger starbender said...

They should give us a 2-week warning! 2 weeks 2 wreck house!
hahaaaa....
Glad U got a new job! Change is good!
:)

 
At 19 September, 2006 23:46, Blogger American Guy said...

one more positive about life here in oz. It's written into most employee contracts (by law) that employers have to give you 2 weeks notice, or pay you in lieu. Of course if it's firing for cause, that's a different story. Sadly, the current gov't has been steadily chipping away at this right.

Still, we get 4 weeks paid annual leave standard - which is better than about 90% of americans. Oh, and you can afford to live on minimum wage (and it hasn't caused teh economy to collapse).



But on the other hand, we have more animals that can kill you than any other continent - including spiders and jelly fish.

 
At 20 September, 2006 10:21, Blogger c nadeau & t johnson said...

I had a job that actually allowed me to work up until thirty minutes before quitting time at which point I was called into the director's office and told, "i gotta let ya go."

For some reason, businesses are allowed to conduct themselves any way they choose in the name of capitolism, but if we conduct ourselves similarly in our personal lives, we're labeled "scum."

 
At 21 September, 2006 13:39, Blogger Kayla said...

Congrats on the new job!

 
At 21 September, 2006 23:33, Blogger ~AprilD said...

I hate balancing my checkbook. Then I'll know exactly how much money I have or don't have. What's that saying... Oh yeah... Ignorance is bliss in this case.

 
At 22 September, 2006 04:50, Blogger DaBich said...

Congrats on the new job, Green!
Checkbook? I'm a fanatic about mine. It's almost always within cents of the bank's balance. I guess that's luck ;)

 
At 22 September, 2006 15:13, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a checkbook? Thank god for online banking.

Congrats on the new job!! YAY for you!

 
At 22 September, 2006 15:14, Anonymous Anonymous said...

erm, thats what's...

 

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