An Anonymous Soylentil 'Connor the Kicking Cog' writes:
Under two months ago I started working at a massive incumbent telecom company in their regional call center. From the start it has been a draining experience. The orientation lasted two days, alternating between how much the company loves us, especially veterans, and how unions are awful things. The first real day of training included a bunch of inane policies such as:
Call centers are regimented things, but these policies are so worker-hostile I am surprised staff turnover is not an issue already. The training completed before the 40 day mark, but was longer some time ago, yet the 90 day period remains.
Thankfully another company has hired me and all background checks have cleared so I will be departing from the soulless mega-corporation. Being a professional I would prefer not to needlessly burn bridges, but I am not going to give the customary two weeks notice. Based on the above policies I believe it is likely I will be immediately escorted out should I do so without any compensation for the two week period. Does anyone reading this believe they would "recoup their investment in training me" by keeping me on for those two weeks?
Is it worthwhile to state in my resignation email that these policies were major motivating factors in departing as soon as possible? Or would such an email only be cathartic for me at best? Or even a risk at worst?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Whoever on Wednesday August 31 2016, @08:10PM
It's a call center: the poster isn't engaged in any projects. It doesn't even sound like a professional position. Certainly, the company is not treating these employees as professionals. Employee/worker relationships work both ways: if the company has a bunch of *hole policies, expect that the employees will also act like *holes.
The poster also suggested that the company was likely to fire him on the spot, without pay, if he gave two weeks notice. That sort of company doesn't deserve any consideration. In fact, handing in his notice is probably the polite route: I bet that many ex-employees simply did not turn up for work on the day they wanted to leave.
(Score: 2) by slinches on Wednesday August 31 2016, @09:59PM
That doesn't mean that you should stoop to their level. If you want to be a professional, then you should always treat others as if they are professionals even if it isn't deserved. If the lack of respect continues, then terminating that relationship is warranted, but I think maintaining an unimpeachable character in your business dealings is far more important than the fleeting satisfaction of telling them to "shove it".
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Whoever on Wednesday August 31 2016, @11:28PM
My proposal isn't that he stoop to their level. My proposal is that he calmly leaves, but provides no advance notice. Stooping to their level would be achieved by simply not turning up for work one day.
The alternative is to be a victim.
It's not a professional position. Giving advance notice is not going to benefit the poster in the slightest. No one is ever going to ask him how much notice he gave when leaving his call center job.
On the other hand, being terminated by the employer after giving advance notice is much more likely to affect his future career; he should not give the employer the opportunity to terminate him.
In my first job in California, it was standard practice for highly-paid professionals to give zero advance notice. No one thought it was unprofessional.