http://legalbeat.anthonyreeves.com General Legal Issues by Anthony Reeves, Esq. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://legalbeat.anthonyreeves.com General Legal Issues by Anthony Reeves, Esq. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://legalbeat.anthonyreeves.com General Legal Issues by Anthony Reeves, Esq. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://legalbeat.anthonyreeves.com/general-legal-topics-and-discussions/to-quit-or-not-to-quit-be-mindful-of-how-you-leave-your-job http://legalbeat.anthonyreeves.com/general-legal-topics-and-discussions/to-quit-or-not-to-quit-be-mindful-of-how-you-leave-your-job#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 13:30:29 +0000 Anthony Reeves http://legalbeat.anthonyreeves.com/?p=159 1) START LOOKING NOW. As tough as it may seems, the reality is that companies are downsizing and cutting costs.  As a result, the cost may include reducing  the number of employees.   Most of us don't move with a sense of urgency unless we have to and let me tell you, if you are losing your job, THAT is a sense of urgency. 2) ASK ABOUT YOUR JOB AND YOUR FUTURE. Listen, a company may say that your jobs aren't in jeopardy but if enough information is floating out there to let people know that things may be getting tight, you can't sit by comfortably and trust that your company is going to keep rolling.   Ask what the future may hold.  More importantly, ask for a good letter of recommendation in the event you decide to start looking. 3) DON'T DO ANYTHING STUPID. When your job get tense, people get angry.   Don't sit there and think that just because your boss made you mad you can just leave your job for a day to cool off.  Leaving your job may be considered 'JOB' abandonment.   As such, in some states, you may not be able to collect Unemployment. 4) DO I RESIGN or SHOULD I BE TERMINATED? Now, here's the million dollar question, "Do I resign or should I be terminated?".   Here's how it flows, if you resign, you leave on your terms.  You have the ability to end your employment and from this point on, if anyone questions your end of your services, you can say that YOU ended your employment.  However, if you voluntary end your services, in most cases, you can't apply for unemployment compensation.  Now, if you decide to let the company terminate you, you can now draw unemployment.  This way,  you can ensure that you have some income coming into the house while you look for a new job.  However, when you apply for a new job, you still have to inform future employers that you were terminated from service. The one thing this economy has done was put our society in the unique situation of evaluating our next career move.     The time for being at a company for 20 years is probably rapidly leaving our society.  As such, we have to be more aggressive about the moves that we make to ensure our health and prosperity.]]> http://legalbeat.anthonyreeves.com/general-legal-topics-and-discussions/to-quit-or-not-to-quit-be-mindful-of-how-you-leave-your-job/feed 0