Is it legal to be asked to put inyour notice to leave a job?
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Is it legal to be asked to put inyour notice to leave a job?
So I have recently sat down with my boss to discuss some areas that I feel need improvement for our facility to operate better than it has in the past. We have a very high turnover and I feel that it is due to improper training and poor organization. I also let her know that this made my much more involved and that I was unhappy with my extra work for no compensation. I hadn’t heard from my boss in almost 3 weeks since we discussed everything and she works out of several buildings. Then, out of the blue on a Wednesday she called me in and said that she knew I was unhappy and thinking of leaving the company and wanted me to give her a confirmation on if I was staying or going by Friday! I don’t feel like that is a decision that can be made in 48 hours. Now I feel terribly uncomfortable working there and am seeking some legal insight. Is this legal? How do I go forward working in a hostile environment like this?
Asked on February 3, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
Archibald J Thomas / Law Offices of Archibald J. Thomas, III, P.A. - Employee Rights Lawyers
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Given the circumstances you have described, there is no law prohibiting an employer from asking you to inform them whether you intend to stay or leave the company. Since there appears to be no legal issue involved, it simply boils down to a practical matter of whether you want to continue to work under the circumstances you have described or, by the same token, whether the employer wants to continue to employee you, assuming you are an at will employee.
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