Yeah, it's not a symmetrical dynamic at all. Leaving without notice is a good way to alienate a lot of contacts that most people will really want to maintain.

Yeah, it's not a symmetrical dynamic at all. Leaving without notice is a good way to alienate a lot of contacts that most people will really want to maintain. But even beyond that from what I understand most places have policies in place to prevent employees coming back if they've left without notice. Meanwhile, if my employer fires me without notice and I've got a mortgage, mouths to feed, and/or medical bills, then I don't really have the leverage to say "I'm sorry, by firing me without notice, you are ineligible from asking to rehire me."