Even if you don't care about burning bridges with this guy and have no intent to use him as a future reference, I'd still give him a fair two weeks. Most jobs you take in the future will want to call and verify the standing of your previous employment with places you've worked before. Even if they don't talk to your boss as a character reference, they still may contact him, and you don't want that kind of thing to follow you. Sorry he's a jerk, but at least you only have to deal with him for a couple more weeks---in the context of an entire lifetime, that's not very long at all

Only to be a devil's advocate there are 3 sides to every story, yours, his and the real truth, we have heard but one side.  Being a third party to what's going on I couldn't begin to say what's best for your future, only you can make that decision.  In an altruistic world an employer is looking out for the worker's best interest and the employee is doing the same for the company, that is not reality for the most part.  If you feel your present boss is a jerk, he probably feels the same about you and if you left today there would be no love lost.   Protocol aside one has to make the best choice for themself.. 

To me the boss/company is not relevant, it comes down to who I am and I want to do what is right. In these cases it is providing 2 weeks notice, if the boss/company acts like fools and kicks you out fine. They are the ones acting like fools I can hold my head up high knowing I did the right thing.

If you ever want to use this boss as a reference you better give the 2 weeks...

On the other hand have you ever herd of getting 2 weeks notice with a layoff check?

Hi Salenity, yes when I was laid off from a prior job I was paid 60 days admin leave then my severance package kicked in. I did not have to work those 60 days.

Hi Salenity, yes when I was laid off from a prior job I was paid 60 days admin leave then my severance package kicked in. I did not have to work those 60 days.

That's cool!

Maybe I need to call JE Dunn and ask if they have a severance package waiting for me! LOL

Only to be a devil's advocate there are 3 sides to every story, yours, his and the real truth, we have heard but one side.  Being a third party to what's going on I couldn't begin to say what's best for your future, only you can make that decision.  In an altruistic world an employer is looking out for the worker's best interest and the employee is doing the same for the company, that is not reality for the most part.  If you feel your present boss is a jerk, he probably feels the same about you and if you left today there would be no love lost.   Protocol aside one has to make the best choice for themself..

You give sound advice. I always look forwars to hearing yoyr perspective on things like this.

Raider, I almost always enjoy your posts. Maybe a bit more drama than I experience, but you've always come across as a MAN.

So, be a MAN, and give the fools their two week notice. If they tell you to hit the road, you win. It's now them behaving poorly. If you work the two weeks, you win. It's you being a MAN.

In either case you can tell yourself, " self, you did it right".

You give sound advice. I always look forwars to hearing yoyr perspective on things like this.

I appreciate it.  I'm not saying 2 week notice is right or wrong, it's the situation at hand.  If a new employer wants you to start ASAP that's what I'd be doing, I wouldn't let the chance of someone else being hired if they could start right away and you couldn't.  Otherwise I would give 2 weeks notice.  

Raider, I almost always enjoy your posts. Maybe a bit more drama than I experience, but you've always come across as a MAN.

So, be a MAN, and give the fools their two week notice. If they tell you to hit the road, you win. It's now them behaving poorly. If you work the two weeks, you win. It's you being a MAN.

In either case you can tell yourself, " self, you did it right".

Thank you sir.

I've always given two weeks notice.  What the employer decides to do with it is up to them.

Any respectable employer expects you to give and take a two week notice.

 

If your current employed doesn't understand or want you around, that simply explains why you're moving on.

 

If you new / prospective employer insists that you start right away, I have to be honest and say I'd be leery of their motives and ask why.

 

I bet this new firm would hope you give one to them prior to your departure, why would they not expect you to take one now ?

 

A-Jay

personally i wouldnt burn the bridge i would burn the whole house down...i have worked for people like this and in my experience they dont care about you so i never cared about them...then again i have other references i can use besides those so its not that much of a big deal for me