Notice

i have a "friend" whos going to a new job soon.
his current job requires him to give one weeks notice of resignation.
but his current job would seemingly be boned if only given one week notice to replace someone.
however this friend has been treated in quite an average way in the past by this company

what should this friend do
give one week notice?
or two weeks notice?
or more?
ps there is next to no chance this friend would get a job with this company again

I always think you just need to be careful not to burn any bridges. You never know where your old boss might turn up etc. If he's only required to give one week then I'd start there and see what they say. What has he told his new employer? If he's told them one week then one week it is.

this "friend" is leaving the company for a 2nd time
i highly doubt he will get a 3rd go with them
contractually hes obliged to give one week

Im with Glen. Never burn bridges unless of course your retiring

He may end up being asked to leave the office / factory the moment he quits. An escorted walkout from an office is always interesting

Always do the right thing. Give one weeks notice as required and offer to stay longer if possible. That way he has done the right thing and if he is escorted out then he can hold his head high. That way he might get a reference later on if needed by someone there. I have left many jobs for another and always got references. Remember they have employed him twice already so think that he is worth reemploying...

DON'T BURN BRIDGES....

Im with Glen. Never burn bridges unless of course your retiring

He may end up being asked to leave the office / factory the moment he quits. An escorted walkout from an office is always interesting

+1 Dont burn any bridges.
I got escorted off the premises once, had to get changed out of my uniform in front of them as well and then escorted to the car, little bit embarrassing

Im with Glen. Never burn bridges unless of course your retiring

He may end up being asked to leave the office / factory the moment he quits. An escorted walkout from an office is always interesting

+1 Dont burn any bridges.
I got escorted off the premises once, had to get changed out of my uniform in front of them as well and then escorted to the car, little bit embarrassing

Was that because you sold your Kawasaki and brought a Suzuki?

I'm with the others.

Do the best you can for both employers, past and present.

It's hard to give advice on WHEN to switch jobs, because we don't know how desperate both employers are for your services, and what the results would be of putting one or the other out more or less.

my "friend" is giving notice tommorow

getting exciting now.

I got escorted off the premises once, had to get changed out of my uniform in front of them as well and then escorted to the car, little bit embarrassing

Were you caught doing something wrong? If not, that is fucked (and I would think against the law to force you to change in front of them). Curious as to what industry and the circumstances.

tell him to burn all his bridges in a blaze of glory!!!!

Ive been escorted off a job before, that was fun as i got all of 5 mins to say my goodbyes. "im leaving?" "what, for today?" "no the job" "wtf?" and walked outta there. i should have finished copying off all my crap before i called the meeting with the manager. right bastard he was too, even though i offered 2 weeks notice. Mind you i had another job lined up at the time, so i got some paid time off. Still didnt stop the suckage though.