Hey y'all–bit of a dilemma. Long story short, shitty employers, and I've finally decided to put my foot down and leave this hell hole. But I'm in a conundrum about how much notice to give.
I checked our employee handbook. It simply states that “they expect 2 weeks notice, and makes one eligible for rehire”. That, however, isn't a requirement based on that wording, so legally I'd be in the clear. Also, I don't want to be rehired by them anyways.
In February they let 60% of our company go with less than 24hrs of warning. I'm bitter about that and so many other things and want to stick it to them, so I'd prefer to give ONE week of notice. Still more than they deserve, but at least I'm not immediately fucking them over, yknow?
My partner agrees that they are horrible and is supporting my decision to leave, but is strongly of the opinion I should give 2 weeks; that way, when they're contacted to verify my employment, they can't talk too much shit about how I left (since I'd be following recommended company policy). He also points out that they bullied my supervisor into extending her 1 week notice to 2, so I should expect the same if I gave 1 week, and this would curb any protests they might have, especially since I plan to leave smack in the middle of their busiest month!
Before anyone says “quit same day”, trust me, you have no idea how fucking bad I want to. But I do have two coworkers who I'm watching out for, and their lives are gonna get a lot more complicated with me leaving. But I can't exactly tell them and expect word to not get out, so 1 week was my personal compromise for that.
So, 1 week or 2? I really don't think 2 weeks will make any sort of difference besides they can't complain about “proper” notice, but I don't know if there's anything I'm missing here.