Here are some facts about where a work.
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I work for a large company with lots of subdivisions.
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10,000+ people working here. I make $25/hour at 35 hours a week, 9-5.
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I was offered a job today which I have accepted, at $35/hours but only working a minimum of 15-20 hours a week.
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There will be more shifts to pick up depending on business needs
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The new position maintains my benefits and pension plan even though it's fewer hours per week.
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The new position is more technical in nature and opens more doors for advanced opportunities.
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The new position is work from home after training.
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The new position rarely offers the same role in a full time position. There are maybe 20 people on the team and 3 are full time.
I'm treating the new job as a stepping stone. While it offers slightly less pay overall, the benefit of using the position as a stepping stone makes sense. If I feel I need to, I can always always get another part time job.
The problem is, my current manager doesn't want me to leave. I have just signed the offer. Today is the 4th of May, and my start date is May 23. I was candid with her about taking an interview on my lunch break one day. Initially, she was very encouraging. But when I told her I got a second interview, she seemed annoyed and made a comment in front of me and a few colleagues that the division I applied to would not “steal people” from her division and that I “have to” stay (untrue, I checked my contract, plus, I'm not a slave. And my contract says nothing about 2 weeks notice either). She said that about 1 week ago.
Well, today I got a verbal confirmation of my offer and then a written version over email which I signed immediately.
My coworkers keep encouragingly asking about whether I've heard an update, and I keep fibbing and saying “I think they're trying to coordinate my start date after project XYZ concludes.” because my manager is within earshot. Technically it's not totally untrue, as I've reached out to them and asked about whether I can have a later start date (I already know the answer will be no, and I'll probably get a response next week – I don't mind either way to be honest).
Basically, this is my question:
I am concerned that if I give my manager lots of notice, then she will try to interfere with my transition to the other department. I have already signed the document, but if she gets ahead of it, she may be able to argue to upper upper management that too many people have left her team yesterday. I don't want her to be hostile towards me for 2 weeks for leaving.
I may be burning a bridge by not giving her a full 2 weeks notice, but I know that I'll still get a good reference within the company itself from other people who have supervised me, and likely from this new position. However, I don't think I'd trust to put her down as a reference anyways – she can't be happy for my success, so why would I ever forward her contact information to a hiring manager?
I think in order to lessen the likelihood that I'll be treated unfairly at work, and to give my manager less time to object to my transfer, I should only give her my notice with about 1 week's heads up – basically my plan is to tell her on May 12, which is a Friday (it might be harder for her to contact upper management on a Friday)
What do you think