Questions about leaving The Firm ~ Deloitte Consulting Forum

Consultant Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 12

What happens normally after you give your two weeks notice?

The scenarios I'm looking at are:

(1) Giving notice, but still on a client project

(2) Giving notice, but not on a client project

For (2) do you/they normally honor the two week period or do you go through the exit process early? Do they pay for the two weeks even if you hand off your laptop early and shown the door?

btw, I've seen the thread about the "exit process website" and have found it on DeloitteNet. So question is not on the formal process, but rather on specific experiences.

If people who have left The Firm can provide their "exit stage left" experience this will be great!

Danka

Here's what I've seen:

(1) Giving notice, but still on a client project

Usually in this case your office partner and HR will defer to your project's partner. After all, you're still making the company money and they might need you to do kt or whatever. However, if you're project partner feels like you're done with that and just taking up someone else's spot then you'll probably be gone in a week.

(2) Giving notice, but not on a client project

This happened to my friend in the Chicago office. After 4 years of loyal service he decided to leave after about 2 weeks on the beach. He gave his two weeks' early and thought he could have two more weeks to get his affairs in order, say goodbye to everyone. The HR person said, "well if you're not doing anything why don't we just get you outta here today." He didn't get paid for those two weeks and because it was the end of the month he didn't even have insurance because of the CORBA rules.

Deloitte won't honor the two week period because when you're on the beach, you're basically this huge cost center for them. Whatever loyalty, love, hugs you think you've built up are quickly forgotten when they realize they're paying you to sit there and chat on IM.

My advice is that you just resign on the spot if you're not on a project. You won't burn any bridges, you guarantee that you're doing it on your own schedule and there's nothing in the policy that if you don't give two weeks they can deduct your PTO pay (which is the usual reason to give it).

Anyway, your mileage may vary but that's my 2 cents.

Consultant Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 12

Well that sucks...

Guess they like to burn tiny bridges with their alumni. Twisted Evil

I don't know if it's so much about that as just they don't really think you'd mind it much either. I mean if you're giving your two weeks notice why would you want to come into the office for 2 weeks and do nothing...

I think if you want to show the firm a final courtesy, get your house in order and put in your 2 weeks notice at the beginning of the month (that way you get health insurance until atleast the end of that month). That way, either way they treat you you'll be prepared and won't really care.

zoo

What happens when you go back to get your MBA and are beached? That is, folks at the firm know you're going to leave in a few months but you don't formally resign? Do they ask you to leave all the same or keep you around for doing proposals and such?

Analyst Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 4

As far as I'm aware, if you give two weeks notice, it is illegal for the firm to fire you with immediate effect. They will need to pay you the two weeks you're still employed, incl benefits.

Consultant Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 12

if your thinking about leaving the firm, you might want to consider getting fired. The severence here is awsome and you dont have to tell future employeers. I heard of someone planing a couple month vacation, then the firm said that they cant take that long off, then say you really need to do it. Make sure its close to year end time and chances are you'll be fired with pay for over a month.