I’ve heard that some people who have given their employer notice of quitting wind up being told to just turn in their computer and their last day is today/essentially being fired.
I’m wondering if this has happend to any Medtronic employees (you or someone you know)… ?
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@d6 I live in a state where non competes are not legal. My employment contract didn't contain one. I left MDT on good terms.
Most smart people , Resign and do not say where they are going. MDT is a "at will" company. IMO its just good practice to walk you right out the door. What the point of sitting around for 2 weeks unless your planning to get hired back at some point . IDK "you do you" I guess.
@ck you agreed to disclose, and you also have agreed to allow Medtronic to not allow you to join competitor (but pay you 60% of your salary) for a year, or when they decide to not pay you . But I’m sure everyone here knows that because theyve closely read their employment agreement…right?
I’ve never heard that being enforced/offered though.
It depends on your boss. I quit and let my boss know I was going to a competitor (you are legally required to disclose where you have alternative employment per the employee agreement you sign) and I was allowed to stay for the 2 weeks. He needed me to finish the things I was working on. Per him, HR gave him the choice to let me go immediately or let me stay and finish up. To be fair, I was there for over a decade and had known him since day 1 so we had trust developed between us.
@bj That's not what legal hold is.
Legal hold happens when you actually leave. Your computer and accesses get mirrored rather than being wiped completely. This only happens if someone holds critical info, not just a garden variety sales rep, etc.
Source: I worked in legal.
Yes. I worked in Legal.
To be frank, this happens when you're a (performance, attitude, relationship) problem, when there is a fear you're going to cause problems or talk sh-t internally, or when you handle information they're afraid will leak to competitors or elsewhere if you sit around working for another month or so.
I've seen it happen quite often, its called "legal holds". It includes all electronic devices you were given by MDT. The reason you NEVER use a MDT device for personnel use.
This is common with engineer positions at Medtronic. It is still a resignation not a termination, and the employee is usually paid out for 2 weeks notice period, it it is a decision to reduce transfer of proprietary information, and is sometimes paired with a NDA depending on the employee.
I have seen this happen many times over the years. Usually it was because the employee had taken a job at a competitor or the employee wouldn’t disclose the new employer. I never thought of it as a firing but maybe I should have?