When I left my last job, I put in a two week notice. I was told that the CEO wanted to meet with me. I assumed it was to tell me bye, but nope. It was because he intended to fire me before my notice was up. I found out that he does that when people leave his company. Fortunately that didn’t work out due to scheduling conflicts, and I worked my two weeks without any word from the CEO.
Now, I’m preparing to leave my current job and had every intention of putting in my 2 week notice, but my boss here is also a bit of a narcissist and I’ve been urged to just quit because there’s a chance I’ll be let go on the spot, which would make paying my bills until I get my first paycheck at my new job sort of difficult. And it’s not beyond my current employer to steal wages — I’m a salary employee and have had pay deducted for taking a couple of sick days. Just two, all year. And my paycheck was two days short.
What’s the point anymore? A two week notice is not a courtesy, it’s a gamble and pray that you don’t burn bridges by simply leaving a company. I can’t risk my ability to pay bills just to not burn a bridge.