Refuse to do any work after tender resignation letter....

I know a lot of people who do that, but I think it's really the wrong mindset, because as you said, they are still being paid by the company, so they should still finish any pending items on their list. Plus, it's hard for those personnel who are still in the company, because they are forced to finish the task of other employees which really sucks.

I work in management and I know that whenever I give my notice, to leave the company, I am escorted out the door at that moment and paid for my 2 weeks notice to stay home. I knew this ahead of time when I left my last employer so I made sure that my desk was packed up and ready to go. Unfortunately, I could not tell my employees that I was giving notice so it was a shock to everyone. I helped open up the call center with over 200 employees in it. I asked the Director if it was at all possible to give me just one hour to go around and say goodbye and give hugs to people. He agreed since I was always a great employee. I even got a standing ovation when I walked out. It was heart wrenching to me. They are afraid that you will use that 2 week period to approach customers or steal information so they elect to pay you for your time and let you stay home. It gave me a nice break before I started my new job. For phone reps we let them stay but I usually find them busy work to do since I know their heart is not in their work and they will make many more errors. I have them catch us up on filing or reorganizing supplies or things along those lines.

Most people in my profession, don't even bother to show up after giving the resignation. It is standard practice, and it hurts them more then it hurts us. We just work a little harder, and then move on, they lose credibility and a good reference. Sincerely and With Appreciation.

that's a very unfair and very unprofessional move by your colleague good thing she quit

The main intension of any management is "they want the cheap and best working capabilities employees". If they can do anything as per their wish. And on the time of tender writing they have put some conditions. In that management is having upper hand. So in this case also happened like that only.

A lot of people do that. Just getting lazy and goof off a lot. Always late, extended break time and so on you name it. But it just show unprofesionnalism. Eventhough we have tender our resign letter, we wasn't resign yet till the date we state that we are going to resign and that mean we are still need to work. It is annoying when we have somebody like that. When I was going to quit my previous job, I still work as usual with the same amount of effort and commitment. it is only on the last day after half of the night shift, I sleep on job.

I won't feel uneasy and guilty of that because I know who made me resign. The work load is too much and environment of co-workers or bosses that made me leave. I wishes your friend good luck in her endeavour for a new job.

Well, I think that if you're gonna quit your job, there's no point on go on doing it anymore. I have always felt bothered by having to say with 15 days or even a month that you have to quit, but the company can fire you in the very same day instead, so we can consider this payback for unfair rules for the worker. If that person has decided not to do her work anymore as she has decided to quit, I applaud her.

I would say it is wrong for her to not do the task she needed to. Even if she had rendered a resignation, she should do the task she should be doing until her last day. But I would be honest to admit that if I would be that person, since I already have submitted the resignation, I will probably feel less motivated to work and not care at all since I am leaving. Maybe she wanted to really get rid of the job and not enjoying it anymore. But I understand that it's gonna be unfair for the other workers who will be left doing things she is supposed to finish.

I am shocked by your colleague's behaviour. If she does not want to do the job, why did she come to work then? So she submitted her resignation letter saying she would be out by two weeks or a month or whatever time frame it may be. It just shows that she really did not care about her job. Then again, most people are like that. My father-in-law never gives any one notice period. He just gives them their wages in lieu of notice. He said that if you give them notice, it gives them a chance to steal from you or make things bad for you. So if any of his employees handed in their resignation or he has to fire someone, he just let them go and pay them the two weeks wages.

I have seen this happen many times before and shame really as we simply do not know when we have to look back. I mean the new job may not last forever and how can a person then receive a good reference if they leave a bad taste behind. I would say after tendering a resignation I would prefer to leave with a bang! Meaning do my best performance and this way if ever I need to come back, they would receive me with open arms, if ever I need a reference they would not hesitate and finally they would certainly come to appreciate me and perhaps miss me too. But unfortunately some people do not see past tomorrow and do not realize the consequences of their own actions.

She is doing right. Since she is leaving, she is not supposed to follow up or doing work anymore. The management should stop her from continuing her daily work too. During the period before her last day, she should liaison to someone to hand over everything until her last day.

It's unprofessional. No matter what reason she submit the resignation letter, She should work more harder and hand over the work of that position well to the someone take over it. Unfortunately, many people of that situation are willing to stop working and like to see how mess the company is, which can prove to the company how important she is.

she shouldn't stop doing her responsibilities in your office since her resignation hasn't taken effect yet. Resignation letters will take effect normally after 30 days upon notice.