Notice to leave...

[gables]

You are just a tree swaying in the breeze.

I'm going to steal that

[bobspud]

The writing is on the wall, project in the crepe, fools with tools are taking over. My 15 years experience is not welcomed, graduates are charging in, so I am happy to leave them to it.

I would like to leave in a couple of weeks – my notice is now one week, but I am thinking about giving two weeks so that everyone knows where we all stand, and that clientco can plan to use me, or not as they wish.

Are there any implications of giving more notice than contractually needed?

From experience the best way to handle things is to make sure you sort your own tulip out before you give notice.

If you wanted to give two weeks as an example. Take the first week as private preparation for handing in your notice. Keep your mouth shut, stop arguing and clear up everything you can close off nicely. Then once you are sure your position is tight, bring a book in on the following Monday announce your exit and let them know you have closed your positions and will be available to answer questions/hand over but you have effectively stopped working on new toys so that you can leave everything in a known state

On the other hand:
If you tell the team you are leaving in three weeks time out of professional courtesy the PM will take a look at their project plan and move all your tasks left regardless of it being achievable and all of a sudden you will be set up to fail. Then when you leave they will be able to bad mouth you for being even more useless than them.

[bobspud]

I'm going to steal that

If you want yo nick something try "Post Turtle" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_turtle

[vetran]

On the other hand:
If you tell the team you are leaving in three weeks time out of professional courtesy the PM will take a look at their project plan and move all your tasks left regardless of it being achievable and all of a sudden you will be set up to fail. Then when you leave they will be able to bad mouth you for being even more useless than them.

this.

[SimonMac]

The writing is on the wall, project in the crepe, fools with tools are taking over. My 15 years experience is not welcomed, graduates are charging in, so I am happy to leave them to it.

I would like to leave in a couple of weeks – my notice is now one week, but I am thinking about giving two weeks so that everyone knows where we all stand, and that clientco can plan to use me, or not as they wish.

Are there any implications of giving more notice than contractually needed?

You're 15? I knew you were immature but this makes a lot of sense now

[SlipTheJab]

Why?

As bobspud says, you'll be the enemy once you're gone and will get the blame for everything, why give them more time to set you up to take all the blame!

[LondonManc]

Decide when you want to leave; if you want to leave in two weeks and need to give one week notice, do it this time next week. No point risking next week's invoice if they turn round and say, "it's okay, there's no work for you anyway, you may as well finish up this evening."

[MarillionFan]

I suggest the poster waits for his bonus and share payout before giving his notice.


Oh hang on, you contractors......

[SlipTheJab]

I suggest the poster waits for his bonus and share payout before giving his notice.


Oh hang on, you contractors......

I get my bonus every time I invoice

[MrMarkyMark]

The writing is on the wall, project in the crepe, fools with tools are taking over. My 15 years experience is not welcomed, graduates are charging in, so I am happy to leave them to it.

I would like to leave in a couple of weeks – my notice is now one week, but I am thinking about giving two weeks so that everyone knows where we all stand, and that clientco can plan to use me, or not as they wish.

Are there any implications of giving more notice than contractually needed?

Given the total and utter tulipe you post here, I suspect you are a major part of the problem.