Will I be not eligible for rehire by HR?
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I plan on leaving my employer for a new job with a two week notice, but a coworker has a vacation planned two weeks after I leave and there is no one else to provide cover. I would think asking to delay my start date with my new employer by a week would be reasonable, but two weeks might not be agreeable.
I don't want to cause any friction with my new employer, but I also don't want to leave on bad terms with my current employer. Will I be ineligible for rehire if I were to leave before my coworker takes off for vacation?
Others have already explained to you on what you should do
But holy shit has OP been conditioned into wage slavery.
Until these people get woke about the class war, we gonna keep getting fucked hard.
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That's true. The company has had some layoffs in recent years and my manager even admitted that they just needed me to cover for vacation.
The point of two weeks notice is that they should be able to replace you in that time. The coworker's vacation is two weeks after the end of your two weeks notice. That's four weeks for the company to figure shit out. Really, really not your problem.
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I get your point, but I saw the background check report for my current employer and they asked all my previous employers from the last seven years whether I was available for rehire.
Wow, what do you do, bodyguard?
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I plan on leaving my employer for a new job with a two week notice, but a coworker has a vacation planned two weeks after I leave and there is no one else to provide cover. I would think asking to delay my start date with my new employer by a week would be reasonable, but two weeks might not be agreeable.
I don't want to cause any friction with my new employer, but I also don't want to leave on bad terms with my current employer. Will I be ineligible for rehire if I were to leave before my coworker takes off for vacation?
This isn't your responsibility. Your "obligation" (if you can even call it that since its optional) is to only provide a 2 week notice unless the standard is different in your field (for example my mom's work as a notice that is typical to a month notice, which is written in her contract and she loses a chunk of pay if she fails it)
Other employees vacation isn't your responsibility, and honestly if your previous work did hold that against you, it isn't an employer you would want to go back to anyway. I think requesting your new employer waits an additional 2 weeks will look worse on you then if you left your previous employer hanging.
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That's true. The company has had some layoffs in recent years and my manager even admitted that they just needed me to cover for vacation.
Running themselves so lean that two people absent at once causes problems? Cool. They shit their bed they can sleep in it.
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I plan on leaving my employer for a new job with a two week notice, but a coworker has a vacation planned two weeks after I leave and there is no one else to provide cover. I would think asking to delay my start date with my new employer by a week would be reasonable, but two weeks might not be agreeable.
I don't want to cause any friction with my new employer, but I also don't want to leave on bad terms with my current employer. Will I be ineligible for rehire if I were to leave before my coworker takes off for vacation?
Do not change the start date with your new employer. If you do, you are indicating that you are putting your new employer second and your old employer first. Don't do that.
Your thoughts about extending with your old employer are working to solve a problem that isn't yours to solve. If you leave on time as planned, you won't be employed at the old employer. None of the problems of old employer should concern you.
Lastly, there is a chance you are stealing an opportunity from your coworker. If the old employer really needs coverage then they will quickly learn how valuable your coworker is....unless delay your departure and solve the problem for your old employer. Don't do that. Let your coworker demand a king's ransom for delaying their vacation, or a hefty raise when they return because they are the only ones that do the job after you're gone. Additionally, maybe this will teach your old employer they need to staff up in your department so there aren't just two people in this critical role.
You delaying your start date with new employer breaks all of that.
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I get your point, but I saw the background check report for my current employer and they asked all my previous employers from the last seven years whether I was available for rehire.
Most employers will only ever answer the question of whether or not you were ever employed there. Beyond that, they risk being sued by former employees.
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Do not change the start date with your new employer. If you do, you are indicating that you are putting your new employer second and your old employer first. Don't do that.
Your thoughts about extending with your old employer are working to solve a problem that isn't yours to solve. If you leave on time as planned, you won't be employed at the old employer. None of the problems of old employer should concern you.
Lastly, there is a chance you are stealing an opportunity from your coworker. If the old employer really needs coverage then they will quickly learn how valuable your coworker is....unless delay your departure and solve the problem for your old employer. Don't do that. Let your coworker demand a king's ransom for delaying their vacation, or a hefty raise when they return because they are the only ones that do the job after you're gone. Additionally, maybe this will teach your old employer they need to staff up in your department so there aren't just two people in this critical role.
You delaying your start date with new employer breaks all of that.
Appreciate the breakdown. I'll keep this in mind for the future.
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What the fuck do you do?
I don't think I've ever heard of such a thing.
As an employer I wouldn't even confirm someone worked for me unless they had personally asked me for a reference, and even that only applies to recent employees. I wouldn't act as a reference for someone 5 years later.
It's a law firm so I guess it's normal for the industry.
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It's a law firm so I guess it's normal for the industry.
So what does your employment contract say?
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So what does your employment contract say?
It doesn't state any specifics related to leaving other than that being an at will agreement.
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It doesn't state any specifics related to leaving other than that being an at will agreement.
Keep a copy of that contract and if they cause any issues for you over giving notice, sue the ever-lovin fuck out of them.
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I plan on leaving my employer for a new job with a two week notice, but a coworker has a vacation planned two weeks after I leave and there is no one else to provide cover. I would think asking to delay my start date with my new employer by a week would be reasonable, but two weeks might not be agreeable.
I don't want to cause any friction with my new employer, but I also don't want to leave on bad terms with my current employer. Will I be ineligible for rehire if I were to leave before my coworker takes off for vacation?
wrote last edited by [email protected]I feel like the time to worry about this would have been before you set a start date. At this point, it's unfortunate, but your new and old workplaces just have needs that are in conflict, and it's probably smarter to prioritise the new one. Maybe loop in the coworker, see if there's some kind of approach that works best for them?
The other commenters are correct that on paper you have no other obligations, but not everyone hates their workplace and coworkers, so I think there could be room to be accommodating here if you can.
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I get your point, but I saw the background check report for my current employer and they asked all my previous employers from the last seven years whether I was available for rehire.
Yeah most roles I have done have required that kind of checkup but usually the only parts companies have to say is start date, end date and eligible for rehire, and as far as I’ve seen you basically have to do some criminal shit to get classed as entirely ineligible for rehire
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My concern is that if I am marked as not eligible for rehire that would show up in background checks by other jobs in the future.
"We wouldn't re-hire him because he didn't fuck up his next job right out of the gate to make things a little bit easier on us" isn't the massive own you think it is.
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I plan on leaving my employer for a new job with a two week notice, but a coworker has a vacation planned two weeks after I leave and there is no one else to provide cover. I would think asking to delay my start date with my new employer by a week would be reasonable, but two weeks might not be agreeable.
I don't want to cause any friction with my new employer, but I also don't want to leave on bad terms with my current employer. Will I be ineligible for rehire if I were to leave before my coworker takes off for vacation?
As many people here are saying, you don't owe them anything and shouldn't be ineligible for rehire for giving them the stardard 2 weeks notice, but if you care about your coworker and your manager on a personal level, e.g. because they are good people, maybe even friends, then sure, go ahead and offer to be accomodating, within reason. Being kind, while not required, is likely appreciated, but do it cause you care about them, not about your rehire eligibility (which, once again, shouldn't be an issue here).
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I get your point, but I saw the background check report for my current employer and they asked all my previous employers from the last seven years whether I was available for rehire.
You can do everything correctly and still have someone say they wouldn’t rehire you for X. I think it’s better to look forward and not back.
