Hey, so I’ve been working at my previous company for two years. A few weeks ago I accepted another job offer for better pay and benefits and have been going through their onboarding process. When everything was set in stone and I was ready to put my two weeks in, I decided to use the week of vacation that I had since my current company wouldn’t have paid me for it. I wrote a very heartfelt notice saying how I appreciate the skills they’ve taught me and how I loved the company (small family owned) and everyone there , and would love to be eligible for rehire in the future if the circumstances arose, and that I don’t want to leave on bad terms. Well immediately after putting in my notice, I get called into the office and get CHEWED the fuck out, saying how disrespectful I was for taking advantage of them like that and how blindsided they were that I would have the audacity to take my vacation then put in my two weeks. After they got finished yelling at me and being condescending, I said “well I appreciate everything that you’ve said, and that confirms that I’m making a good decision not staying here any longer” and walked out. A few minutes later a manager comes and gets me at my desk to walk me out the door, basically saying to get my things and not come back, they didn’t want me to work out my two weeks. It was so embarrassing being walked out in front of all my coworkers and friends, like I couldn’t even be allowed to leave with a shred of dignity.
I’m not sure if what they did was wrong or not in a legal sense, but I just needed to vent. I feel so disrespected.