Anyone made to actually work two more weeks when resigning during orientation?

[luvapug]

I'm getting ready to resign and will give the standard two week notice but just wondered how much of a chance I had of them making me actually work those two weeks since I'm still in orientation. I know it really woudn't make sense to me but maybe they would have a reason. I just wondered how quickly they released you once you resign. Also, I want to resign on Friday. Do I show up for work as usual, clock in, change into scrubs, then find the manager? Do I just walk in and hand it to her first thing without doing all the above? Should I work all day then find her? Should I find her Thurs afternoon at the end of the shift and tell her? I just don't know what the proper way to handle this is. Which way would make the most sense? Also what if she's not there? We don't have a second in charge-would I just go to Human Resources? Sometimes she's just out for the day with no notice. Thanks for any help.

[dudette10, MSN, RN]

there is no issue quitting from orientation but the fact that you knowingly held off quitting for your/families personal benefit is immoral.

what?! it is immoral to make sure that you/your family has employer-provided insurance coverage without a lapse in coverage if you intend to quit a job?

i really can't believe what i'm reading here...

[dudette10, MSN, RN]

This is just one more reason employers don't feel any sort of loyalty to their employees anymore.

You've got it backwards. Employers no longer felt any loyalty to their employees starting in the '80s. The all mighty Dollar was more important than fair treatment for decades of work from employees, and now employees are taking the same attitude toward employers.

[dudette10, MSN, RN]

There is nothing wrong with resigning during orientation when your situation changes, but delaying resigning simply to squeeze more money out of your employer is definitely not ethical.

Rationalize it all you want.

How common is it to resign on the exact day one has made a decision to quit a job? I'm beginning to think some of you live in La-La Land.

[wooh, BSN, RN]

If I wanted to quit my current job, the shifts I work until I leave are actually a fair trade. I work, employer pays.

If I'm on orientation, the shifts I "work" until I leave are not a fair trade. I show up, make no real contribution, most likely slow someone else up. And employer pays.

But hey, money for nothing. And insurance too. If one's conscience can live with that, then good for them. Mine couldn't.

[klone, MSN, RN]

Best ADVICE!!! In our OR, you change and then clock in.

At some places, it seems that you clock in, then go to the cafeteria and get coffee.

[klone, MSN, RN]

If you look back at the OP's previous posts she's had one foot out the door for some time.

She's going back to her old job knowing that it has no benefits, and has been planning to do so for some time. Milking this employer for every penny on her way out the door *is* unethical.

Tell her she'll be eligible for rehire is blowing sunshine. Sure she'll be *eligible* for rehire down the road if she decides to reapply but that doesn't mean a manager won't look at the fact she previously bailed, 5 months into orientation, and choose not to hire her.

This is just one more reason employers don't feel any sort of loyalty to their employees anymore.

I hate that I have to do history research before posting an opinion in a thread! I think a lot of people were posting based only on this thread, not history of the poster.

[kids]

WHAT?! It is immoral to make sure that you/your family has employer-provided insurance coverage without a lapse in coverage if you intend to quit a job?

I really can't believe what I'm reading here...

There is no avoiding a lapse in medical coverage, she's going back to a job that does not have medical benefits.

Wow, we've moved on from immoral and unethical to illegal? These high horses just keep getting taller and taller.

Fraud is not just a legal term and it's a pretty accurate description of the way the op has chose to handle this.

Definition of FRAUD

1a : deceit, trickery; specifically : intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right b : an act of deceiving or misrepresenting : trick

2a : a person who is not what he or she pretends to be : impostor; also : one who defrauds : cheat b : one that is not what it seems or is represented to be http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraud

[luvapug]

So sorry I ever posted this question! I didn't realize I would be considered decietful for not being sure how to give a notice. I have NOT had my foot out the door for some time like someone suggested. I was trying very hard to make it work esp considering when I was hired I was told several things that ended up not being true. I was trying to see if I could make it work despite all those things and in the end decided I couldn't. If the hospital hadn't sugar-coated and flat out misrepresented themselves I would never have quit. Secondly, even though I'm going back to a job without benefits, I needed to be put on my husband's benefits so yes I'm avoiding a lapse in medical coverage. Thirdly, I did go ahead and quit the same day I decided for sure that's what I was going to do (I was still wavering the night before). I just wasn't sure how long they would make me stay there after deciding and what the proper procedure was. That's all I was wondering with my original question and for some people to turn this into an ethical/moral dilema is ridiculous. Thanks to those who understood what I was trying to do and to those who didn't...whatever.

[caliotter3]

Glad this had a positive outcome and hope you have a positive experience at the new job.