I found a new position after nearly ten months of searching and now I'm ready to quit. Part of me wants to be professional and dignified about this and put in a two weeks' notice and take part in an exit interview if there is one. But since I know that whatever I say would not matter to HR and would be summarily dismissed, I'll just resign tomorrow and be done with it. This is one bridge I don't mind burning.
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I gave 3 weeks and worked my tail off, both weekends included. I’ve always worked my tail off and I left that way so that I could be proud of my career. I did it not to change the bank, but so the bank doesn’t change me.
Be professional and give 2 weeks notice. If you are lucky, maybe they will let you go early with pay. NEWSFLASH- they don’t do exit interviews anymore, They only send an exit questionnaire The questionnaire has space at the end for comments. Type up ahead of time all you want to say. Good luck on your new job!
Give the two weeks notice. When Wachovia merged with Wells Fargo a lot of employees were fired because of their history with Wells.
You never know what mergers will happen in the future and it’s good to give your team the heads up.
Ah, turn down the drama meter -- just give the standard two weeks notice. Yeah, it's a professional courtesy -- mostly for your boss and your colleagues. No need for any "Norma Rae" moment - keep your inner Sally Field in check and move on gracefully.
Exit interviews can certainly matter. We had someone leave our larger area. He commented on something that was amiss and led to his departure. You can bet everyone heard about it in the next several meetings, from execs to worker bees. So it depends upon what you tell the interviewer.
Chances are you’ll want to come back like most do. Most find other places they don’t fit in or are more of a cluster and beg their way back on the stagecoach
How much notice would Wells Fargo give to you......?
If you do give notice, it's just for the benefit of your manager. Does that person deserve to get a notice from you, or not.....?
@btk, so completely agree. And people say it's a small world and that you should be careful. It really isn't that small. All the toxic old-timers that have been working at WF since the 1990's are going to remain in their toxic cliques, because that is what they are comfortable with. You will never run into them ever again (thank goodness). There are so many companies out there and you don't necessarily have to stay in the financial industry. I don't know why people think WF is the only company out there.
If you are encountering an ex WF employee elsewhere they are more than likely going to understand, and why would you want to work here again? The writing is on the wall for this place, it's not gonna turn into some innovative employee-friendly fintech. Don't sc--w anybody (you like) over, but who cares, you can safely ignore the cliches from people who entered the workforce in 1970.
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I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like .... victory.
First off, don't quit, give your two weeks. And oh my god, people have no clue what HR can and cannot divulge when a perspective employer calls for a reference. Virtually, nothing.
Keep in mind that it may not be the whole bridge you are burning. You may encounter a person interviewing you later for your dream job who was once part of WF and did not take kindly to your hasty departure.
Never ever burn your bridges . They will mark your personnel file if you do not give 2 weeks notice and it’s on permanent record. You will be blacklisted. Yes, all banks have a blacklist. It’s not worth the short term satisfaction of telling WFC to f -off .
They say, “oh no, don't burn that bridge, you may need to cross it again later," ...Well, they might be right, but I think I would rather swim than walk across that f***ed up bridge again. -B.H
This bridge is so worth burning! No doubt.
Give a notice. Feel how you feel about WF, it's a huge bridge to burn.
I knew someone years ago in a sales role who worked for WF and wound up leaving for another opportunity and bc he was sales he had to leave when he gave notice. Fast forward and he worked for Wachovia, again in sales, was a fantastic employee but when the merger happened he was let go bc he was flagged at WF for job abandonment when he left the first time bc he didn’t work a 2 week notice.
Do what is right for you but keep in mind that you never know where your road will wind in the future. Also typing this to my future self for when I have this same dilemma :-)
Go with the part that wants to be professional. It will be better for YOU in the long run. Not WF, you.
Two weeks is no longer the norm. One week is fine What will you possibly accomplish in that time? You'll be short timing it and there will be no office goodbye party. True friends and managers will understand.
Never, ever burn a bridge behind you, even if it’s rickety. You may find yourself coming back this way again.
