'Don't give your two weeks, just leave': Traveling supervisor forced to pay for his own flight home after putting in his two weeks' notice

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Nov 19, 2024 2:00 PM EST

Let this story serve as yet another reminder to never give your employer the benefit of the doubt if they are not going to reciprocate.

Here, we have an employee who worked for over three years as a traveling supervisor and had seen the once-gracious company bought out by a larger corporation, after which the treatment of employees gradually worsened over time. When the Redditor decided to finally put in his two weeks' notice, his boss forced him to pay for his own travel to get home. Now, many folks in the comments section pointed out that the original poster (OP) should never have announced his departure from the company while he was away on a business trip. However, due to the nature of OP's work, he was almost always away from home and he was left with no other option.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about a student worker's conflict with a shady HR department.

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    After giving my two weeks, my company has decided it will not pay for my flight home.
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    I work as a traveling supervisor for a cable/construction contractor. The company I work for is a large corporation in the industry and has more than enough money to be able to afford paying for travel and
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    lodging for supervisors when in the field. However they have now decided that, despite being a good little employee and giving my two weeks notice, that they shouldn't have to fly me back home from my current assignment.
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    I have worked for this company for 3 years, came up from the bottom as a technician to supervisor for a smaller company
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    that gave a sh about it's employees only for it to be bought out by a corporation. One that laid off half the company and gave a middle finger to the rest of us.
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    I thought giving my two weeks would make a nice bridge in case they ever changed policies, ever became better but after this I hope the company goes belly up.
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    TL;DR F corporations, don't give your two weeks just leave. P.S. if you have a company card just buy yourself a ticket home, f are they gunna do fire me?
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    EDIT: For the people commenting "don't quit while away from home" I'm on the road nearly %100 I almost never go home,
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    once every 4 months I would get sent home for a short stay of remote work from home. It's never consistent nor is it guaranteed, I would be waiting
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    for an extended period to put my two weeks in and while I don't trust nor like companies, I didn't assume they would f me like this. So forgive my ignorance I guess.
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    They also do not pay for travel home for vacation so before someone tries that angle I'd have been in the same position.
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    EDIT 2: like I said in the TL;DR DO NOT PUT YOUR TWO WEEKS IN These corporations don't give a f about you, they will f you they will take advantage! I shared
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    this just to share what I'm going through. Annoying that a lot of d heads came here to act like they know everything and I'm an idiot for getting treated like sh
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    To everyone relating, giving genuine advice, and sympathizing you rock!
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    Sweaty_Illustra... 19h ago. File a claim with US DOL and state DOL. Then file a small claims case notice.
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    carvin_it 19h ago • . This the kind of scenario that led to actors forming unions. Road shows ( musicals mostly) would tour the country and half way through the run the company would end the season. Abandoning actors. and musicians in some remote town, several states away from where they were hired.
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    Naps_and_che... • 19h ago They've decided since you gave two weeks notice that they're not paying for your return voyage? You didn't quit immediately, you gave two weeks notice. You're still an employee for two more weeks.
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    Call an employment lawyer and hr. Tell hr you're gonna sue the f out of them if they don't bring you home. This is like J off from an oil patch in the field and told to walk the 200 miles home.
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    Nicolehall202 • 19h ago I hope you just got on the next thing smoking and left. I also hope it was in the middle of the assignment. Not sure if there is a lawsuit there but you may want to talk to an employment lawyer.
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