'Got asked to make it 4 weeks notice, then got fired': Worker agrees to extend their notice period after finding new job before being fired on the spot

"It's just business," people (probably your managers) love to spout… and it always is until it's personal. You can rest assured that anyone using this canned clamshell phrasing is probably using this to dismiss situations where they're exploiting you… and they are going to take it very personally should things one day not go their way. It's the same sort of tactic that is used when you're told by a notoriously toxic employer that "We're all a family here." The hope is that you'll buy into the thin words they're saying and not question anything else they're doing or implying.

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  • That being said, it's usually never a good idea to accept a counteroffer from an employer. These days, a lot of employers will take the fact that you tried to leave as a threat to their business and an insult to themselves, so even if you stay on and continue in your role at your new rate, the relationship is likely to never be the same. (Yes, there are exceptions here.) This same reaction is why it's also dangerous to give longer notice than required, as you may find your “goodwill” being repaid with your employer eroding the ground beneath your feet… 

    See the original thread below, as it was shared with a popular online workplace community, sparking discussion around the topic.

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    Font - Posted by u/Classlc66 I put in my 2 weeks notice. Got asked to make it 4 weeks notice, then got fired. I got a new better paying job offer closer to home with benefits about 4 months ago. I told my manager I was going to take this new job opportunity and the manager and the boss gave me a raise to stay Fast forward to today. The new job offer raises their initial offer and now I want to take the new job.
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    Font - I let my manager know that I was going to be taking this job and putting in 3 weeks notice as my job is in a busy period and I wanted to help out ad we were already short staffed. Manager asks for 4 weeks I say ok. 10 minutes later I get a call from my manager saying the owner wants today to be my last day and to finish up what I'm doing and leave for the day and not come back. Been 2 days now and no one other than my co workers have reached out at all.
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    Font - I'm feeling shocked and disappointed at how this ended up I had good relations with my bosses and spent 2 years with them, worked really hard and dedicated so much timd to them. I don't know why they were acting like that. Just wanted to have a professional departure and help out when needed but now because the staff is already short they would rather have me not there and struggle than have me there helping because I'm leaving.
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    Font - Could it be because I took the raise to stay and then I'm leaving months later after I got a better offer? Shouldn't they be happy for me that I'm trying to better my life? Just making me feel really bad about myself is this normal? TLDR: boss gave me a raise to not quit. 4 months later I get a better job offer and put in 3 weeks notice, get asked to do 4 by manager. Owner has the manager call me and tell me to leave immediately and not come back during the busiest season.
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    Font - lagrandefille They don't give a fu about you. Act accordingly. 5.8k Classlc66 OP Reply Share Need to remember this when working more often. 2.2k Reply Share
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    Font - avitaburst And sounds like you got fired. Collect unemployment until you start your new job and enjoy some time off Reply Share 2.1k Classlc66 OP Definitely will! 671 Reply Share
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    Font - Fancy_Point_595 It's just business... They are taking it personally. 624 Reply Share sodapopduckyou It's funny how someone quits a job or tries to further their career and it's taken personally by the business, but when you get Od off/fired, it's “just business and you shouldn't take it personally" Schoolyard politics. 396 Reply Share
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    Font - GSTLT Because "it's just business" means at all they care about is how much money you can make them. It's not a two directional thing for them. They don't care or respect your "business". 91 Reply Share ●●●
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    Font - foilrat And now you understand corporations. Never tell them anything. 252 Reply Share Againstallodds972 Yes, corporations are abusive partners, don't tell them anything Reply Share 42 ●●●
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