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Some companies really do have a policy that if you quit (especially if you're leaving to work at a competitor, say for example you're quitting Microsoft to go w
by kyllo 13y ago
Some companies really do have a policy that if you quit (especially if you're leaving to work at a competitor, say for example you're quitting Microsoft to go work at Google) they will call security on the spot and escort you out.
- greenyoda 13y agoThat's a pretty stupid policy. If you wanted to steal the company's proprietary information, you could easily have done so just before resigning, when you would have been under no suspicion. And if they escort you out immediately, they have no chance of getting an orderly transition from you to your successor: you walk out with all the useful knowledge in your head and they'll never have access to it again.
- slantyyz 13y agoMight be a stupid policy for the company-- but depending on where you live, it can be a win for the person leaving. Where I live, if the employer waives notice and walks you out, you end up getting some free paid time off, without the drudgery of writing documentation and doing other boring transition tasks.
- ianstallings 13y agoThey always have policies in place to protect themselves. That's why I have my own policies and don't pretend they are my friends. And just like them, my reason will be: It's just business.