At some point I’ll be going through the process. This came to mind, the difference between a termination, two weeks, and a “We’d like you to leave early.”
Almost two years ago I signed on with a sub-prime on a DoD contract. Very poor onboarding experience, over three weeks a red visitor badge (instead of a green one, which they could’ve applied for). This should’ve been a sign. the work environment was loosey-goosey with no structure, by the time I settled down with a new CAC and the run of some basic tasks I realized the job was nowhere near what I was told. Had a talk with the PM who gave me the company line instead of the truth, that same day I was interviewing with a prior client.
I gave two weeks notice to my company the following Monday. I asked the PM if he’d heard, who was visibly pissed. By Friday they had a new sys admin ready for sometime next week.
On Monday the last week I handed off passwords and some scans of a server provided by another coworker, albeit dated. But just to be safe I uploaded copies for perusal. I took Tuesday off, then found out the client decided my last day was that Monday. The client’s PM cited the scans, which were a minor issue.
I explained the situation to my company, who eventually came to understand it for what it really was. Truth be told I was going to do some clean-up for them and then call it early on Wednesday.
So, when it comes time to answer questions about past employment, how best to explain this? I put in my two weeks and the client decided–their words–that my last day was that Monday.