Employee hands boss their two weeks' notice, only for boss to demand they stay for longer, employee refuses: ‘You should be glad I'm giving you this’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Mar 17, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

There is no such thing as a "short notice" when it comes to quitting your job, because if you find yourself needing to quit your job, any notice you give to your employer should be appreciated.

Let's be honest, most bosses don't deserve anything more than an "I'm leaving, boss, see you never", which includes the toxic boss in the story below.

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  • Unless you plan to stay at one workplace until you retire, you will find yourself handing in a resignation letter to your employer at least a few times in your career. Along with that resignation letter, one usually gives their employer some notice, a set period of time that the employee continues to work, usually to ensure there are no loose ends before they leave for good. 

    Some workplaces state how long the notice should be in an employee's contract, while others don't require notice at all. So when you work at a place like the latter, it is up to you whether to give your workplace some time to figure out what they are going to do without you, or leave as soon as humanly possible. And if your workplace is anything like the one in the story below, you would probably choose the second option. 

    However, this employee decided to do the honorable thing and give their boss a two-week notice before leaving for another job. And although they knew their boss could be quite toxic, they did not expect her to complain that two weeks is not enough…

  • Boss reprimands employee in an office
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    Boss reprimands employee in an office.

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  • Gave my two week's notice. Manager is upset that I didn't give "advanced notice" of my two week's notice.

    (USA) I work in retail under toxic management. I got the job two years ago. I hated the job on the first day but figured I'd hold out for at least 5 years because the job market is so tough.
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  • I couldn't take it anymore so I gave my two week's notice on Thursday (I do have another job lined up).
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  • I live in an at-will state but still gave two week's as a courtesy. My direct manager, who is pretty much the reason why I'm quitting, got upset that it's "too much of a sudden notice" and that I should have given more "advanced notice" before giving my two week's.
    via constantlypoorish
  • She's demanding that my two week's should be the advanced notice so I should stay another two weeks for the actual notice.
    via constantlypoorish
  • It was very confusing what she was trying to say but essentially she wanted a 1 month notice (I think).
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  • I told her that it's not a sudden notice since I'm giving two week's and being two week's is the advanced notice.
    via constantlypoorish
  • Female employee packing up her belongings and leaving office.
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    Female employee packing up her belongings and leaving office.

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  • She then tried to guilt trip me by saying that now I will further burden my coworkers because we are chronically short- staffed.
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  • She asked who will be doing the night shift (since I was the only one who did most of the night shifts).
    via constantlypoorish
  • She asked whether I won't feel bad for making my coworkers lose their job if the store ends up closing due to lack of staff to cover the necessary shifts.
    via constantlypoorish
  • I told her that should be her job as the manager to figure out staffing issues.
    via constantlypoorish
  • That she should be d n glad that at least I'm giving her two weeks.
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  • If we were in this employee's shoes, we would have walked out that minute and never looked back. As soon as they resigned, they owed nothing to their now-former boss, so why should they give someone so entitled any more of their time of day?

  • JoystickMonkey Renegotiate with two minutes' notice. Chronic understaffing is not OP's fault or problem.
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  • constantlypoorish Original Poster's Reply Multiple times I've asked my manager if she would cover for the staff shortage. She'd often respond with, "I'm the manager so I don't need to." Well now that I'm leaving, she will most likely have to do it, lol.
    via constantlypoorish
  • LowEndLem I once gave a job 6 weeks notice because I was moving and they needed to replace me because it was already half a skeleton crew. Come the final day, I ask for my check and they go "we never got around to hiring anyone. Can you stay until we do and then train them?" I was moving far away the next morning. I didn't stay.
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  • ReaverRogue I can leave right now, if you prefer. Or you can cut that sh out. What's it going to be?
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  • SWC8181 D in, I'm sorry. I guess I meant to say my last day is today. My bad.
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  • hawkman1000 "If I'm so hard to replace, why didn't you pay me better?"
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  • Swimming_Frame2653 Fkemmmmmmm The way they tricked us into thinking notice is mandatory at all. Good luck comrade I hope the new job s Ks less
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  • lyrasorial Would she have given you 2 weeks notice for a firing? no.
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  • javel1 Oh yes totally your fault no one is trained in nights/s. I hope you know this isn't a place to get references from so just do the bare minimum.
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  • autumneliteRS None of those problems are your fault and most of them sound like the Managers. If the store is chronically short staffed, that is a problem far beyond a non-manager employee to deal with and points to big issues. If they relied on you to cover the majority of the night shifts, again that is on them. They would have had to find a solution if you were sick and you are geniously giving them two weeks to find options. If the entire shop shuts down because you leave then they have been
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