Employee gets laid off without notice, and when he says he already has a new job, he gets asked if he was going to give proper notice: ‘You just told me my role is done by Friday, and you're asking me about proper notice.’

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María Cetra • Writer
Jun 27, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

Corporations and their unfair double standards and pretentiousness over their employees.

You are happy you got a new job that is way better than the current one, decides that you are going to tell them on Friday and end your relationship with the company completely. On Wednesday your at the office, minding your business, doing your job, when your boss comes over to your desk to tell you that the company will not be needing the position you're filling any longer. Not only are they getting rid of you, but of the whole position. You take it calmly and simply respond that everything is fine, you already have a new job waiting for you, and that you were going to tell them on Friday. Instead of a normal response from your manager, you get hit with "Well, I hope you were planning to give proper notice." WHAT? This is what happened to a user who told his story on Reddit. 

This person just told you that you are done with the company, starting Friday, but he thinks you should give very advanced notice before leaving your job. Where does that double standard come from? They are doing a two-day notice, and you were supposed to give a two-week notice. How is that fair? The company just loses an employee –that they don't even need anymore– you completely loose you income and put your career in stand by till you can find something new. They aren't really having a problem with you leaving. The problem is that they can no longer control you.

I'm tired of this double standard used to control employees, even when they are already done with them. They can be leaving you and your family without the income that feeds, dresses, and maintains your house from one day to another, without one second thought going through their mind, but you have to be mindful of the company and always think of them before you make any decisions. This just proves the corporate world has gone too far. They don't treat employees like people anymore. 

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    A person leading a team during a work meeting, visual representation.
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    A person leading a team during a work meeting, visual representation. 

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    I had been stuck on this nightmare project for about five months. The kind where nothing is organized and everyone blames each other and the deadlines keep changing every week. I hated every second of it but I needed the paycheck so I kept showing up and doing my part.
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    A month ago I started quietly looking around and I got an offer from another company that pays way more and the work actually sounds interesting. I accepted it on a tuesday and was planning to put in my notice that friday to keep things professional.
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    wednesday morning my team lead calls me into a meeting room and sits me down with this serious face. He tells me that leadership has decided to move in a different direction with the project team and that my role is being eliminated effective end of the week. He had this whole speech ready about how its not personal and how the company values my time here and blah blah blah.
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    when he was done I said honestly thats totally fine I already accepted a job somewhere else and I was gonna tell you friday anyway. He just stared at me for a second like he didnt hear me right. Then he goes well I hope you were planning to give proper notice.
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    I said you just told me my role is done by friday and youre asking me about proper notice. He didnt have anything to say to that. He just kind of sat there opening and closing his mouth.
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    I packed up my desk that afternoon and walked out feeling lighter than I have in months. Best wednesday of my life honestly.
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    Natural-Sleep4158 They gave you two days and then asked about proper notice from your side the complete lack of self awareness in that question is honestly amazing
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    Current Safety_7429 The fact that you already had something better lined up before they even got the chance to push you out is the kind of timing that just makes everything feel right
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    Smokedealers84 The balls to tell i hope you were going to give proper notice is insane.
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    Impossible_Rich6148 In a happy situation like this, never need to reveal what you intended to do in the future. It might put severance payouts at risk.
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    Regular_Top7448 Five months of chaos and stress and then you get to walk out on their terms while secretly knowing you were already gone thats not just a win thats a perfect exit
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    writing_mm_romance I got one of those sit down layoff meetings the day I got back from a 2-week trip to Europe. That was fun!
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    Now the idea that he asked for 2 weeks notice when you were going to be. Let go in. 2 days is wild. Sounds to me like he was running off a script in his head instead of actually registering the information.
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    Distinct_Ask3614 Glorious exit! I had this happen several times and never got to have that arrow in my quiver.
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    Apprehensive Hat_724 You should have kept quiet about the new job. I'm sure it was surprising to find out but I wouldn't have told them a thing. Let them think they are sending you out into this terrible job market with nothing.
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    Edit to add I also wouldn't tell the new job about this "layoff." Employers (at least in the US) will use any information they can find about you to their advantage and hold it over you when it benefits them.
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    Dalubhasa This is the kind of "turning tables". Should have played that thing upon leaving the office in full blast Imao
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