About to jump ship and trying to plan my exit - do they usually let you work the full two weeks or just walk you out immediately? Heard mixed things from different departments. Just trying to figure out if I need to clear my desk day-of or if I'll actually get that transition time.
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Not sure why you are recommending to decline the exit interview. I always take them and say exactly why I'm leaving, if you don't then you aren't making it better for anyone else left behind.
I also don't see training others a guilt trip thing, but maybe thats a difference on opinion and how healthy the dynamic is within your team
You just submit your resignation in workday where you'll set your expected last day. You should let your manager know beforehand but how you go about it is up to you. Congratulations on the new job and good luck.
The main thing is to be cordial, but guarded with information about your new gig. No one even needs to know where you're headed with your new job. So just be coy about it...If they ask you why you're leaving: "I've found something that's a better fit." If they press the issue about where you're going, "I'd rather keep that confidential." This applies to everyone: your coworkers, your boss, and HR. No one has a right to know what or where your next job is (unless you want them to know), and they shouldn't pressure you to disclose any of that. You are not obligated to tell them.
Your email to give notice should be short and sweet. Just a few sentences, stating that this email of yours is to notify them that your last day will be _______, and a generic comment showing appreciation for the opportunity of working where you are now. Don't go into the whys, don't go into detail, don't make any promises about how you're going to be tying up loose ends with your current work tasks, just keep it to being a very brief statement of fact that you're leaving, and when. Address it to your boss with cc-ing HR. No meeting is necessary.
I would bring in a collapsable shopping bag on the day you give notice, and use that at the end of the day to bring home any personal items from your desk that are the most important to you. Leave the rest of your stuff on your desk until the last day or two, then take that stuff home then. This way it looks like you're still there working, but you don't risk losing anything that's really sentimental/valuable to you.
HR might contact you about next steps with returning equipment and/or an exit interview or exit survey. You are not obligated to do any of that exit survey/interview stuff, and I'd recommend politely declining to participate. Your boss might try to guilt you into doing extra work, to train others, etc. Handle it professionally, but don't get personally pulled in. Keep your distance, do the last weeks' work, and try to leave on a good note. But ultimately, your boss's problems are not yours, especially now that you're on your way to somewhere new!
Apologies for being new at this since this would be my first time moving onto a new job. What is the process like to put in your notice? Is it an email with a resignation letter to your manager? An email to HR? Do I set up a meeting? Any advice would be appreciated!
You will get time if you are not going to a competitor.