I got a new job and I start on 02/14. Now I'm torn between telling my manager who made my life a living he-l for years to sc--w himself and just walking away OR giving a two weeks notice so that I don't leave my teammates in a lurch. We are in the middle of a project and it would definitely affect them if I just up and left. Still, I'd lie if I said that a part of me didn't want to see the project stumble or fail just so my manager can get flak for it.
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Give notice and be professional; it's not worth burning the bridge, no matter how terrible your boss or coworkers are. It'll feel good at the time, but you'll spend a lot longer afterward worrying about the consequences. Trust me on this.
I would give two weeks notice to avoid burning your bridge. You should always leave the same way you came in the door when you started. I have left jobs that I hated but gave them two weeks notice just in case I needed to come back.
It's a small street and even if the manager you are working for now at BoA made it h*ll for you, you never know where you may apply next and they could be there too. Don't burn the bridge in my opinion. Also, if you can delay your start date to after 2/15 on your new job, I think that will allow you to keep any bonus you may get here.
Does bofa give notice when they fire people? This concept of giving notice is a nicety forced upon the working class when we don’t get the same in return.
But sure, to echo what people have said - if you think you’ll need this reference or that you’ll come back, then give notice.
I agree, don't burn a bridge. Even if you think never want to come back, you might.
You can't know today what future circumstances may be.
And even if you never do come back, this job is still on your resume...and who knows what might get dug up about you and this job in the future.
Could you simply start the new job and call off sick or use vacation with bofa? Eventually, once u confirm bonus hits tell them u r going to direct competitor and try to use any unused vacation or sick days (you could have carried over 2.5 sick days and 5 vacation days from 2021)..
I would think that the OP would get their bonus anyhow? Am I assuming wrong?
Don't burn a bridge, give the notice.
Can you push your start date out by a week to let any bonus hit your account before walking?
Be nice give your notice. I have has co-workers walked out the door same day they gave notice. If your working for another financial company count on getting shown the door that day.
Stick around, good stuff might be coming
I feel this so much. I would feel the same way as you. The thing is like others said - this is a big company and people leave and go elsewhere and you just never know. Better to not burn a bridge. In the end, you won by getting something else and in a month you won't give two craps about your current boss. Congrats on getting out!
This is the right answer.
To the main poster, BoA is a big company. Trust me, don't burn a bridge. It'll bite you in a decade.
The only thing that matters is if you ever want to come back to the bank in the future. If you don't, than tell your manager to sc--w off, drink a cold one at your desk, and exit in a grand fashion that leaves everyone talking.
But... if you think you may want to come back to the bank down the road, then give that 2 week notice, or you will end up on the do not rehire list.