Can a two week notice end on a day other than a Friday?

I have done it before; I guess as long as you can give 2 solid business weeks to allow them to find a replacement, you have done your due diligence, regardless of what day you are leaving. But I wouldn’t tell them until the very last minute.

Oh, wait, I forgot to include this detail. Since I would normally have Sunday off anyway, I will probably get Monday off, with pay, instead. So if I made my last day Monday, I probably would not even be working. That’s what makes this seem a little weird. I’d be willing to work Tuesday, if that would help. But, ideally, I’d have Sat, Sun, Mon off with pay on Monday….

No it’s perfectly fine to end any workday.

Many places won’t pay for a holiday unless you work the day after. If that’s the case, it looks like Monday or Tuesday would be OK.

PS
Christmas is on Saturday this year.

@Jaytkay – oh you’re right. That may help. We will probably have Friday off, in that case, so if I work Monday, everything should be fine. Thanks.

I don’t know what your moving schedule is, but would you also have gotten paid for New Year’s Day? You might want to think about that. As well, if you give your notice, they may decide to terminate you right then. You may want to look into that.

Yes, I’d get paid for New Year’s as well, but I think that might be cutting the whole moving process too short. We’ll see.

No, it makes no difference. Of course, your employer can say no.

@ marinelife – How could they say no? It seems like all they could do was choose to fire me, or accept my resignation.

They could refuse to pay you for any more time. They could ask for your resignation immediately.

Would that not be the same as firing me?

I’ve given my notice in after the holidays. However there are some jobs that won’t pay you if you did not fulfill the full week till that pay day. You might want to find out if there are any stipulations.
What I did was give my former job two weeks notice, and work till the holiday. Then I took my paid vacation days till I reached my last day of employment. I was entitled to get those days back.

If you are “employed at will” i.e. your contract has the “employer or employee may terminate this employment contract at will” phrase then you should be able to terminate on any day.

You can give them any date you want as your last day, but they can also give you any date they want as the actual last day you work (as in they could just take you off the schedule before Christmas if they wanted to). Your notice basically tells them the last day you will be available to work. They don’t have to give you the hours.

Two week notice is not a requirement but professional courtesy. you can give two weeks notice whenever you want. If it works out to your advantage consider it a severance package.

If you are moving to a different city, most employers are a little more generous about when you quit than if you are leaving to take another job in the same city.

Your two week notice can end whenever you say it ends. As long as you serve two consecutive 5 day work periods. . . (or whatever is considered a normal work week for you)

I don’t know about your scenerio but someone like me that at many times works rotating 12 hour shifts my last days from my previous 2 week notices have fell on days other than Friday, like Monday, Wednesday and even a Sunday.