Gave My Notice, Now Told it Wasn't Enough

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

Hey all. I've been in the process of resigning from a position. While I haven't been at this facility long (approx 6 months), I did not have a contract and did not agree to work a set amount of time. Anyway, I recently accepted a job at facility B. After I accepted the job, I wrote up a resignation letter for my current job. I dated the letter for the day I was turning the letter in, and listed the last date of employment as two weeks to the day later.

Anyway, my first week into the notice I had been schedule to work at the beginning of the week. The second week of the notice I had been scheduled for the end of the week, so the way the schedule fell I wasn't going to have to work the second week. Well my manager is not happy about this and says that since my last day on the floor is in week 1 of notice I didn't give an adequate enough notice. I was told that I should have made sure I am working my last day of employment. My manager is now threatening to make me work next week.

I do work in an "at will" state. I am just worried if I ever want to apply at this facility again I'll be labled unhireable.

I do have a union, and am considering calling my rep. Any other ideas? Thanks for letting me rant.

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Specializes in Hospice.

just say , sure i will work that last day. Anything to help out. ;)

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
just say , sure i will work that last day. Anything to help out. ;)

Ohh I'm not working. I am leaving this job because of many issues, not the least of which is a hostile work environment. I have no desire to work one more week here. IMO I have given them the optional 2 weeks notice.

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Specializes in Hospice.

Im not sure what your asking... you stayed 6 months... its not like you would be their 'ideal employee' to rehire anyway.. .if you were trying to leave on a brighter note that is what i would do...but it doesn't sound like a place you would want to return to...so listen to her complain and move on.

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Specializes in Home Care.

I don't get why she's complaining. You gave 2 weeks notice. Why would you have to work the last day of your employment? Makes no sense to me.

If it were me, I'd contact HR and the union and discuss this issue just to cover my butt. You don't want to leave yourself on the donnot rehire list.

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I don't get why she's complaining. You gave 2 weeks notice. Why would you have to work the last day of your employment? Makes no sense to me.

If it were me, I'd contact HR and the union and discuss this issue just to cover my butt. You don't want to leave yourself on the donnot rehire list.

Also keep a copy of your current schedule in case she tries to change it and claim that you didn't work when you were supposed to.

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Specializes in Med Surg.

Okay, so what are they going to do if you don't work? Fire you? If you don't want to work that week then tell them you aren't going to do it and then DON'T. If they wind up short handed it's their fault.

You resigned. It seems to me that they think you can be intimidated. Whether that is true or not is totally up to you.

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Specializes in psych, general, emerg, mash.

answer us this! what is ENOUGH! ask your union rep! you gave not enough details! :eek:

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Specializes in M/S, ICU, ICP.

Hi,

Most places only request that you give them 2 weeks notice and they do not specify "working days". I think that you have met any obligation but check your employee handbook if there is any doubt. Some places require management or office positions to give 4 weeks notice in order to find and train another person.

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Also keep a copy of your current schedule in case she tries to change it and claim that you didn't work when you were supposed to.

Absolutely. Quietly go make a copy if you haven't already.

You gave 2 weeks and that's adequate. The way she scheduled really isn't your problem. You could go to your union rep or HR to straighten this out.

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

I did that at a job. I had two weeks vacation coming up. Gave them about 3 weeks notice. They were not happy, but it was legal. You probably were legal, they are just ticked that they don't have anyone to cover you.

You probably don't want to be elligible for rehire anyway there. Usually that wouldn't change your status. The only way to know for sure though is to contact the union rep.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

What is she going to do, go to your house and drag you to work that extra day? :)

Copy your schedule, and let your HR/union rep know what's going on. And don't be cowed if your supervisor tries to pull the "abandonment" card: as far as most BONs are concerned, quitting with less than two weeks' notice (I know, you gave two weeks') is not a patient abandoment issue providing you're not walking out of the job in the middle of your shift.

As far as this making you a "do not rehire", I don't know...that's a chance you will have to take should you decide not to work that extra day.

Good luck with the new job!

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