It's a small world - no reason to burn it down. Be the bigger person.
Put in your floating holiday, personal days (3 total) and give the notice. There's a holiday on the 17th so that's 6 days max, 5 if you took your NYD float already.
Then just spend time making a list of what you do for your boss. Spend a day talking to the help desk to get packaging materials for your equipment then spend the last day packing it up and driving it to a drop off spot.
Congratulations.
- The exit interview is a written survey. Assume that no one cares what you put down
- Tell them you are leaving for a leadership role with a direct competitor, do not disclose your new employer, it is none of their business. It is likely you will be excused that day with two weeks pay. Win win
Not only are there boomerang folks but you aren't just burning a bridge with the company, you're burning bridges with people. You may run into those people some day when you least expect it. And people have longer memories than you think. Memories like burning bridges stick in people's minds
No point in burning the bridge. You never know if it'll come back to bite you.
Just put in your two weeks and they might just tell you not to come back -- you get two weeks paid. Even if you have to work, let's be honest, you don't have to ki-l yourself.
You know you get paid for those last two weeks even if you do nothing/next to nothing, right? In many roles your laptop gets turned in the next day (if going to a competitor) and you get 2 weeks paid PTO basically. YMMV, but I have plenty of boomerang coworkers that were glad they left the right way. Memories are long when you stick it to people.
Peace out home skillet.
A guy in our group left and set fire to the bridge on his way out.
2 months later another group reached out for a reference because the guy was looking to come back to wells (guess the grass wasn’t greener).
Well as you can imagine the former employee’s exit behavior was brought up in the conversation and it was strongly recommend not to proceed with hiring him…
Don’t end up like that guy
I always think of this Bon Jovi song when I hear the phrase “Burning Bridges”. Personally, I’d light the match, lock the door, and never look back. Good on you for finding something. Best of luck. 🙏🏻
Burning Bridges
Sayonara, adios, auf wiedersehen, farewell
Adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Here's a last song you can sell
Let's call it Burning Bridges
It's a singalong as well
Ciao, adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Play it for your friends in he-l
Someone shut the lights off, turn the page
The stories I could write
I've seen a million faces and I've lived a couple lives
Here's our history for all to see
The smiles and all the scars
First the rising, then the falling
Call this chapter Shooting Stars
(Must sound good from where you are!)
Sayonara, adios, auf wiedersehen, farewell
Adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Here's one last song you can sell
Let's call it Burning Bridges
It's a singalong as well
Ciao, adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Play it for your friends in he-l
Ah, check the box, yeah, mark this day
There's nothing more to say
After 30 years of loyalty, they let you dig a grave
Now, maybe you could learn to sing or even strum along
But I'll give you half the publishing
You're why I wrote this song
(Everybody, sing along!)
Sayonara, adios, auf wiedersehen, farewell
Adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Here's one last song you can sell
Let's call it Burning Bridges
It's a singalong as well
Hope my money and my masters
Buy a front row seat in he-l
Ciao, adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Play it for your friends in Saint-Tropez
Echo the "don't burn any bridges" comment. I once left a big Northern bank because of an incompetent boss I hated but took the high road and didn't create waves. Two years leader, you guessed it, our bank bought their bank and he was now a leader in my division although I didn't report to him. When I was up for a promotion, he was on the interview team and talked about how great I was throughout the interview. I got the job and shortly after he was history.
there's no such thing as an exit interview at WF. It's urban legend.
Don't ever do something you wouldn't be proud to tell a future employer about.
Give your two weeks notice, be polite and professional wrapping up whatever you need to, and move on mentally/emotionally. You're free now...
Be professional. Give two weeks notice and give candid feedback at the exit interview. It may feel good now to throw a tantrum but over time you will be glad you acted like an adult and not a child.
Good luck in your new career.
I double dog dare you to walkout!
Never burn a bridge.
There is absolutely no point in doing it unless you are just looking to throw a tantrum.
Be a professional
Humans have short memories so if you quit without a long period of notice, no one will care or remember within six months.