2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
You quit your job, and now all that separates you from another life is two weeks to work after applying. Use them wisely to get things done and take care of the little details that will help you get off your old job faster and focus on your new one.
Make it easier for everyone to deal with your departure
Ideally, you should break up on a good note, and do without burnt bridges and ruined relationships with your employer and coworkers. Whether you loved your company or hated it, it doesn't matter. Your goal is to leave in a way that makes it easy and comfortable for everyone involved.
These two weeks before the final departure are exactly designed so that the boss can find a replacement for you, and you have time to finish all your business.
Be polite, positive, and concise in your letter of care. And if you are leaving on good terms, indicate in your application the reason why you are leaving the workplace.
You can offer help in training the person who will take your position, you can recommend a specialist who can handle your projects, or you can make a list of the skills required to apply for your position.
If your colleagues find it difficult at first without you, you can write instructions on how to cope with the expected problems.
Also check your employment contract for instructions to give clients or employees if you leave. Or just ask your boss about it.
There may also be clauses in your contract that protect the company from theft of the customer base, especially if you are going to work for another company in a similar position. This is a delicate situation, so see what you can say about your past work and what you can't do.
Complete important projects
If you're lucky, two weeks should be enough to finish the job you started. If this is not the case, prioritize, find more important projects and those tasks that need to be completed first. And make sure your boss is aware of any projects that you may not be able to complete.
And hold back if you've been attacked by hyper-productivity in your last workdays. At this time, you finish your business in this company. Now is not the time to promote innovative ideas.
Some bosses try to trick their subordinates by dumping work on them that cannot be completed in two weeks. If this happened to you, stand your ground and let your boss know what you will have time to do during this time and what will not.
Probably needless to say, in the past two weeks, you shouldn't wander from corner to corner and watch videos of cats or call and pretend to be sick for several days in a row.
Clean up your computer and save the files you want
There should be no personal files left on the work computer. If it's a work laptop or desktop office computer, erase your data and save any files you might need before you lose access to them.
It also makes sense to clear your browser history, delete bookmarks and cookies, for example using Clean Master or CCleaner.
Many companies include a clause in their employment contracts stating that all the results of the work you performed in the company belong to your employer. If there are files you want to use in your portfolio, such as a logo you designed or a presentation you create, ask your boss for copies. If the files do not contain confidential information or trade secrets and if you part peacefully, then most likely you will not be denied.
Clear the desk and talk to the HR department
Don't forget your personal belongings in the office. You can gradually pick up your belongings from the office over the course of two weeks, instead of lugging everything on the last day.
Surely people from the human resources department will contact you to inform you about payments for unused vacation, if any, about sick leave and wages for these past days. If you have not been contacted, do it yourself and find out all the details.
Don't feel guilty and give yourself a break
The last two weeks can be challenging: It’s hard to concentrate when you’re no longer working for this company. You may feel guilty these days. In vain.
Yes, you leave your team and, perhaps, are afraid of losing friends in the team, but you cannot stay with them for the rest of your life, you need to move forward.
Remember, the company will live after you leave the same way as it did before you came to it. Your colleagues will continue to work without you, and everything will be fine.
Enjoy your final days at the workplace. Spend these two weeks right, and then be sure to give yourself a free week without work to rest and prepare for the next round in your career.
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