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[quote=Anonymous]I have a vacation planned for July 26-Aug 3. It's been approved by my manager for months now.

I already have a verbal job offer from a company and am expecting the formal offer letter today or tomorrow. I told them "sometime in mid-to-late August as the earliest I would be able to start, due to processing out of a federal job and my long-planned vacation, and they understand that, although they're obviously trying to push me to state a particular date (and I told them that would have to be determined based on when the offer letter came in).

Anyway, do I wait until after I get back from my vacation to give my notice? Or should I give notice before vacation? Can I take annual leave while on vacation?

If I gave 2 weeks' notice tomorrow, the end of that period comes up while I'm on vacation, so obviously that doesn't work. Should I give notice tomorrow of 3 weeks notice (and then be out of the office for 2 of that)? I would still be in the office for nearly 2 full weeks to tie up any loose ends, clean out my office, and do the processing out. Does it really take that long?

Or could I give notice tomorrow of 1 week, and be out of there before my vacation starts? How long does it take to process out from a federal job?[/quote]

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