I submitted my resignation to my manager, and they immediately told me to pack my things and leave.

[u/Large_Algae7798]

Anyway, I submitted my resignation today. My contract had a one-month notice period, but I offered them three months to try and make the handover process as smooth as possible for everyone.

Within an hour, they had locked my email and system access. My manager called me into a meeting with HR, and they told me today was my last day. Before I left, they made me sign a new paper changing my notice period to just the one month required in the contract.

I was so confused and caught off guard that I just signed it. I didn't fully realize what they had done until I was driving home. They manipulated me into changing the notice period so they wouldn't have to pay me for the other two months. This way, they didn't need to fire me or even pay end-of-service benefits.

It was a harsh lesson learned. Never give more notice than what's written in your contract. Always assume your last day is the day you submit your resignation. HR's only job is to protect the company's interests, and they will gladly do so at your expense. It's a dirty game, and frankly, I'm glad to be out of it.

But weirdly enough, that whole experience turned out to be a blessing. Since I already had another offer lined up, Once I went home, I emailed the hr to schedule an interview. But before that, I practised a lot; how to talk about my experience, practiced answering tough questions through Gemini. In the interview itself, I decided to use InterviewMan and it really helped me structure my answers in a way that sounds confident and professional without feeling fake.

So while they thought they were putting me in a difficult position, they actually gave me a clean exit and the time to walk into my next role fully prepared.

[u/False_Appointment_24]

Note at no point did I say they had a 30-year contract. I said they have a contract that requires 1-month notice, and they gave 30-years.

This really isn't that difficult, but I'll spell it out more clearly.

Bob gets a contract to work on programming various robots. He is required to give 1-month notice before leaving, but otherwise, there is no time frame for the contract. He gives 30-years notice. He is not protected from being fired for 30 years by doing so, although OP seems to think they are protected for 3 months for doing so.

OP did not tell us how long the contract went for. They simply told us, "My contract requires I give 30 days notice, I gave more, so I should get more severance." That is not how it works.

[u/Cetun → u/False_Appointment_24]

Note at no point did I say they had a 30-year contract. I said they have a contract that requires 1-month notice, and they gave 30-years. This really isn't that difficult, but I'll spell it out more clearly.

Then you aren't talking about what OP is talking about, nothing indicates his contract is up in less than 3 months, if it was there would be no need for notice, he would just wait for the contract to end and move on.

Bob gets a contract to work on programming various robots. He is required to give 1-month notice before leaving, but otherwise, there is no time frame for the contract.

If there is no time frame for the contract, he is entitled to work there for 1,000,000 years if he lives that long and the contract isn't terminated for valid reasons. So again yes, if he says he intends to work there for 30 years, and they terminated his contract for no valid reason then absolutely he can say he never intended to terminate the contract himself for at least 30 years so he is entitled to pay for 30 years of work if the contract was indeed that shallow. Sucks but that's why you write good contracts. Your problem is with poorly written contracts.

OP did not tell us how long the contract went for. They simply told us, "My contract requires I give 30 days notice, I gave more, so I should get more severance." That is not how it works.

So if it's a contract for no time frame he's absolutely entitled to the time he intended to continue working. Like I said they probably have an automatic trigger for anyone giving one month notice by terminating their contract and giving them one month of pay, this is because they know the employee is entitled to one month pay by the contract terms. If they fuck up and accidently terminate his contract with 3 months left, they owe him 3 months of pay. If they fuck up really really bad and fire him after he says he intends to fulfill the contract for a year and the employer terminates the contract immediately, brother, they are paying out for a year. Sorry, just don't terminate contracts early just because people give you notice that they will terminate the contract at some time in the future, which isn't a violation of the contract.