Job change and resignation

[Engdoitbetter]

Dear all,

As some of you may have read in my previous post, I'm leaving my current company for a railway engineering company which I worked for about two years ago.

To make the story short, according to italian law and to my salary level, I have to give only a 7 days notice to my employer before leaving.
Though I noticed informally my employer of my resignation immediately after having received the offer (I will start the new job on September 1st), he says i'm putting the Company in a difficult situation since i'm the only person doing CAD here and I have to teach my substitute (whom, by the way, he's found the day immediately after our discussion two days ago) for a while.
I do not want to leave the Company abruptly without helping the guy who's going to replace me, but I'm feeling tired and a little bit upset since I would like to have a short holiday in August to rest before starting the new job. In addition, in my case their former CAD designer came to teach me only two or three times in total, so there was never a formal (or at least informal) teaching for my position (lack of formal teaching, according to my experience, is the norm in small italian companies).

I do not want to leave bad memories, so I would like to find a compromise, such as, for example, leaving August 21st and being available the next week only if really necessary. I also told him that I would be available on Saturday in September if necessary.

What are your thoughts?

Thank you for your kind advice.

Stefano

 

[IRstuff]

I think that's a nice compromise and very generous of you. Given that they, for whatever reason, only had one CAD person, they should not be laying that guilt trip on you.

One thing to consider is that they hired what they considered to be a QUALIFIED employee in relatively short order, so they don't appear to have particularly stringent requirements on that employee.

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[TehMightyEngineer]

Yep, business is business. While doing what you can to make the transition smooth you are under no obligation to assist them beyond what it typical or required. In the US most people give a two weeks notice regardless of the law. If a one week notice is the standard where you are then meeting this is all that's necessary in my mind. I also agree with IRstuff that the fact that they only have one CAD person means that it's ultimately they're own fault they've been placed in this situation.

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[KENAT]

How much notice would they give you if they wanted to get rid of you?

I assume you'll be compensated for any time you give them?

Your proposal seems pretty generous as IRstuff said.

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[Engdoitbetter]

In Italy the notice you have to respect is mandatory both for the employee who is resigning and the employer who is firing someone and is established by national standard contracts for different categories. If the notice is shorter than the minimum, the employee (if resigning) or the employer (if firing) must pay a sum to the employer/employee established by the contract. The sum and the notice are established according to seniority (i.e. the time you've been employed in the Company) and the "level", which should resemble how much your work/position is important for the Company.

In my case my contract foresees for me to start from first level and finish at the third level (this is called an apprenticeship contract), which is not a high level since the maximum is 7 and, in theory, graduated people like me should be employed at least at the 5th. So there is a strong discrepancy between my level and my actual importance for the Company (and believe me this is not uncommon).

 

[TheTick]

Your employer's staffing is their problem. It's not up to you to solve their recruiting and HR dilemmas.

 

[moltenmetal]

Help them to the extent that you can without inconveniencing yourself, in the interest of not burning bridges. Do not do any of it without pay. Business is business- on both sides of the employer-employee divide.

 

[77JQX]

How much extra are they willing to pay you for staying beyond your 7 day notice?

 

[Engdoitbetter]

During the notice the worker is paid with the regular salary.

Anyway, I resigned this morning, my last day will be the 21st. My boss isn't happy but I had to find a compromise between my and their needs.

Thank you for your kind advice.

Stefano