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Long Notice Period - New Employer Wants Earlier Start - Options?

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  • 14-05-2017 5:16pm
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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    I have an issue regarding my notice period that I would appreciate some advice on.

    I have been offered a new role that I am keen to take but after initially thinking that my notice period would be 2 weeks, now that it is time to sit down with my current employer and hand in my notice I have had a deeper look at my contract and it is indeed a one month notice period. I know I should have been clear on this from the start, it was very silly on my part but it is what it is now.

    What are my options here, as I do not think my potentially new employer will wait the extra 2 weeks if they have another in the running? My current position is not really all that specialised or much more than entry level in terms of duties and pay, but the issue is that due to the structure there is no one else in the organisation who can slot straight in and realistically it is probably going to take a month for them to get fixed up.

    I know there is not much point saying it now as at the time I was overjoyed to receive the job offer and gladly signed the contract, but it feels like with this sort of notice period I will just be trapped here with no realistic way out because of it as I am not a senior level person that potential employers would be used to waiting a one month notice period on. Many posters will probably say that if you are the right person for any employer they will wait but in such a competitive market two weeks in the difference between notice periods is likely to swing things one way or another for many at the lower end of the working pyramid.

    I want a good reference and I am keen not to burn any bridges so just leaving or similar is not an option I will consider.


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    #2
    skallywag
    Registered Users Posts: 3,000 ✭✭✭skallywag


    I would contact the new employer and genuinely explain the situation.

    From a hiring manager's perspective this would paint you as a trustworthy and loyal employee, who acts professionally. On the other hand I would be very wary a new employee who is ready to burn his current employer at the drop of a hat, with refusing to work out a pre-agreed notice period leaving a very bad taste in the mouth.

    You should also talk to your current employer and see what agreement can be reached, e.g. perhaps they could agree to 3 weeks instead of 4, etc.


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