Yep, I wouldn’t give your current employer an incentive to send you packing.

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Aug 12, 2019
8:54:18am

Duke Silver All-American

And telling them you’re going to leave right after your stocks vest is dangerous territory.

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Duke Silver

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Question about 2 wk notice? Theoretically, if I am due a

jholling

8/12/19 8:50am

What is the timing difference between receiving bonus/stock

cougarfann888

8/12/19 8:51am

The new job wants me yesterday

jholling

8/12/19 8:52am

Most new employers understand that it takes a little time to settle things

LaserCoug

8/12/19 8:55am

Yup, if they really want you they'll wait a few more weeks.

rggee

8/12/19 8:55am

I would wait til after the bonus and stock vest

rggee

8/12/19 8:52am

Too much risk to not, especially if it's an at-will state.

chago04

8/12/19 8:53am

Either that or negotiate with the new job a signing bonus to make up for the

Skeptical Optimist

8/12/19 8:54am

Yep, I wouldn’t give your current employer an incentive to send you packing.

Duke Silver

8/12/19 8:54am

Agree. Your employer will almost always do what is in their best interest.

OceanMang

8/12/19 8:54am

I'd wait until after the bonus and vesting. I've seen people get burned

LaserCoug

8/12/19 8:53am

if they complain about it, i'd point to the walking people out as the reason

v1k0u6

8/12/19 8:54am

Generally people are escorted out if the the company they are going to work for is a competitor.

TheLoneCougar

8/12/19 8:55am

Agreed. This falls into that category. It is 50-50 whether they get walked out

jholling

8/12/19 8:58am

My company only walks people out if the company they’re going to

saltair

8/12/19 8:57am

If you have already earned the bonus you have to get it by law. If it

Baron

8/12/19 9:02am

Thanks for other responses. Everybody pretty much echoed the thoughts in my own

jholling

8/12/19 9:05am

Update: after further research with former employees I decided to break the news

jholling

8/29/19 4:27pm

With my last employer, I needed to wait until my new offer was final and the

LaserCoug

8/12/19 9:10am

If you want to make sure you get your bonus, you should not say a thing before

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