I never gave two weeks notice out of loyalty to a company, but to my own professional reputation.

Yeah it’s risky talking to a prospective employer, who know that you’re currently employed, and telling them you can start immediately.

i guess if you wanted to be a dick you could just not tell your current employer you’re leaving until the very last day of two weeks before starting a new job. But that gets you nothing, it’s just spiteful.

My company gave me 3 months notice. They are not all assholes.

Just got laid off, as did ~10% of expensive employees in the company. I was notified on Monday with Friday being my last day. I had complete access to production systems right up until I logged out today (okay, stupid on their part, but I'm not going to fuck with my surviving teammates). My severance package is ridiculous, like take the next six months off and think about life levels of generous. Three months of health insurance. All of my accrued PTO. And a commensurate portion of my long term rewards package, even though my contract says early separation means I get nothing.

So, while the majority of companies are soulless, soul-sucking black holes of greed, there are exceptions out there. Hm... in my experience, the exceptions all seem to be privately held AND not owned by some other shitty holding company.

While I owe nothing to any corp, my professional reputation and the regard of my teammates mean everything to me. I got this job because the hiring manager was a former teammate elsewhere. Not screwing over these work relationships is how I'm going to land just fine. I have a long list of C-suite, managers, and teammates upon whom I can rely for referrals and job opportunities.

Is being pleasant and professional always going to work in your favor? Fuck no. But pissing in the well of good will always works against you.

A video, targeted to a western audience, saying "be shitty to each other". I may be getting into the tinfoil hat territory, but still wonder why are these takes so numerous lately, and who benefits from them.

This is sure to pay off when the next company that hires you has a chat to the previous.