Need help regarding resignation
Dr. Mac,
I am currently employed with an organization for the past 2 months and am in a probation period for the first six months. Although I signed an agreement, I cannot cope with the work hours and gave my boss a resignation letter and a week’s notice. I did this thru email. But now he is very pissed off and asked me to pay the company back since I did not fulfill my 3 month obligation (I signed an agreement). It was a tough time for me to explain the reasons of leaving without serving the full notice period. Later on he agreed for me to serve notice period of one month and leave the organization or else he will sue me big time. Can my boss actually sue me because i didnot serve 3 months notice period? What Should I do???
-Anaamika
Anaamika, Because I’m not a lawyer, I cannot answer all your legal questions. However, I’d like to add some of my thoughts. First, it is important to keep your commitments with any employer. You always want to leave on a good note, even in your circumstances.
Given that, I suggest you complete your agreed upon obligation with them. Remember, you next potential employer will want references and your job history. If they discover you left your present company on a bad note and didn’t complete your obligation, they will be very concerned about hiring you. You don’t want that.
Secondly, always do your important conversations in person. That includes resigning. It is the respectful thing to do and you do owe that to your employer. The same thing applied for things like working through a conflict with someone or even ending a relationship with someone you’ve been dating. Because you didn’t do that, it is all the more reason to make things right before leaving them.
Lastly, I seriously doubt your boss would take the time, let along spend any money, on taking you to court. It would be one thing if you were in management and had been working there for a long time. But you are new and are not harming the company very much by leaving. Plus you’ve made an agreement already that shows he is not sticking to the policy. Hence, it would not be to his advantage or the company to pursue any problems via the court system, at least with you. Regardless, you still need to complete your obligation for the reasons stated above.
-Dr. Mac
