Imagine this: An employee is leaving on good terms … at least you think it’s on good terms. How nervous should you be during the employee’s notice period?
Many companies solve this problem by immediately escorting a departing employee to the exit. There is no notice period.
But many workplaces can’t afford to instantly dismiss workers rather than allow them to serve out two weeks’ notice.
You never know what surprises employees who are on their way out may leave behind.
Recently, The Washington Post offered editorial employees a buyout package.
One reporter left a final message hidden in the first letter of each paragraph of this story. He must have been pleased with the buyout.
