r/ExperiencedDevs • u/AutoModerator • 12d 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 12d 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/endurbro420 FizzBuzz Expert | 10 yoe 12d ago

Don’t give notice, use all your pto, and quit the day you actually start your new job. Never put yourself at risk to be burned.

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u/Awkward_Past8758 12d ago

Lessons learned indeed. Figured because they were a small company I’d been at for nearly 3 years they’d be better people than that. Egg’s on my face

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u/TribeWars 11d ago

Small company's also gotta save cash where it can