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I've had several developer coworkers leave -- it's always been with 2 week notice, a nice lunch, and a farewell e-mail from the boss thanking them for their con

by mikebo 16y ago

I've had several developer coworkers leave -- it's always been with 2 week notice, a nice lunch, and a farewell e-mail from the boss thanking them for their contributions. Would not work somewhere that handled employees leaving that way. Sorry Mr. Calacanis!

_delirium 16y ago
I've even seen companies ask people to stay for more than the two weeks, to make sure they have time to document miscellaneous loose ends and do some mini-training of their successor. But those were at big engineering firms, which might operate differently? I've never heard of an engineer at a place like Exxon being locked out after giving notice. A VP or something sure, but a petroleum engineer typically sticks around. Besides looking unprofessional, locking them out would be bad for the firm, because they almost invariably have some materials in their head or at home that you really need them to document and tie up so their successor doesn't spend months on archaeology to figure out what's going on. Employees who are fired or laid off sometimes are locked out, but that's a more confrontational situation where the employer might fear retaliation.
- jacquesm 16y ago
  The only employee I ever fired on the spot and locked out had started a competing business on the side and was actively poaching our customers+, other than that it always was amicably, whether I asked someone to find employment where they fit better or whether they found a place where they could do better there never ever was a reason to 'lock someone out'. Admitted, this was a small company, at a larger company it might have been different because of rigid policies. When I was employed myself (long long ago, fortunately) I usually ended up with some contract work from my ex employer to help them tide over until they had found a good replacement, in one case this period extended for 6 months. edit: +) To be fair, he actually emailed me last year, almost a decade after it happened that he was terribly sorry about what he did, so in the end even with him I'm still in contact of sorts, and I've forgiven him for what he did, he really seems to have learned his lesson.

by mikebo 16y ago

_delirium 16y ago

I've even seen companies ask people to stay for more than the two weeks, to make sure they have time to document miscellaneous loose ends and do some mini-training of their successor. But those were at big engineering firms, which might operate differently? I've never heard of an engineer at a place like Exxon being locked out after giving notice. A VP or something sure, but a petroleum engineer typically sticks around. Besides looking unprofessional, locking them out would be bad for the firm, because they almost invariably have some materials in their head or at home that you really need them to document and tie up so their successor doesn't spend months on archaeology to figure out what's going on. Employees who are fired or laid off sometimes are locked out, but that's a more confrontational situation where the employer might fear retaliation.

jacquesm 16y ago
The only employee I ever fired on the spot and locked out had started a competing business on the side and was actively poaching our customers+, other than that it always was amicably, whether I asked someone to find employment where they fit better or whether they found a place where they could do better there never ever was a reason to 'lock someone out'. Admitted, this was a small company, at a larger company it might have been different because of rigid policies. When I was employed myself (long long ago, fortunately) I usually ended up with some contract work from my ex employer to help them tide over until they had found a good replacement, in one case this period extended for 6 months. edit: +) To be fair, he actually emailed me last year, almost a decade after it happened that he was terribly sorry about what he did, so in the end even with him I'm still in contact of sorts, and I've forgiven him for what he did, he really seems to have learned his lesson.