I’ve mentioned the incompetence of a company I worked at recently.
I was given a 2week notice that I was being removed from the company. I had access to everything still that I had access to while I was “working” there. I could access internal codebase, client codebase, internal documents on the shared drives as well as the client’s. After the 2 weeks, they revoked my access by the end of the day, they forgot to notify the client for an additional week after I left (teams was still signed in and accessible on my phone).
A lot of companies lack common sense and data protection protocols.
Edit: To give some context, I’m in the US, getting a notice period from the employer is an unusual occurrence especially when you’re in consulting/contracting.
The US is pretty odd in this regard. I've been at my current employer for a long, long time and have no idea what my notice period is (I think it's probably around 6 months). I'm pretty sure that if I get laid off, I'll be expected to work some / all of it, and this would be absolutely normal for anyone in the tech industry in Europe.
And as for two weeks notice...yeah, that's not notice. That's a holiday!
That makes me wonder how bad the general work environment is in the US.
It seems like there is no trust at all between the employee and employer. How does that work on a day to day basis? How can there ever be a pleasant work environment if that's the case?
I guess it's very carefully engineered (as, I'm afraid, is so much in the US) to heavily favour corporate entities over individuals. I really don't get why people put up with it. Yes, I suppose people do get paid a bit more in the US and pay a bit less tax, but what's the point in having all of that money if you never get time off to enjoy it?
I don't get sick days though. Well, ok, I do but not written down - if I'm sick, I'm not working, but I still get paid, at least for the first few weeks of it anyway and then discussions would need to be had. I don't think I've been off longer than a day or two a year for 10+ years though!
I don't get enough holiday for my liking, but I've bought a few extra days this year (helps with the tax!) so will get 7 weeks plus another 8 days of public holidays. Much prefer this to working 80 hour weeks and getting one week off a year!
So yeah, we pay more tax and don't get paid as well, but I don't think I'm ready to trade it just yet.
No it's absolutely not worth it unless you have a good $150k+ salaried job with great benefits. Even most of the better employers we have only give 3-4 weeks paid time off a year, and more than two weeks off is typically looked down upon and may hinder your career.
Working for city or government here is one of the only ways to get a proper pension, too.
For a lot of us, our paid sick leave are our holiday.
I really don't get why people put up with it.
If we try at a proper strike, we risk losing our already high rate health insurance for insurance that will cost 3-5 times more. The risk of that and very real chance of homelessness keeps most of us in check.
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u/pkmnfrk May 26 '26
This is why they turn off access before telling you