Quick question. A lot of folks here say companies don't deserve a two week notice, since they'll fire you without a 2 week notice.
As someone in the cyber security field, I think giving folks a 2 week notice would likely create some insider threat problems, which will constantly throw the cybersecurity team into a frenzy trying to track online behavior. That gives folks 2 weeks to find ways to get revenge, act like a jackass, etc since they're leaving anyway. Now companies COULD tell them that any behavior of such could lead to earlier termination, but I'm not sure how effective that would be.
Here's what I suggest: make the 2-wk notice culture extinct. Force managers to know how to operate for months without a certain team member. Force managers to be accountable to train their folks and not just have one person do it all. Why do companies ask for at least 2 weeks? Because they're never ready to suddenly lose someone.
Anything can happen to anyone at any time, causing employees to be out for a long time that doesn't require resignation. Near-death experiences, complicated pregnancies and delivery, family tragedies, extreme sicknesses…these can all ground people for months which is roughly the time it takes to find a replacement anyway. And the companies still function and make things work.
So why are we expected to give 2 week notice? The companies need to be prepared for anything including sudden loss of employees. Period. End rant.