I work at a medium-sized company that transitioned to fully remote work at the start of the pandemic. As 2023 began, we experienced several leadership changes, and the new CEO decided to implement a 3-day-per-week hybrid work model. Many of my colleagues tried to convince themselves that it wasn't so bad, but deep down, I knew I could never return to working in the office when my job can be done 100% remotely (mainly involving tasks in Excel and PowerPoint). Consequently, I started looking for a new job, but as we all know, this process can be lengthy and unpredictable.
Now, as the 3-day-per-week hybrid schedule is set to begin next week, I'm exploring options to avoid it in case I don't secure a new job in time. I initiated the interactive process with our HR department, leveraging the fact that I have a legitimate disability. However, this disability doesn't significantly impact my ability to work in the office; nonetheless, I thought it would be worth playing along with their requirements. HR provided me with an extensive medical questionnaire, designed to obtain a medical professional's declaration that I am unfit for the job. I ultimately decided not to submit the form to my physician since it seemed like a waste of time and could potentially harm my overall situation. I did respond to them stating that the form didn't provide an opportunity for my physician to explain my disability or my limitations, and further requested the opportunity to continue working from home. Haven't heard anything back from them yet on that.
Fortunately, today I received a job offer that includes a raise, a signing bonus, and the opportunity to work remotely. The new job is quite similar to my current role, and this fully remote arrangement is particularly appealing to me. I've made up my mind to leave my current job, but I'm contemplating the best approach to take while considering that I absolutely do not want to provide a two-week notice as this company has fired lots of people without any real cause over dumb stuff. Here are a few options I've considered:
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Quitting on Monday and getting it over with.
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Having some fun by refusing to show up at the office and then resigning.
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Trying to continue working for as long as possible, hoping that they will eventually terminate my employment, potentially giving me grounds for a disability lawsuit.
My new job starts in August, and I'm not particularly keen on juggling two jobs simultaneously, as I'd like to focus on learning my new position. I would appreciate your thoughts on what you would do if you were in my situation?