Quiting your career job/contract before starting nursing school

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I'll be starting nursing school in September. I can currently working for a company on contract which will end this December (started working there 4 mons ago and note that this position is in the enviro field and I have my Bsc. Enviro).

The actual contract is very bare bones, no end date listed or time frame, nothing about notice for quitting or if they let me go. I have not told my employer that I will be going back to school (or even thinking about it) for fear of getting let go early (our office has not been busy). I was going to give my notice 2 wks before school started but my boss will be on vacation that week. My choices are: give 1.5 wks notice, or 3.5 weeks notice and run the risk of getting let go.

Has anyone been in the same situation? how did your employer take your career change? Did you tell them in advance you were changing careers?

Any advice would be much appreciated!

ps. not sure if usa laws are different than canada's, but in my province you can give 1 wks notice if you worked for a company for 3mons-2 yrs

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Even if your boss is going to be on vacation, there will be someone appointed to manage while s/he is unavailable. Can't you just turn in your notice to that person?

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I gave a 6 month notice. I was in accounting/payroll for a big realty company. I had to train someone else for my job that's why I gave such a big notice. Good luck.

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I just gave a months notice yesterday and my boss was very appreciative of it. I doubt they can fire you for quitting that seems like that must be against some labor law

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