TikToker Shares A Story About How Managers At Her Job Refused Her Two-Week Notice Request
“When I put my 2 weeks in at a job and it got rejected because I was still needed.”
Employer-employee relations are often quite complicated. Managers and employers too often give themselves too much liberty in interpreting regulations and policies, which can create tension between employers and employees.
This can lead to feelings of unfairness and mistrust, making it more difficult to foster a productive and trusting work environment. Courtney Reder recently shared a TikTok video showing her drinking coffee, with a text overlay that revealed her employer wouldn't let her give two weeks' notice when she wanted to leave.
This is something that many employees are experiencing due to the upheaval in the business world caused by COVID-19, including labor shortages, massive exoduses from workplaces, inflated wages and benefits, and hiring freezes.
However, Courtney should be aware that she does not necessarily need to give her employer notice—it is worth checking her contract, but generally, a two-week notice is not required. Courtney's caption read, "I now have 3 jobs and am still trying to make ends meet," prompting many people to advise her to just "say no" rather than give two weeks' notice and risk angering her managers.
Others mentioned the possibility that she might not be able to use her current job as a reference, something Courtney should weigh when deciding how to handle the situation.
“When I put my 2 weeks in at a job and it got rejected because I was still needed.”
@courtneyyy_lynn_/TikTokWatch the video here:
Employers cannot make an employee stay at a job after they have given two weeks' notice. This is due to employment laws that protect employees from being forced to work in an environment they are not comfortable in.
If an employer attempts to make an employee stay after they have given their two weeks' notice, they could be subject to legal action. Employers may attempt to persuade an employee to stay with incentives such as additional pay or benefits, but they cannot legally force an employee to stay.
Employees should be aware of their rights and the laws that protect them from being forced to stay at a job after they have given their two weeks' notice. If an employer is pressuring an employee to stay, they should contact the appropriate legal authority to ensure that their rights are being respected.
This is what people online said:
@courtneyyy_lynn_/TikTok
They cannot force you to stay
@courtneyyy_lynn_/TikTok
People had similar experiences:
@courtneyyy_lynn_/TikTok
One user wrote, “That’s not how that works; just do what I did and stop showing up after two weeks.”Another said, “Last time I checked, they can’t keep you in a job when you say you’re going to quit.”
Courtney proposed a compromise—she'd stay at the job but work fewer hours. She said she still enjoyed the job, despite asking to leave.
Someone else suggested that if the job was that desperate to keep her, she should ask for a raise. Hopefully, she followed the advice and was successful!
Maybe managers should try some incentives instead of threats to make workers stay. What do you think?
