To want to give work a heads up that I'm giving my notice in soon?

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I have a job offer and I'm just waiting for the contract. I'm still in probation for my current job which means my notice is only a week.

I am pretty junior at work so don't want to give the impression that I'm indispensable or something. However, I know me leaving will have repercussions.

Basically I was trained on a new procedure with the intention that I would then go on to train my colleagues on the procedure. As it stands so far I have only trained one other person (out of my control, they haven't been able to spare the staff to give them time to train as we are short-staffed). The procedure is supposed to be ramping up soon and the intention is that between me and the person I have trained and our supervisor/manager it will be enough people which is already short-staffed (we really need to be in a team of 4 rather than 3).

When I give my notice it will just be that one person who I have trained. They have only been trained on half of the procedure due to factors outside of my control (too complicated to explain). My manager does not know the procedure fully, he only knows the parts he is responsible for rather than the parts I do.

I feel guilty and know upper-management will be frustrated and won't expect this. I kind of want to let my manager know in advance that I'll be leaving soon, or I have thought about whether to ask my new job for a delayed start date (not long, just maybe 4 weeks) to give me chance to train some more people. I have asked to train more people without mentioning why but they don't have the people to spare...

What do you think?

Definitely don't tell your current job. If for any reason the new one falls through, they may hold it against you.

Your notice is your heads up.

Giving them a heads up, before that may not be a great idea. They may finish you. If you other offer falls through, you will be stuck.

If you really wanted you could offer to work longer notice.

Don't do it! Just give your weeks notice and be factual yet professional about leaving.

I wouldn't tell them until you have your contract and are rest to go. I also would delay the start at your new job. It really isn't your problem the way things have worked out. I understand how you feel - I was in a similar situation last year - but you have to think about yourself and move on.

I totally agree that offering a longer notice period is the only thing you can do.

Wouldn't delay nor would!

No no no no no

You don't owe them anything. You don't think they'd give you extra warning do you if they were terminating your contract? The slt will be used to people leaving. It's just one of those things.

Wait until the contract is signed and a start date is confirmed. Esp in these turbulent times things can change at the drop of a hat.

No, do not say ANYTHING until everything is formal with your new job. You can be sacked without reason if you are still new, so you are putting yourself at risk.

If they needed more than one week's notice, your contract would specify more (mine is much more than that!)

Do not give them notice of your notice!! Your notice period should be long enough for an efficient hand over and if it isn’t then they didn’t value you enough anyway - that’s a lesson for them.

I would wait until I had signed my contract for the new job.

They are so understaffed that I know they wouldn't make me leave. We have a very high turnover of staff so I know they won't be petty about it, but I know that they will be frustrated as I know their plans for the rest of the year are all centred around me training colleagues. To be honest, I'm glad I'm leaving as I have had a huge shift in my role and an increase in responsibility and I believe I should have had a promotion to reflect that.

You have asked them to train more people, they haven’t moved things around so that you can do that.

Don’t give them the heads up, whilst it may seem like the decent thing to do, you may regret it.

Good luck with your new job!

Ok that's pretty unanimous then! I will keep quiet.

My notice period will extend in the next couple of weeks but I think I will have left before then.

Don't delay your date, those few weeks will be painful. You could try to push the training through while awaiting your contract though, or make sure the one you have trained is rock solid on it.

Having worked for years as an interim - no one is indispensable.

They can either make best use of your final week for you to train colleagues, or send someone else on the training course/get the trainer to come back in.

it should only take a day or so for the offer letter to come through - they aren't going to do a lot with that. Personally I['d wait until the offer letter comes, and then resign.

Don;t feel guilty about it - if the role wasn't right for you, you wouldn't be moving on. Enjoy the next one.

No good deed goes unpunished. Don't do it.

If you’re only on probation then you are very dispensable and it’s their own fault for not insisting on a longer notice period. Keep you mouth shut and act only in your own best interests.

To be honest, I'm glad I'm leaving as I have had a huge shift in my role and an increase in responsibility and I believe I should have had a promotion to reflect that.

This lack of transparency, fairness and respect will be the reason they have such a high turnover and I think it's likely they wouldnt pause at doing whatever suits the business best, even if that screws the employee over and even if you think that doesn't make sense (i.e. making someone leave per contract e.g. 1 week).

Don't give them advance notice. You're leaving for a reason.

If it was really important to them to be given more notice, they would have put that in your contract. Don’t worry about it.

Nah, don’t bother. Probation is about them seeing if you’re any good but also you seeing whether you like it. Unfortunately for the employer (fortunately for you) it means they risk you leaving at short notice. If employers don’t want people to leave at short notice then don’t do probation periods.