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The woman in this Reddit story has been through the wringer with her employer. She's a saleswoman whose salary was cut by 20% for three years straight. They told her the pay cut was temporary, but clearly it was not. Finally, she found a new job and gave a week and a half's notice, which, admittedly, is odd. You'd think a two-week notice is about the same as a week and a half, so she could've done the latter to avoid burning bridges, but understandably, she wanted to get out of this job and start her new job as quickly as possible.
After what she's been through and the abridged notice she gave to her former company, you'd think she wouldn't be concerned with burning bridges, but it doesn't seem like she is.
“I told [my former bosses] that even after I leave I’ll make myself available by phone, email, etc. should they need me.”
She quickly realized that telling this to her former employers was a big mistake. They reached out to her and told her that after the first day at her new job (a Monday), she needed to work the rest of the week at her old job, because she didn't give enough notice before leaving.
"His bosses are worried I’ll forget about them and not call them back if I’m not physically there. Well, after that call that’s probably what will happen.
Fellow Redditors were understandably miffed that she told them she's available to them anytime. IMHO, that was more of a formality. If I were her, I wouldn't expect my former bosses to actually take me up on that offer.
What do you think? Were her bosses reasonable for wanting more notice? Did she mess up by telling them she'd be available to them, even after she left the job?
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