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Resignation from a job
Fordman:
--- Quote from: RTSDaddy2 on October 27, 2010, 07:33:18 pm ---My question: I resigned from the first job last night via email letter, giving two weeks notice, etc. I kept it very professional and asked for a letter of reference at the end of it. Having not resigned from a job before (ok, when I was 18, I quit Macy's after two days :embarassed:), does the employer legally have to acknowledge the letter and my request? If so, how long should I wait to hear from them? To this point, I've received no reply.
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To answer both your questions: No & No (if a U.S.A. resident - worker)
Look in your employee handbook (if they gave you one) and the first line as a condition of employment is you are an "Employee At Will". Meaning you can quit working with/without noitice and they can terminate you with/without notice. Now the company has a few guidlines for termination that they have to follow but they are few and cant be discriminitory.
Also, NO, the company doesnt have to give you a letter of recommendation. When used as a reference while applying for a job, when the new prospective employer calls for verification, legally all the old employer can say is "Yes, they worked here from this time to this time" But we all know they really dont just stop there, the old HR person gives thei 2 cents about you, if they remember you.
Fordman
Havok:
What the hell? I just got this email from some dude saying he resigns, that he's giving two weeks notice, etc. And then he asked for a letter of reference at the end of it. I don't employ anybody...
shmokes:
That kid's got moxie. Give him the letter of reference!
Vigo:
--- Quote from: Havok on November 18, 2010, 10:05:16 pm ---What the hell? I just got this email from some dude saying he resigns, that he's giving two weeks notice, etc. And then he asked for a letter of reference at the end of it. I don't employ anybody...
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The way I see it, you now have an employee for two weeks. Email back and ask him to do random crap for you over these next few weeks and threat that you won't give him a reference letter otherwise. ;D
Gray_Area:
--- Quote from: Havok on November 18, 2010, 10:05:16 pm ---What the hell? I just got this email from some dude saying he resigns, that he's giving two weeks notice, etc. And then he asked for a letter of reference at the end of it. I don't employ anybody...
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That could be an interesting spam approach.
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