I just tendered my resignation at BofA. Does anyone have any insight into the resignation process? Should I expect to hear from HR at any point, or is there anything else I should expect from the process besides tech return on the last day?
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Congratulations on managing to escape this he-l pit!!
They send you an email a couple of weeks after your last day. Nothing in-person. They couldn't possibly care less.
Do they conduct exit interviews?
HR does nothing (as usual). I had to reach out to them to make sure my manager notified them and forwarded my resignation letter to them. You would think as soon as they have your resignation, you would get some kind of email from them outlining any next steps, notifying you of any accrued and unused vacation time, etc. But nope, nothing. They put it all on your manager, saying they are supposed to go over everything with you. Yeah....that never happened. He, and HR, were horrible to the bitter end. So glad to be out of that $#i+#0le.
There is a literal process.
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A coworker retired and said the retirement specialist was very helpful. Told him to use all accrued personal / sick time before he leaves because they don't pay you for that time like accrued vacation.
If you gave two weeks notice (or more) be prepared to be released before that time is up.
@ar Currently in this situation awaiting my last day at BofA. What I did, was gave retirement notice to the manager first and then contacted HR via Erica. HR assigned a person to help me with retirement information on benefits during a scheduled meeting. Health insurance costs offered for retirees, ouch!!! Everything initiated done by the employee.
I retired. Aside from everything above, I went through Erica for employees where I entered my date.
Also, if you leave in the second business day of the month (or later) you get your benefits for the rest of that month.
It shouldn't be left in your manager's hands. Your resignation is between you and BofA, not your manager. Don't give them the power to delay or decide not to forward your resignation...it's frankly none of their business.
The way around it is to email HR, stating that you are resigning "effective immediately", and to not include your manager on the notification.
Another option is to email it to HR while cc-ing your manager.
Even if you include your manager on the email, if they then contact you wanting to discuss things with you about it but you don't want to with them, just advise them that you are no longer an employee of the bank, and instead of contacting you, they should go through HR directly on their own if they need any further info. about your resignation.
You're not obligated to give notice.
You're not obligated to tell your manager why you've decided to leave.
You're not obligated to stay on to train a replacement.
You're not obligated to wrap up any loose ends or to even say goodbye.
You are free to do any or all of those things, if you deem it to be appropriate, but you're not required to do any of it. Same goes for the exit interview. All you need to do after tendering your resignation with HR is to send back your laptop, and follow-up with HR about offboarding paperwork and pay.
@ak super helpful, thank you so much! Do you have any idea what happens when your manager/teammates are in a different location for tech return? I assume I’d maybe get a prepaid box or something but I’m not sure, if anyone has any experience with that let me know!
@a9 From what I’ve seen you need to submit the letter of resignation to your manager, who’s then supposed to send it to HR. Not sure if there’s any way around it though
Basically, once you leave, you’ll still be able to access the former employee resources online.
Make sure your address is updated in HR before your last day so you don’t miss any final checks or important paperwork.
Also, if you have vacation time remaining, double-check that you haven’t used more than what you’ve actually accrued. If you have, that could be deducted from your final pay. Otherwise, any eligible unused vacation time should be included in your final check.
HR likely won’t call you or do much of an exit process. It’s usually pretty straightforward. say goodbye to your boss, turn in your badge/equipment, and move on to bigger and better things. You will however get an exit survey as you leave the bank likely email its not mandatory but oh you can let it rip into anything you feel suited to do so.
Most of what you’ll need afterward can be handled online here:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/information/associates/
I might be missing some but hope this helps, and wishing you the best of luck with whatever’s next!
I want to know the process too. I couldn't find any information in the employee handbook. I really prefer to submit my resignation to HR instead of my manager.