Hello. This is a burner because I am ashamed. I am a direct hire ALT working for a BOE. I need to resign and go back home for family issues. I am on a yearly contract, which ends in July every year before summer break. My contract asks for 30 days notice minimum. I asked the Japanlife sub, and the “General Union”, some friends who had quit before, one who had quit from this specific job the minimum I can use to quit. They all said ‘legally Two weeks… but it will stir a lot of shit, it is possible.’ But I suppose, this is not lawyer advice. My mistake.
I got a new job and they want me to start in a month + 1 week.
I went in and gave my boss my 2-weeks (Feb 20-21). They said it could not be done and asked me to adjust it to a month and a half, which I refused. We went back and forth and they tried to settle on February 29th. This is … doable for me, but leaves me little time to pack up my life. I did not reply to that, and asked to be dismissed since it was the end of the workday. They said go home and I will come back tomorrow.
With all the ‘no we cannot do that/you cannot do that’ coming from my boss, I dont really know what to do now. Now I am being told maybe 2 weeks is not entirely legal because my contract states 30 days. I’m trying not to panic, but I feel a little lost.
What should I do/expect for tomorrow?
**Edit**: Thank you all for your replies. You are all making me feel like I did the right procedure when putting in my 2-weeks. I will still draw up a 退職届 (with that in the title) and submit it to them, again, with the same information I put on my original english “Notice of Resignation” today. Please wish me luck tomorrow.
I will still read all the advice given to me here but I may not reply — I need to sleep, I am frankly exhausted and shaken from the panic. Thank you.
**Final update:**
Following advice from everyone/different sources, I held firm on the 2 weeks bit. They agreed to the ‘2 weeks working’ but asked me to move my retirement date further down, but just use paid leave days. While this will prevent me from taking a sudden two-week vacation, I found it agreeable and we agreed to that.
It was a lot of stress but I think this, I consider a win. Thank you everyone.
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