Should I give two weeks notice or not?

Get the next job and go. If you are not getting respect, then dont give it

 

Well, I've quit more jobs than most have had, not particularly fond of that fact, but I always gave just a week. Hey, they don't give you 2 weeks notice if they fire you. Some say, 2 weeks is proper, but I say, a week is enough, and gets you out of the door without much guff. You DID give them a notice. I agree, 2 weeks is a long time once you decide to quit. 1week,,with the networking today, if you just leave, that will haunt you forever.

 

I've never given a 2 week notice at a trucking job. I cleaned out my truck when I got home, and when I got to the terminal, turned it in to them. Trucking isn't like a regular job. Resumes don't matter as much because all they want to verify is that you worked there for the time that you did.

 

All the next employer will do is verify your dates of employment and ask if you’re eligible for rehire. Since you’ve been there for as long as you have even if they say you’re not eligible for rehire it shouldn’t make much difference to the new employer.

 

That may have been okay years ago, like I say, job hopping was no big deal. You walked out of one job( as a new guy was walking in) and the very next day, be driving for someone else. Today, that's a Cardinal sin, apparently, and one bad review can be a nightmare to clear up. When you talked face to face with the boss, it was hard to lie, but today, any BS'er can get in, and you are just a name on a screen.

 

I've only once not given a notice.
That was a crap company and I abandoned the truck in Jersey and rode the greydog home.
I give a notice because that's what I was taught and the way it was for me.

 

For most jobs I’d recommend giving notice but trucking ain’t most jobs. Don’t know the particulars at OPs company but if it’s cams in your face or anything kind of constant disrespect of the driver environment then I’d not give any notice. I may take a cell phone video of the truck showing no damage and also video of me giving them the keys and fuel card and anything else that belongs to them as a CYA.

I’ve known drivers that gave 2 weeks notice and the company used it as an excuse to treat them even worse than before or even run you away from where you need to be on your last day of employment.

So no, I’d only give 2 weeks notice if they were mostly respectful and mostly honest with me. But that’s beyond rare these days. To me putting a cam in my face is completely disrespectful to me and my abilities and the decades I spent keeping my record clean just to be treated as if I need to be monitored like a baby.

 

When I leave Swift it will to be to retire from trucking, and I will give them plenty of notice.
But, I am happy here and they are happy with me so it won't be a problem.

If you are not happy where you are at, and they know it, and if they may not be happy with you, giving notice only gives them the upper hand in making your life very difficult.

And the OP is complaining about the money, in February, during the slowest time of the year for trucking.
Changing jobs right now may not yield any better results.

 

I have been blessed with good employers who earned respect. I found they were satisfied and understood a one week notice was sufficient. The couple of bad employers dumped me to the curb with no notice at all. In both instances I was eminently replaceable. Sad but true. I think you can safely give 1 week notice, but just in case, be prepared to get dumped or dumped upon. Cover your behind and make sure there is ample evidence you turned in everything in good condition.