My job is treating me like crap after I took some paid time off to deal with the fact that I just had a heart attack, as they literally kept messaging me and calling me, demanding that I still work even though my heart was seriously needing some time to heal. So I decided to get some revenge by deciding to start a new job two days after my PTO ends, because I know for a fact that these people will not allow me to take a two-week notice and they will only use this opportunity to try it screw me over. Here's what's happening. Okay, so I'm sitting at home right now wondering if they will figure all of this out. I have 81 hours of PTO on the books. On Fridays, I teach a class on first aid and CPR. I'm the only one who was trained and certified to teach this class for the

company that I work for. On a Friday after teaching the class, I had left work with only an

hour left in my day. Well, I then went to the hospital and found out I suffered a heart attack,

and I'm back at work on Tuesday mornings as I only worked Tuesday through Friday. I was reading

the PTO policy and notice if you voluntarily terminate your

employment with a company, you will lose your PTO with no chance of a cash in or a buyout. Now, being the guy

who follows the rules, I put in for 80 hours of PTO to recover from my heart attack. My boss was

super upset about the amount of time I'll be off because I will not be there to cover his vacation. I then

went to Human Resources and I filed this as an FMLA medical requirement before telling my boss.

And you know what? During my time off, I've been bombarded with numerous telephone calls asking me

why I'm not answering my emails. I told my boss I get paid to read emails and I'm on PTO.

So please let me rest and recuperate. I will see you when I get back.

An old colleague of mine reached out and asked me if I would like to come teach at their corporation.

The pay is about 35% more than what I'm currently making, and I really liked working for this individual.

So I filled out an application and when they asked for the start date, I gave the date as two days after my PTO ends.

Well, today is my last day of PTO and in the morning I'll give them notice of my last day of work, which will be the end of business on Sunday.

So am I the jerk for caring about myself first before the company that I work for?

I know for a fact I will not give them a two week notice as I've been've been with this company for five years, and I've seen many people leave and get screwed

over by this company with or without a two-week notice. What should I do? Oh my gosh, this is one

of those scenarios where no, no one else matters except for you. You've got to take care of yourself,

and you've got to do what's right for you. And trust me, these people suck and there is so much evidence to back that up. Like, first of all, the fact that they're calling you on PTO and are seriously expecting you to work after you had a heart attack? Like, that's crazy to me and I just can't believe that they would be that obtuse. And also, it sounds like you know this company and you know for a fact if you give a two weeks notice, they're not going to give you anything that you need.

They're going to screw you over, and they're going to use that time to make you feel like crap. And I don't know if anyone else has paid attention to this, but it seems like nowadays, two week notices are just pointless. They don't do anything, and if anything, it gives the company a chance to, like, really hurt your reputation or your future job.

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