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American Employee: What Constitutes A Resignation (reddthat.com)

submitted 5 months ago by etchinghillside@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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A sudden exodus of employees is causing leadership to panic and suddenly puts me under a microscope with questions like:

Are you going to leave?
What can we do to keep you from leaving?
Do you see yourself here in 1 year?

These are all semi valid questions to ask in the best interest of the company. But I’m curious how this information could be used.

This all got me thinking – at what point could – “no - I don’t see myself in a year” be used as a resignation with a 1 year notice – and then terminated after ~3 months and be ineligible for unemployment since you “technically” resigned.

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[–] That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml 36 points 5 months ago

We're incentivized to lie to our employers. If they ask where we see ourselves in X number of years, any answer rhst doesn't involve that company is a red flag to management, and likely a reason to terminate your employment.

We live in an age where company loyalty and hard work translating into promotions & higher pay aren't real things. This is not the 1970s anymore, despite what many of our geriatric politicians say to the contrary.

These days, the only way to get a promotion or a pay raise is to quit and go work for someone else. Employers don't like to admit it, but that's the hard truth. There is zero incentive to work hard for, or be loyal to, any company.