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I think this MIGHT work at a lot of smaller companies, but BIG tech companies tend to have a policy that you are a security risk as soon as you admit you're qui

I think this MIGHT work at a lot of smaller companies, but BIG tech companies tend to have a policy that you are a security risk as soon as you admit you're quitting. I suppose that falls under the umbrella of "working for a competitor" If you work for Microsoft (for example) pretty much EVERY tech company is a competitor of theirs because they have soooo many products and services. I saw this happen multiple times. You tell them you're leaving, and get escorted out by security. It's just not worth the risk for them.

PragmaticPulp 4y ago
> I saw this happen multiple times. You tell them you're leaving, and get escorted out by security. It's just not worth the risk for them. Right, but did they cut off paychecks too? Being walked out of the office is equivalent to having your access removed like I said above. It doesn't mean the person is fired, it just means they don't have access to sensitive information. In practice, it's not really a big deal. If someone is going from a high-paid FAANG job to another high-paid FAANG job, the new company is usually eager to have you onboard. They can move your start date up. New compensation might be higher, too, so it's a net win.
jefftk 4y ago
As a datapoint, this wasn't my experience at Google. Both times I left I gave notice and continued working (with full access) up until my negotiated last day. I don't remember anyone else getting escorted out for giving notice either; in management conversations it was always "how much longer can we convince them to stay around to facilitate a handoff", as this post discusses.
MiddleEndian 4y ago
Anecdotally, this was not my experience at Microsoft in 2013 or Google in 2017.
elzbardico 4y ago
A policy that really makes no sense. If you have ill intentions, nothing precludes you from acting in bad faith in advance to give notice.
Macha 4y ago
As someone who has recently left a big tech company for a direct competitor to the team I was in, in Europe, even the big tech companies often don't do this.

PragmaticPulp 4y ago

> I saw this happen multiple times. You tell them you're leaving, and get escorted out by security. It's just not worth the risk for them. Right, but did they cut off paychecks too? Being walked out of the office is equivalent to having your access removed like I said above. It doesn't mean the person is fired, it just means they don't have access to sensitive information. In practice, it's not really a big deal. If someone is going from a high-paid FAANG job to another high-paid FAANG job, the new company is usually eager to have you onboard. They can move your start date up. New compensation might be higher, too, so it's a net win.

jefftk 4y ago

As a datapoint, this wasn't my experience at Google. Both times I left I gave notice and continued working (with full access) up until my negotiated last day. I don't remember anyone else getting escorted out for giving notice either; in management conversations it was always "how much longer can we convince them to stay around to facilitate a handoff", as this post discusses.

MiddleEndian 4y ago

Anecdotally, this was not my experience at Microsoft in 2013 or Google in 2017.

elzbardico 4y ago

A policy that really makes no sense. If you have ill intentions, nothing precludes you from acting in bad faith in advance to give notice.

Macha 4y ago

As someone who has recently left a big tech company for a direct competitor to the team I was in, in Europe, even the big tech companies often don't do this.