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For me in non-leadership senior+ engineering positions I've previously accepted an offer with everything finalized except start date. I then notify my employer
by TimPC 5y ago
For me in non-leadership senior+ engineering positions I've previously accepted an offer with everything finalized except start date. I then notify my employer I'm leaving and discuss how to do a good transition. I then come back to my new employer, tell them how much time I need to leave well. So far new employers have been understanding, particularly when I imply I'll do my best to handle things the same way when I leave them. I haven't had problems doing this in the past and it seems to have a lot of upside. I think it's easy to destroy a good reference by giving two weeks notice in a situation where two weeks isn't adequate. I've never given longer than four weeks notice, although I have negotiated for an extra week on a start date with a new employer because the best vacations are between jobs.
- mooreds 5y agoI like this approach. > because the best vacations are between jobs. I remember talking to someone at a party once. They were a long term contractor for Microsoft. They worked for 12 months and then were "laid off" for three months in order to preserve contractor status. After that three months, they were re-hired and good for another 12 months. Apart from the dubious legality, I thought this would be just about the perfect working arrangement. 12 months is enough time to sink your teeth into anything and make a ton of progress. Three months is the perfect amount of time to do a side project, kick around, or explore a new place to live. And knowing you'd have a job to go back to makes it much easier to spend money on whatever you are doing in the interim.