How to quit my IB job?

Currently a BB analyst. Received an offer to join a team in a different industry that is more of a cultural and long term career fit for me. Am very happy with the offer and am excited to start!

My question, how exactly do I quit my current job? Do I need to hand in a 2 weeks notice? If I do hand in my 2 weeks notice can I take vacation time since I have not taken any so far?


How do I even approach quitting with my boss? I eventually want to go to B School and want do not want to burn any bridges with my MD's and group heads/current firm.

 
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A different team in a different firm or a different team within the same firm? If it's a different firm, use you vacation days before putting in your notice; you will be asked to leave that day. If it's internal, then just talk to your manager (although this should have happened when you decided to look elsewhere internally). 

 

Different company and industry entirely. Would it not be a very bad look to take vacation after accepting like will it hurt me long term "x person was a massive dick for putting in two weeks notice and then taking 2 weeks vacation"

My manager is aware I was looking externally. Just do not know how to bring it up I have an offer.

 

lmao this is so based, imagine BTFOing the bank this hard.

>takes 2 paid weeks off

>comes back with offer in hand

>>hey guys I'm leaving and wanted to put in my 2 weeks notice

>>actually OP you can just leave

>leaves after getting paid to vacation and goes to new job that's that much better

fucking baller bro

 

Do it in this order:

  1. Take all vacation days right before you give notice. 
    1. Come back on a Monday (doesn't matter much, but it's after a weekend) and give notice of your departure. 
  2. If you are not asked to leave immediately for any reason, have plans as to who to hand off all of your work to
    1. You are most likely going to be asked to leave that day, so come with boxes to pack up your office also
  3. Walk out of the job and don't look back
 

OP here, this is how it went down:

- I confirmed with HR the PTO I had not taken would get paid out

- Handed in resignation

- booked flights

- transitioned work to colleagues over 2 weeks

- had my last day

- cashed in the PTO

- spent PTO money on vacation

 

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