How should I handle leaving the company on good terms?
I’m on great terms with my manager, team, and people on site. I hope they feel comfortable reaching out to me in the future, and I’d feel the same. I’ve really enjoyed learning from them and working with them.
I’ve been an engineer here for the past two years. I’m non-union, I’m at a smaller site, and this was my first full-time role after college.
This is what I want, but it all happened very quickly. I was on vacation, came back home, worked a bit in office on Boeing work, and then received and signed an offer from another company on Friday, July 3, with a start date of July 27. I don’t want to put anyone in a bad position.
Should I email my manager over the weekend or wait until Monday? I’m remote Monday and in-office Tuesday, so should I tell her Monday over Teams or wait until I can tell her in person on Tuesday?
I’d really like to stay on good terms with people at the company. My reason for leaving is nuanced and multi-part, and the timing is also a bit complicated. What reason should I give, and is there anything I should know or do to make this easier on my manager and team, other than being clear about where I’m leaving things?
After I give notice, should I generally expect to work the next two weeks, which I’m happy to do, or is it more typical that they would have me take PTO or leave earlier?
Edit: Before I accepted the other offer, I had been planning to work overtime this weekend for my Boeing SOW. Given what’s coming up, though, I don’t think I will, because I’m concerned it could look questionable right before giving notice.