I feel the need to post my resignation story as a warning. I’ve also told all my peers the story.
I gave my two weeks notice the other day to a backup manager because my manager was on another long vacation and wasn’t coming back until I would have been starting my new job. The backup leader asked why I was leaving and I explained workload, pay, culture, career prospects, leadership, technology woes, and stress level were among the main factors.
The next call I received was from a secretary telling me to pack my computer up and send it in to them. I never heard from my leader. I never heard from her leader. I never had any communication with the company management beyond that. I had worked for this leader for the past four years. I never heard from HR. I had won multiple awards in the past few years and was usually rated “better than expected”. I was highly regarded.
The point is that this company could care less about you. They could care less about your performance. If you quit, you are dead to them. They’ve demonstrated this over and over and over again. I made it through their weird video challenge in 2020 and had been stressed because of it. They are also not to be trusted. Be sure not to give them ANY heads up on a two weeks notice. They will cut off your pay immediately.
You all can do better. There are options. Severance is not guaranteed. Protect yourselves! Protect your families! Treat the company as they’ve treated you for the last several years. I received an enormous raise to leave. Best move I’ve ever made!