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I plan on leaving my employer for a new job with a two week notice, but a coworker has a vacation planned two weeks after I leave and there is no one else to provide cover. I would think asking to delay my start date with my new employer by a week would be reasonable, but two weeks might not be agreeable.

I don't want to cause any friction with my new employer, but I also don't want to leave on bad terms with my current employer. Will I be ineligible for rehire if I were to leave before my coworker takes off for vacation?

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

I doubt it would matter at all, but it depends on the size of the company.

If it's a small company, the people who do the hiring might remember the situation and hold it against you, but anywhere with a separate HR dept, probably won't even have a record of the vacation situation.

[–] viralsunday@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

It's a large company. My coworker would definitely be forced to cancel their vacation once I leave.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That’s the company’s problem, especially for a larger one. If a large company can’t handle having two people away at the same time, be it temporarily or permanently, that’s a problem with their staffing practices and not you or the other employee.

[–] viralsunday@reddthat.com 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's true. The company has had some layoffs in recent years and my manager even admitted that they just needed me to cover for vacation.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

The point of two weeks notice is that they should be able to replace you in that time. The coworker's vacation is two weeks after the end of your two weeks notice. That's four weeks for the company to figure shit out. Really, really not your problem.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Running themselves so lean that two people absent at once causes problems? Cool. They shit their bed they can sleep in it.

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