Quitting a new job for better offer

burly

Hi all,

I applied for several different jobs in June. Got offered one and started about 3 weeks ago. I wasn't happy with the money but took it because I hadn't heard anything back from anywhere else. I dont love the job by any means and its costing me around 4k a year just commuting.

I am going for interview next week for a job with 50% more money, more responsibility and closer to home, and reckon Ive a strong chance of getting it.

If I get offered the second job, is it ok to quit the new job after just 3 weeks in? And any advice on how best to handle the situation?

Anyone out there been there and done it?

Stark

It's fine, you need to do what you need to do. Most decent companies should let you go with very little notice at that point as well as you haven't been there long enough to make yourself essential or have too much work to transition over. We had a guy in our place quit after 3 weeks. Bit of a pain for the company as it means going through the process of trying to find a new person all over again but there were no hard feelings.

bmm

Of course it's OK! If you are qualified to get 50% more it begs the question why did you settle ? I wouldn't include a 3 week job on my CV though! Get your story straight for your interview!

burly

bmm wrote: »

Of course it's OK! If you are qualified to get 50% more it begs the question why did you settle ? I wouldn't include a 3 week job on my CV though! Get your story straight for your interview!

It wasn't a case of settling really. The current job is one which I got off the back of a very recent qualification in a new area, whereas the prospective job I'm hoping to get is off the back of my previous career experience in an area where there hasn't been much job prospects for the past few years.

I signed a contract with the new company, and the termination clause says I don't have to give any notice if I am less than 13 weeks employed.

I know that they will be really pi$$ed at me if I quit, and justifiably so as I was brought in to replace a guy who;s going traveling for a year, I would definitely be leaving them up the creek for a few weeks, but I'm not particularly keen on staying here long-term anyway.

Mr. Loverman

Leave on good terms. Explain why you are taking the other job. They should understand.

Try to give notice which work for everyone.

cnoc

burly wrote: »

It wasn't a case of settling really. The current job is one which I got off the back of a very recent qualification in a new area, whereas the prospective job I'm hoping to get is off the back of my previous career experience in an area where there hasn't been much job prospects for the past few years.

I signed a contract with the new company, and the termination clause says I don't have to give any notice if I am less than 13 weeks employed.

I know that they will be really pi$$ed at me if I quit, and justifiably so as I was brought in to replace a guy who;s going traveling for a year, I would definitely be leaving them up the creek for a few weeks, but I'm not particularly keen on staying here long-term anyway.

Can you not put back the starting date, if successful. in your upcoming interview. That would allow you to give some notice to your current employer and leave on good terms.

burly

Just a follow up question about pay/tax if I do decide to quit.

I will have worked 2 weeks that I haven't been paid for yet, is my employer obliged to pay me for those weeks at the end of the month?

Do I need to ask for a P45 or any other tax document from my employer before I leave? Are they obliged to provide that no hassle?

Frank Lee Midere

burly wrote: »

Just a follow up question about pay/tax if I do decide to quit.

I will have worked 2 weeks that I haven't been paid for yet, is my employer obliged to pay me for those weeks at the end of the month?

Do I need to ask for a P45 or any other tax document from my employer before I leave? Are they obliged to provide that no hassle?

Yes. But you have to given them proper notice (under 6 months that's lower than normal ).

The only other thing is to exclude this job from your CV.

burly

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

Yes. But you have to given them proper notice (under 6 months that's lower than normal ).

The only other thing is to exclude this job from your CV.

The contract I signed says the following;

NOTICE OF TERMINATION TO BE GIVEN BY EMPLOYEE
Under 13 weeks service - Nil.

RedXIV

burly wrote: »

The contract I signed says the following;

NOTICE OF TERMINATION TO BE GIVEN BY EMPLOYEE
Under 13 weeks service - Nil.

Which means legally you are not obliged to work any notice, morally though, it might be nice to give them a little breathing space with a weeks or two notice

burly

RedXIV wrote: »

Which means legally you are not obliged to work any notice, morally though, it might be nice to give them a little breathing space with a weeks or two notice

Yes but this situation is a little different in that the guy I was brought in to replace will be there for another 2 weeks anyway. I was working alongside him/training in for the past 3 weeks, but I think its better I just go now, so that they have two weeks in which to find someone to work alongside him.

What's your opinion on that?

RedXIV

burly wrote: »

Yes but this situation is a little different in that the guy I was brought in to replace will be there for another 2 weeks anyway. I was working alongside him/training in for the past 3 weeks, but I think its better I just go now, so that they have two weeks in which to find someone to work alongside him.

What's your opinion on that?

I can see the benefit of keeping you another week personally, even if to just help build a new starter manual for the guy replacing you.

Check with the office though, they may not actually want you to work a notice period

burly

Thanks for all the replies. Its not a decision I will make lightly, and its good to hear others opinions.

OldMrBrennan83

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