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Apr 20 14 Comments

Is there a tangible risk by having a 10 day overlap between jobs? My friend (works at LinkedIn) wants to go on PTO after their two weeks notice (manager approved) and start working for the new company (Meta) during the PTO. They are trying to secure one last vest with LinkedIn.

What can go (seriously) wrong with that approach?

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  • Amazon
    bgdfrt

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    bgdfrt
    This is risky if the manager fired him like Trump fired that FBI deputy director on last day of his office to deprive him of his pension.

    You’ve left LinkedIn a financial incentive to do so. It depends how moral the com ay is though. Anyway update us after all all this is settled.
    Apr 20 4
  • Amazon
    pkgdgj

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    pkgdgj
    Getting fired from the new job, breaching a contract at the current employer. Jeez. Take the damn PTO.
    Apr 20 0
  • LinkedIn can mark him gone sooner and just pay out the PTO. Why take the risk over a couple days? Do you really need to start the new job that badly a few days too early? This is unnecessarily risky and dumb.
    Apr 20 0
  • Google
    YqTC61

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    YqTC61
    What's the problem with going pto before giving notice
    Apr 20 1
    • Business Insider
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      It’s kind of bad form… it’s basically negating the notice (since the 2 week period is typically a transition period to fully hand off projects… hard to do that if you’re on PTO)
      Apr 20
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    Is this in the US? Asking because if it’s at will employment, there’s no “breach of contract” - that said, if Meta finds out they could just choose to fire them (thought that’d be unlikely).

    TBH the biggest risks are:
    1) burning Bridges with LI (bad form to put in your 2 weeks and say that you’re taking 10 days of PTO)
    2) LI just saying that they can leave immediately (thereby getting their PTO paid out but missing their vest)

    It would be way better for them to just delay their start date by 10 days. If delay isn’t possible and both jobs are remote, it’s probably reasonable to just do both jobs if their LI role is not meeting heavy and get the vest + PTO payout
    Apr 20 0