Knowing what I know now, I’d still put in my 2 weeks, but also be prepared with my new employer that I might start immediately, depending on how old employer takes it.
It is all going great, we are becoming south Europe. Nobody will be willing to work for any price, and employers will have nobody to sell their products for any price. Enjoy.
Those bridges can really come in handy though. People always say it’s who you know, not what you know. That’s 100% true in my experience and when I look at the people making the most money around me.
FWIW I like to say I’m giving 3 weeks notice to my new employer, then give 2 weeks notice to my old one, and have a week to breathe :)
That's the whole issue though. It's all employer-centric. Employers don't worry about burning bridges 95% of the time and will typically terminate "effective immediately". From TFA:
> the firing-vs.-quitting dynamic has always been asymmetrical. Even really wonderful employers almost never cease employment with a kind offer to let you keep working there until you find a new source of income.
and
> A Reddit thread from a few weeks ago recounts someone attempting to leave a job, after four years, with dignity and a standard two weeks’ notice. Twenty minutes after they told their boss about their plan to leave, their boss cut off their access to email and Slack. They felt like “a corporate spy who had just stolen company trade secrets instead of an employee who gave them four years of dedication.” The redditor wrote, “They wouldn’t even let me say goodbye to my team or grab my coffee mug from my desk.”
The 2 weeks notice thing is from a different time. The time when working unpaid overtime and skipping your lunch breaks to meet deadlines got you noticed and promoted. Employers don't give a rip about you in 2026.