Two weeks notice while working remotely

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just call your boss during business hours and explain the situation. This should properly be done in person, but that is not going to happen this time, of course. It's probably easier to do on the telephone, anyway.

Verbal over the phone either through voice or facetime. I teleworked for 12 years. My boss was in Cleveland. I talked with him over the phone.

It could also be against company policy, especially if the old and the new company are in the same industry/area. At my current job, you have to clear any outside employment. So you could be fired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just call your boss during business hours and explain the situation. This should properly be done in person, but that is not going to happen this time, of course. It's probably easier to do on the telephone, anyway.

Verbal over the phone either through voice or facetime. I teleworked for 12 years. My boss was in Cleveland. I talked with him over the phone.

It could also be against company policy, especially if the old and the new company are in the same industry/area. At my current job, you have to clear any outside employment. So you could be fired.

Oops, I quoted the wrong post. Meant to quote the “why not continue working at both places” post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why resign at all. One company I talked to folks are starting new jobs without quitting. A few week to months later get fired for poor work and sometimes get severance to boot.

Wow, I'll make sure not to hire you. What you are doing is really unethical.

I am not doing it. The company that is 100 percent WFH this happens at. One kid went back for MBA full time and juggled for a few months the got canned. Common problem. One company guy hired someone in India to do his IT job at 1/4 his pay

[Anonymous]

BUMP, I don't feel like talking to my boss, he's never talked to me except in other meeting topics and if i need to send my timesheet. Why should I bother talking in person.

[Anonymous]

I would just send an email. Supervisors/manager have always notified me of "important news" (when they bothered) by email, so I don't see why I need to make a big deal. I just said "I am resigning on [date in two weeks]. Please notify me of what work should be prioritized as I transition out."

They wanted me to stay a whole month (LOL NO!!). They can hire me as a consultant.

[Anonymous]

So often the advice given is "do it in person or you're being unprofessional/rude." But I prefer getting news like this via email first, and I don't think I'm alone. Speaking as a manager, it gives me a little time to absorb it. In fact, I think it's more courteous to do it in writing than to spring it on someone in a conversation. I'd never be upset at someone for leaving - which isn't to say I've not often been sorry to see people move on because I enjoyed working with them, but of course I'm glad for them - but I just like a chance to think about things before responding rather than having someone staring at me waiting for my immediate reaction. Then following up with a conversation about next steps is completely fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why resign at all. One company I talked to folks are starting new jobs without quitting. A few week to months later get fired for poor work and sometimes get severance to boot.

Wow, I'll make sure not to hire you. What you are doing is really unethical.

I am not doing it. The company that is 100 percent WFH this happens at. One kid went back for MBA full time and juggled for a few months the got canned. Common problem. One company guy hired someone in India to do his IT job at 1/4 his pay

That is funny about the guy hiring someone to do his job.

[Anonymous]

At my office people usually scan in a letter and send as pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you give your two weeks notice while both you and your boss are working remotely? This is the first time I have to do this in a professional setting, so I want to make sure I do it right so I don’t burn bridges.

Uh, email?

Duh

[Anonymous]

last job i asked my boss if he was in the office and had time for a quick meeting. he didn't, so i sent him the email i had already written.

previous two jobs i called my bosses and told them over the phone, then followed up and sent the formal letter i had already written.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I did it - I called my manager first to give her a heads up. We had a nice talk.

She then talked to HR to find out what we had to do to make it official. I then sent in an email officially resigning.

I was in a similar situation a month or so ago -- in my case, I was the manager. My supervisee sent me a note on Friday morning asking if we could have a quick check-in that afternoon, the person explained the situation, and I advised them to also follow up formally to HR.