My ethic would be to balance both his needs (to have you) and the detriment to him if you left at the proposed time, and your needs (to have more money).

Give both parties *equal* weight.

In short, is he going to be badly compromised by your leaving. If so ....

The purpose of notice is to allow time for a replacement to be found.

Terry L Marshall B.A.(Law), M.B.Ch.B., F.R.C.Path
Consultant Histopathologist
Rotherham General Hospital, Yorkshire
terry.marshall@rgh-tr.trent.nhs.uk

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Subject: resignation notice?


Here's a non-histo question. I recently gave my employer a 3 week notice that 
I have accepted a better job offer in a hospital. He then pitched a fit and 
called me unprofessional for giving such a short notice. I've only worked at 
this research lab for 3 years and have 2 wks vacation. I assumed that the 
norm was to give notice equivalent to ones vacation time. Does this seem 
"unprofessional" to anyone besides my employer?

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