Re: resignation notice?

From:

Ford Royer

It has been a while (20+ years) since I was in the lab, but I did work in 4 different labs during my career. At that time, the "Standard for the Industry" for resignation notices by laboratory personnel was 2 weeks. However, each lab could set there own policies. As example, the last lab I worked in required 4 weeks notice and this was spelled out in the "Employee Manual". In my current business (non-laboratory), we state in our Employee Manual that 2 weeks notice is required for our hourly workers, and 4 weeks for the salaried personnel.

Did you receive some type of "Employee Policies and Procedures" manual when you were hired? If you did and it states that 4 (or more) weeks of notice is required, then your action may be construed as "unprofessional". HOWEVER, if you were never give such a requirement - either verbally or written - then I would say that the "unprofessionalism" lies elsewhere, and I would look forward to my new position. (You may want to ask your new employer for a Policies & Procedure manual when you start work).

~ Ford Royer, MT(ASCP)
Analytical Instruments, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
<http://www.aibltd.com>

CrochiereSteve@aol.com wrote:

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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