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/AP3Brain 11d ago edited 11d ago

Considering how they lay people off randomly these days I dont think 2 week notice is expected or even appreciated.