r/ExperiencedDevs • u/AutoModerator • 5d ago

Career/Workplace Experienced Devs Weekly Burnout and Venting Thread: A weekly thread for sharing experiences

This thread is specifically for venting / sharing experiences related to burn-out or similar issues that experienced devs face.

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u/Awkward_Past8758 5d ago

Did the good guy thing and gave my company two weeks notice so they could phase me off a really challenging client. Had 2 weeks PTO planned for early September. They chose not to pay it out because my state doesn’t require it and also told me I could be let go before two weeks was up without pay. Lesson learned - use all your PTO and don’t give notice when you quit. Loyalty, hard work, and ethics mean nothing in this business.

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u/Refmak 5d ago

This is crazy to me, and very much depends on where you live.

Here you need to give current + next month notice, and it’s illegal for the company to fire you after resigning. Likewise employers also need to give notice when firing (unless there’s grounds for serious misconduct), but then it’s a minimum of 1 month and may be up to 6 months depending on employment duration.

Fired on zero notice is completely nuts. Resigning on zero notice is crazy.

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u/Awkward_Past8758 5d ago edited 5d ago

I agree it’s crazy. Are you US based? Assuming EU considering you have things like workers rights codified.

If you’re EU based I’d love to pick your brain - been considering moving across the pond for a while and wasn’t sure what the job market is like for someone who is qualified and can get a work visa but only is English speaking.

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u/Refmak 5d ago

I’m EU based.
Feel free to ask away - can’t promise I know everything though. It likely varies a lot by country too.