An anonymous employee has sparked a discussion about workplace exits and company loyalty after describing what they said happened when they submitted a two-week notice after four years with the same organisation. In a post shared on Reddit, the individual claimed that their manager reacted negatively to the resignation and that their work accounts were disabled within minutes, with HR informing them that their employment had ended immediately.
The writer said they had recently secured a new job and wanted to leave their current role professionally. They claimed they had received consistently strong performance reviews, worked numerous unpaid overtime weekends and prepared a detailed handover document before speaking to their manager on a Monday morning.
According to the post, the conversation quickly took an unexpected turn.
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Employee says two-week notice was followed by immediate termination
The anonymous employee claimed their manager remained silent for around 10 seconds before asking whether they were “betraying the team during a busy quarter”. The manager then ended the call abruptly, the post said.
Around 20 minutes later, the employee claimed they lost access to Slack and email. They said an HR representative subsequently contacted them and informed them that their termination was effective immediately.
The writer said they were not given an opportunity to say goodbye to colleagues or collect personal belongings from their desk, including a coffee mug.
The experience left the employee questioning whether giving advance notice was worthwhile. In the post, they argued that employees should reconsider offering courtesy notices to companies where they do not feel their loyalty is reciprocated.
Anonymous worker questions idea of company loyalty
Describing the experience, the writer said they had expected their four years of work and preparation for the transition to be treated with greater consideration.
They compared their treatment to that of someone suspected of taking sensitive information rather than an employee who had spent years working for the organisation.
The writer concluded that, in their view, employees should not assume that additional effort or loyalty will necessarily protect them from an abrupt employment decision.
They also posed a hypothetical about what could have happened had the company decided to terminate them without notice, writing that it could have restricted their access at the start of the day instead.
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Users share their own experiences with employers
The post drew responses from users who said they had encountered similar lessons about job security, resignations and how quickly employees can be replaced.
One commenter, identifying themselves as 61 years old, wrote that workers should remember they are ultimately “a number” and argued that loyalty or taking on additional work does not guarantee job security.
Another user advised the anonymous employee not to dwell on the experience, saying they had acted professionally while the company had not, and encouraged them to move on.
A third commenter recalled a performance review from years earlier while working in public accounting. The user said they had presented a list of accomplishments and requested a 5% raise, but the request was rejected.
The manager then asked the employee to fill a glass with water, place a finger in it and quickly remove it, observing how fast the water filled the space left behind.
The commenter said the manager’s intended message was that the company could replace them just as quickly.
Another worker recalls lengthy notice before changing jobs
Another user shared a contrasting experience, saying they had given their employer a one-month notice, which in practice became closer to two months. The commenter said they were still required to work for three hours on the morning of their final day.
However, the user added that their perspective changed after joining the new organisation. They said they realised their previous company had actually been a good workplace and explained that the main reason for leaving had been its location in a place with nine months of winter, which they found difficult to tolerate.
The responses reflected different experiences of resignations and workplace relationships, ranging from abrupt exits to employees reconsidering their decisions after moving to new jobs.
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